grldd

Re:Ask HN: When did corporate America become so flaky? on Thursday August 11, 2022 @02:04PM (#32429555)

It changed around 2015-2016.

Re:Ask HN: Why do I keep getting rejected? on Tuesday July 12, 2022 @03:03PM (#32074324)

My guess is you are better than the people doing the hiring. I have done a lot of interviews and the people in charge are out of their depth.

When someone with a three page resume comes in it makes them feel inadequate.

Re:Ask HN: Having trouble getting senior applicants, wondering what to... on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @03:46AM (#31821351)

Employers should use their brains instead of copying other peoples homework. Because that's how we got this mess. Everybody copying the same interview practices.

Re:Ask HN: Is There a Place for Generalists on Thursday May 19, 2022 @09:34AM (#31434437)

From what I've seen only specialists are moved to management.

Re:Ask HN: Why do we assume animals can't conceive of a higher level c... on Thursday April 28, 2022 @10:46AM (#31193104)

We don't!?

Animals have brains and nervous systems, form communities and social relationships. And a lot of them use tools as well. This is taught in middle-school biology.

Get a pet, you will quickly realize how similar we all are.

Re:Ask HN: When both colleagues think the other is wrong, how to proceed? on Friday April 15, 2022 @05:12AM (#31038036)

Learn Leetcode, get hired and boost your ego.

You can now argue with anyone. Enjoy!

Re:Ask HN: Ways of interviewing you found to be predictive of performa... on Thursday April 14, 2022 @12:51PM (#31029568)

You described a junior.

Re:What can I learn from dumb feedback on interview rejections? on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @06:30AM (#30776963)

It's only frustration with the job search.

What can I learn from dumb feedback on interview rejections?

Posted by grldd on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @04:15AM
from the self-post dept.

It's pretty hard to get feedback when rejected for a job. But sometimes it happens and in my case at least seems to be very dumb.Some examples:- "your code is correct and it does what we asked, but the way we write code is different"- "you have the fundamental skills required for the role and have experience in a smaller company, but you don't have experience in a large company"- "I don't think...

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Re:Ask HN: How to find companies that build sustainably? on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @07:30AM (#30764807)

I have been looking for 3 years and haven't found one. I think only bad companies are hiring because only they have money. It's hard to make a profit from quality software products.

Re:Ask HN: Is your team or work like a dysfunctional family? on Monday February 28, 2022 @12:04PM (#30502139)

Every company I interviewed with in the past two years is like that. Every single one.