The real reason you can't hire developers....

Re:The real reason you can't hire developers.... by bigohms on Wednesday December 14, 2011 @02:38PM (#3353247)

And looking back on the posters comment history, I would tend to agree. There is tons of absolutes, argumentation and quite a lack of tact.

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Re:The real reason you can't hire developers.... by jemfinch on Wednesday December 14, 2011 @04:07PM (#3353585)

I'm interested in which particular comments you think demonstrate a lack of tact, and how you would improve them to be more tactful, if you have the time.

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Re:The real reason you can't hire developers.... by dpe82 on Wednesday December 14, 2011 @06:24PM (#3354200)

This one. The tactful thing would be to first accept the possibility you may at times come off as a bit conceited before asking for evidence and advice.

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Re:The real reason you can't hire developers.... by efsavage on Wednesday December 14, 2011 @04:30PM (#3353667)

Maybe I'm similar, but I can say that based on comments I've seen here I'd be far more likely to email jemfinch back than up_and_up.

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Re:The real reason you can't hire developers.... by rbrcurtis on Wednesday December 14, 2011 @04:46PM (#3353757)

I think it really depends on the company you are hiring for. At my present one, personality is absolutely as important as skill, so if you sound like a pretentious snob we probably won't be interested in you. At my last company (a fortune 500), if you sounded like the OP, we definitely wouldn't get back to you.

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