tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post17377687898956916..comments2024-03-27T08:40:31.785-06:00Comments on Clayton Cramer.: Why Companies Can't Find Qualified Software EngineersClayton Cramerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-78007596263368609572012-08-01T09:59:09.244-06:002012-08-01T09:59:09.244-06:00Update 1: I remember talking to a manager about an...Update 1: I remember talking to a manager about an embedded design using Motorola processors. I couldn't convince him that even though there were differences between '05, '08, '11 etc devices, those differences were minor compared to the project-driven requirements differences. <br /><br />He was an engineering manager. Now works as a salesman. I think it was an appropriate move.Northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778737553770514684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-53578109232505202912012-08-01T07:59:05.155-06:002012-08-01T07:59:05.155-06:00A lot of this seems to be due to objectively bad m...A lot of this seems to be due to objectively bad managers, ones who don't have the confidence and/or competence necessary to mentor a new hire or even stand back and let someone come up to speed on their own.<br /><br />2 of the closing 3 excuses are inconsistent with the common notorious pattern of keeping a position open for months until the "<i>perfect</i>" candidate can be hired.ThatWouldBeTellinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16910231314995266781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-35707182056287963962012-08-01T05:46:33.206-06:002012-08-01T05:46:33.206-06:00It is not only software everyone. the chemical/pha...It is not only software everyone. the chemical/pharmaceutical business has been doing this, too. They also make it very difficult to change specialties, when, in reality, it is similar benchwork that a person with a bachelor's degree and real work experience is happy to do. In general I am thoroughly disgusted (and disillusioned) with the hiring policies of the big companies. And I'm only 36.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-14362607623719697702012-08-01T02:01:46.929-06:002012-08-01T02:01:46.929-06:00I'm remembering the Dilbert comic where the po...I'm remembering the Dilbert comic where the pointy haired boss is requiring 10 years experience with Java, when it was only a year old at the time.<br /><br />Anonymous: I've heard of people doing that to make their resume's "Buzzword Compliant". Often the first pass is purely a screening program looking for certain words. If you have them, a human might look at you, if not, no matter how qualified, go back to delivering pizzas.Mauserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11732614352398473302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-52173902256764952172012-07-31T12:24:46.918-06:002012-07-31T12:24:46.918-06:00Of note as well is that companies that want to emp...Of note as well is that companies that want to employ H1-B visa holders are required to solicit resumes from Americans for the position. The solution to keeping their cheap, foreign labor is to post position requirements that cannot be met.Evil Sandmichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06094558583013380137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-55278298297740293982012-07-31T12:04:46.868-06:002012-07-31T12:04:46.868-06:00Employees are no longer long-term assets anymore (...Employees are no longer long-term assets anymore (and probably not considered that for short-term either). Using age discrimination and ridiculous specific requirements also helps to weed the huge pile of applications down to a manageable size (metaphorically speaking of course as they are never paper anymore).<br /><br />I also blame it on the evils of the MBA which I have seen many a good engineer/developer who becomes a manager be ruined by. Nothing worse than following the BS that some PhD. who has never done a lick of real work in their life comes up with (nor have they even tested their theories in a real company with success) and follow it as if was engraved on stone tablets from Yahweh.<br /><br />How many applicants are now falsely padding their resumes to meet the requirements so they can get interviews.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-44200800079708809202012-07-31T10:45:37.879-06:002012-07-31T10:45:37.879-06:00I can understand that if you speak English and Ger...I can understand that if you speak English and German and a job ad asks for someone fluent in French that you wouldn't be qualified. Someone in Human Resources (which is rarely either) can weed out resumes based on not being fluent in French.<br /><br />Asking for a restrictive requirement that really is unnecessary is idiotic. A job requirement will be something like: "Can drive a Toyota car." Even though you have experience driving Ford, Chevy, Dodge, Buick, Datsun, Oakland.... Nope. You don't qualify.Northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778737553770514684noreply@blogger.com