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Re:This was the first step in the interview process at Canon... by dimitar on Saturday March 19, 2022 @05:48PM (#30737855)
This looks like a list of great ideas of what to write in a motivational letter. They could have said: "these are types of things we are looking for in a motivational letter. we've listed them to make it easier for you, but you don't need to fill all of them in" and it would get a much better reception.
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Re:This was the first step in the interview process at Canon... by NullPrefix on Saturday March 19, 2022 @06:02PM (#30737957)
Motivational letter requirement is a proof of developer shortage being a myth.
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Re:This was the first step in the interview process at Canon... by heartofadog on Sunday March 20, 2022 @12:02AM (#30739991)
It's possible to have both a talent shortage and a woefully irrational and dysfunctional hiring culture. As this industry seems to have.
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Re:This was the first step in the interview process at Canon... by bvrmn on Saturday March 19, 2022 @07:33PM (#30738543)
These two ideas:

1) It's so hard to find qualified developer.

2) Our hiring candidate-wall is not high enough. There are too many applications.

Are non-conflicting in HRs heads.

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