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Re:Ask HN: Been writing code for 40 years and can't get hired by mavelikara on Sunday December 26, 2021 @04:47PM (#29696703)
> I think OP is expecting a level of competence from interviewers that simply doesn’t exist anymore.

No. OP has not realized that the job market has plenty of charlatans who can talk well, but can't do the job.

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Re:Ask HN: Been writing code for 40 years and can't get hired by gopher_space on Sunday December 26, 2021 @06:37PM (#29697435)
That’s why you need competent interviews. Charlatans don’t make it past engineers.
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Re:Ask HN: Been writing code for 40 years and can't get hired by bradknowles on Monday December 27, 2021 @12:42AM (#29699727)
With respect, most of the charlatans I’ve seen over the years have been the people conducting the interviews.

Fortunately, that hasn’t always been the case, otherwise I wouldn’t be in the job I am today. But that does seem to be the exception rather than the rule.

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Re:Ask HN: Been writing code for 40 years and can't get hired by mavelikara on Sunday December 26, 2021 @07:24PM (#29697730)
> Charlatans don’t make it past engineers.

There is plenty of evidence that this just isn't true.

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Re:Ask HN: Been writing code for 40 years and can't get hired by gopher_space on Sunday December 26, 2021 @07:36PM (#29697791)
Just ask someone to apply claimed knowledge to a novel situation. You can’t bullshit your way through that with someone who does work sitting in the room.
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