You know what's terrible? How very unwilling nearly every company is to hire and train inexperienced workers while simultaneously complaining about not being able to find talent.
Especially true in software, isn't it? I kind of get it, though. We tend to jump ship a lot. So a company isn't willing to invest time and money to train me and then I jump ship a year later to greener pastures.
I get that, but at the same time, if I wasn't treated like a disposable cog, maybe I wouldn't jump ship even if I was actively being poached? Just an idea.
I agree. We went through hundreds of interviewees who didn't pass the coding tests and it really stifled the growth of the company. At the same time, the wage rate being offered was below average because that's what we could afford at the time. I saw some potential in some folks but other team leads felt otherwise. There's a difference between being able to code and not having enough experience in a particular domain to solve the problem in 20 minutes.
Hire and train vs hire talented is a very different strategy. Training requires more resources up front and it comes with a higher risk; it's suitable in some situations, but it certainly isn't for everyone.
My previous company hired and trained college interns and new grads, but they made the mistake assuming some sort of loyalty and didn't bother to give them a significant raise after the first full year. It's crazy, but a developer with 1-2 years experience is worth 20-30% more than one fresh out of college.
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You know what's terrible? How very unwilling nearly every company is to hire and train inexperienced workers while simultaneously complaining about not being able to find talent.
Especially true in software, isn't it? I kind of get it, though. We tend to jump ship a lot. So a company isn't willing to invest time and money to train me and then I jump ship a year later to greener pastures.
I get that, but at the same time, if I wasn't treated like a disposable cog, maybe I wouldn't jump ship even if I was actively being poached? Just an idea.
I agree. We went through hundreds of interviewees who didn't pass the coding tests and it really stifled the growth of the company. At the same time, the wage rate being offered was below average because that's what we could afford at the time. I saw some potential in some folks but other team leads felt otherwise. There's a difference between being able to code and not having enough experience in a particular domain to solve the problem in 20 minutes.
Hire and train vs hire talented is a very different strategy. Training requires more resources up front and it comes with a higher risk; it's suitable in some situations, but it certainly isn't for everyone.
My previous company hired and trained college interns and new grads, but they made the mistake assuming some sort of loyalty and didn't bother to give them a significant raise after the first full year. It's crazy, but a developer with 1-2 years experience is worth 20-30% more than one fresh out of college.