I acquired some more experience lately both as interviewer and as interviewee :) While interviewing candidates in my company I applied to some companies myself.
1. Lots of programmers look for a job but almost all of them are not good. The percent of the developers I would compare to myself - and I am not the best programmer ever - is very small. The most part of the candidates cannot even pass a quick yes/no test about their preferred technology. I am not even telling about the overall culture of development, about mathematical or computer science skills. It's really hard to find a good developer that is able to solve tasks and make things work.
2. The average salary level is undefined. You can get two absolutely similar offers with the same requirements but the salary will differ twice.
3. 99% of companies are making web sites. I mean just user interface and a very thin layer of business logic. There is a small number of companies that make really interesting and complicated things. And you know what? They don't need standard mainstream developers that have huge experience in popular technologies. They just need good smart people that are able to think. And even if I was very smart while studying in the university - I would forget all of this stuff working as a mainstream developer! And I can't do anything about this - only self-education. This scares me actually - I feel I'm growing foolish. Mainstream is not always good.
4. I have just realized that the first thing the potential employer does after the first glance to your CV is googles -Hi there, guys! - your name, nickname or mailbox account and gathers any information about you. Anyone is able to find a blog of yours, a couple of forums, communities, networks where you spend your time. They can get a pretty good overview of your interests. This is both good and bad.
Thursday, August 9, 2007
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