Anyone out there think most interview processes are boring? Want to create a rebel brand that is inclusive for all types of candidate?
Hope my title makes sense but I'm starting a proof of concept that has the goal of diversifying the recruitment industry.
In essence, my belief is that every individual has interesting opinions to contribute to the job market, but given most interview questions are dull as you like, most people never share their interesting opinions.
My response, create a rebel brand where candidates say what they want first, rather than second-guessing the answers to boring questions!
Hit me up if you are interested! Primarily looking for a coding partner but don't let that put you off if you're not but you're interested in the concept anyway!
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I deeply think that hiring processes (especially in IT) are totally broken. I guess there is some money to be made there, especially if you're convincing enough to push people to change their view on the matter. Easier said than done, of course.
I also just saw your blog post about questions to ask at interviews - I'd definitely be keen to share a few ideas as it seems you have some interesting opinions on the interview process!
Hey Matthieu, thanks for your note. I just had a look at your blog and wondered if you may be interested to have a chat about a project I'm working on?
I saw you wrote "I like helping people, too. If I can make the world a better place, I would consider my life a success." As its core, the goal of the project I'm working on is to improve diversity in the workplace by getting people from all backgrounds to feel confident in their opinions and their ability to secure great jobs.
My background is Sales & Marketing so it may complement your skillset on the tech side?
If it helps, I'm still just exploring proof of concept currently so not asking people to quit jobs or anything just yet haha! :D
Hey James! I've a bit too much in my plate for that right now, so I'll pass. I'm more interested in recruitment in the tech industry and, as primer said, I think it's a very tough sell. In my experience, nobody care about your point of view as long as you do the (monkey) job. That's partly why (I think) so many developers want to go out the system.
Anyway good luck for your project! :)
Hey Matthieu, thanks for your reply and no worries!
What I would say is this reenforces my view that the recruitment industry needs change - how can an industry that only wants ‘monkeys’ continue to get the best talent in the long term! :D
Best of luck in the future for you too
In the spirit of saying what we want first (yes a bit tongue in cheek), I don’t know the full idea but your enthusiasm piques my interest.
I’d help just out of sheer paying it forward as so many people here have helped me out on my journey.
Saying that, there is one catch. I’d publicly document my building your proof of concept.
Hey Aaron, thanks for your note! That post was step 1 of me publicising my journey I guess! :) still very early on so first step towards proof of concept is creating a MVP website (+app potentially) so if you know anyone who might be interested please send them my way! :D
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In my experience it's the same for startups. There are rare exceptions of course, but in general nobody really care about anything from a developer except that he knows some boring tech. Even if they pretend the contrary. The funny thing is: it's rare that projects go wrong because the developers don't know what they're doing. If the product is sh*t and bloated with useless functionalities no developer can save it.
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Hey Mick, really appreciate your reply and it's very interesting to me. (it also made me think I got the wording wrong in my original post as it wasn't directed at the coding industry specifically, but I think the issue is with interviews in ALL industries. The post was then aiming to appeal to potential coding partners who agree with the point for all industries!) Your comment is already hugely helpful to clarify that!
Quick point to clarify with your company in any case, do you take any employees directly from school/university or as coding is more specialised, do most of your employees already arrive with some experience?
My target audience is really young people entering their career
I'm also interested in how your company approaches talent development if more junior employees are not there for ideas but more to get work done?
None of this is intended to be provocative btw, genuinely just really interested to get as much input as possible!
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Really interesting on both angles
Re: 1, how do you evaluate if no coding experience? and what's your company's approach to diversity?
Thanks in advance for all your time answering these too btw! :D
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Really helpful and thanks for taking the time to reply to me - massively appreciated :)