What good cash-strapped hiring looks like

Re:What good cash-strapped hiring looks like by cageface on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @01:38PM (#31585319)

I've worked with people my age that stopped updating their skillsets literally decades ago so I don't think it's fair to expect employers to take your abilities on faith.

I also deliberately avoided companies known for leetcode style interviews although I can do those kinds of tests too.

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Re:What good cash-strapped hiring looks like by ChrisMarshallNY on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @02:57PM (#31586453)

> I don't think it's fair to expect employers to take your abilities on faith.

I have a current portfolio that is massive.

In fact, I just got done updating several apps and packages, so it's current as of about five minutes ago.

I wouldn't dream of taking me on faith. I never did, as a hiring manager, but I was also fairly good at evaluating folks. I would have killed for the kind of info I can provide; which makes it really weird, that people immediately dismiss it.

In any case, that's all water under the bridge, these days. Barn doors, horses, etc.

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Re:What good cash-strapped hiring looks like by cageface on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @06:27PM (#31588936)

I also only interviewed for 100% remote positions at startups, mostly doing fairly common React/Rails kinds of stuff so we might have been targeting different markets.

In any case if you're financially in a position that you can work on whatever you want it sounds like things might have worked out for the best despite the unpleasant interviewing experiences?

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Re:What good cash-strapped hiring looks like by ChrisMarshallNY on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @09:11PM (#31590162)

Yeah. I had to get pushed out of the nest. I wouldn’t have done it on my own.

I’m not gonna be zipping around in a Bentley, but I live humbly, anyway.

I never realized how important it is to be truly happy with my vocation, until I was forced into it.

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