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[TheDude]

I have sometimes wondered this.

When I worked outside (sigh) for banks then it would have taken two weeks for a substitute to go through compliance and another two weeks for them to get access to all systems before they could lift a finger....

[TheDude]

The worst candidates I have have ever interviewed are those that thought a CS degree equipped them with the skills they require to succeed in technology.


Those that succeed are those that have spent hours satisfying their own curiosity regardless of any qualification they may ho...

[TheDude]

Really?

...and really?...

[TheDude]

Not really - just a different way of building software. Not everyone is writing software for a nuclear reactor or a passenger jet....

[TheDude]

Waterfall is never going to go away and is 100% the correct choice for some projects but (say) your entire career has been in safety critical and/or defence then hiring managers are not going to suddenly think - hey this guy is going to fit right in with our two week sprint cycle writing code from two...

[TheDude]

Yes....

[TheDude]

The obsolete hardware and programming languages you used 25 years ago and the waterfall methodology you followed are pretty much irrelevant today unless you are lucky enough to be one of those people paid a fortune to maintain legacy stuff.

Remove them from your CV and highlight what you...

[TheDude]

If they don't ask for arrests then you don't need to disclose them.

On a slightly unrelated theme arrests will disqualify you from the US visa waiver scheme. I discovered this when I was required to visit the US for work and had to apply for a Visa which is a tedious process.

[TheDude]

I saw once five page CV which included an essay describing the candidates philosophy on software development.

That should have been enough to reject them on the spot but they were called in for an interview.

He couldn't even answer the warm up programming questions and was...

[TheDude]

I have removed all of the roles and technologies from my CV that have no relevance in todays market.


It may seem a good idea to highlight decades of experience shipping systems but (say) Open VMS and Ada are not going to impress hiring managers at (say) a bank who will just see an...

[TheDude]

HMRC have quite lot of contracts at the moment. Rates not great but mostly 100% remote.

[TheDude]

I have provided exact dates for compliance but they can be a bit funny...