Job interviews ... who are you looking for?

There is a shortage in software engineers...that's what they say... so in theory if you know your craft you should not be worried...the'll hire you.

A job interview is like a hurdle race, you have to sprint and jump over a ton of hurdles (tiny fences) and if you manage to do that they'll track the time. The fastest one to get to cross the finish line wins.

They have an open position and try to hire the best fitting person for that job. but the requirements are not clearly stated...they are looking for junior/medior/senior developers....with knowledge in a list of things... the more boxes you check the better they rank you...and that's it.


Some of us, don't care about titles...don't care about listing every piece of tech we touched in our CV...we just do our job...we stay humble and create great things...

I am not an expert in Spring, nor in Hibernate or Java EE, so if you are looking for a senior in these fields...no luck for me there...in your eyes I am an inexperienced...equal to a newbie who learned to code from Youtube.

...but when I say that I understand the concepts behind Spring...I mean it...and the same applies to the other frameworks....because I've seen so many things that nothing surprises me anymore....I learned to look behind the curtain...away from the stage light...where the corps are hidden...in the closet.

I don't just do things...I need to understand things...before I do them...I am a craftsman...



Who are you looking for? Experienced leaders or just doers?

Experienced people understand faster than newbies...as they have the context of the past...and will lift you up...they will not only fix your bugs...they'll fix you products...on the long term...and will teach the craft to the newbies...if you allow them....and create culture....but this takes time.

Start looking behind the curtain...called CV.