by Cereal on 2/12/17, 7:34 PM with 64 comments
Cons - a low level description of the role - annual salary missing
by cbanek on 2/12/17, 9:02 PM
Cons: - Anything about culture (it's always bullshit), team player, or being emotionally mature - Useless fluff about "loving to work in a fast company", or how you were #1 2012's disposable ezine of the week's company to work for. - Not saying what the job is, but just saying what tech you will be using, as if that is enough. - You can't tell the description is any different between Intern/Junior/Senior/Architect level roles other than "years of experience"
by peterhi on 2/12/17, 9:27 PM
Cons: Guru, Ninja, Rock Star and Passion. I am 55 with a shit pension and your 'Uber for salads' is not something I am passionate about. Never will be.
Complete put off: Other than the cons is reading the ad and not knowing what the job or company is about. If you can't spell it out your are either incompetent or deceitful.
by brett40324 on 2/12/17, 9:04 PM
Exaggerated, but not by much is:
Con: Blanket requirements of conflicting language paradigms. Like, expert in (enter no less than 6 JS frameworks and build tools), also python, ruby, C#, and some Erlang is a plus. Oh, you also know AWS, and every RDMS and noSQL technology, MS SQL Server experience a plus.
by Mc_Big_G on 2/12/17, 8:54 PM
by probinso on 2/12/17, 8:43 PM
software stack
policy about open source software
Salary Range (allowed to be wide)
Con:
If you are trying to hide the company name, I dislike this but understand you are likely a recruiter working on commission.
In order to attract people who are passionate, you need to include the work domain. If you don't post the work domain, then you are wasting my time.
by billyzs on 2/12/17, 9:35 PM
Consider rephrasing to "PhD with publication record, or MSc with 3 years of work experience, or BSc with 7 years of work experience, 3 of which at {a specific advanced level}".
I understand if the job requires a certain minimum education background, but how can you possibly consider holders of all three of the above degrees, without stating the specifications for each degree? Can I still apply if I'm just about to get a BSc, or would you require some amount of work experience? Am I competing directly with PhDs? Confuses the hell out of me. I once applied for a SWE I position that had that kind of degree requirement during my senior year. Passed two phone screens, even handled questions about computer vision and deep learning well during the on site round (answered beginner and intermediate level questions well, was honest to admit my limits when asked about advanced topics). Two days after the interview I went back to check the job posting, and it was somehow changed to say Principle Computer Vision Scientist then I was like "oh there goes my chance". Needless to say I wasn't selected. It makes sense for them to select candidates with advanced degrees if they are really looking for a Prin. Scientist. But please, spell out the requirements so that candidates make informed decisions about whether to apply. It saves both parties valuable time.
by gorbachev on 2/12/17, 8:53 PM
Additionally job descriptions full of filler text trying to make the job seem more important than it is. The usual blabber about team players and competitive compensation, etc.
by fapjacks on 2/12/17, 8:59 PM
by fapjacks on 2/12/17, 9:04 PM
by drakenot on 2/12/17, 9:25 PM
by softwarefounder on 2/12/17, 9:03 PM
I understand requiring frameworks (i.e. Anguar, React), but jQuery? Come on.
by synicalx on 2/12/17, 11:28 PM
Cons: Babbling on and on about your 'culture' or how much coffee you all consume. Being vague, and not actually describing the job. Not listing other requirements like excessive travel, on call, the fact that your office is 200km away from civilisation etc.
Not relevant to me now, but in general - don't call something a 'Junior' position and then ask for 5+ years of experience, and then don't follow that up by saying "Oh but it's the most Junior role in our company". That's bullshit, and you know it, you're just looking for an excuse to pay someone less.
by chris_7 on 2/12/17, 10:33 PM
$ listed up front
Actual details on health insurance.
Cons:
Anything about dogs, beer, snacks, ping pong, or company outings on weekends or after hours.
The word "startup".
by swerner on 2/12/17, 9:33 PM
Con: Anything about fun company events and free drinks. I'm looking for work, not booking a cruise.
by gigatexal on 2/12/17, 8:26 PM
by Existenceblinks on 2/13/17, 3:55 AM
Cons: Whatever tools, front-end lang/framework I hate. (Yes, React and friends)
Not a joke, this is my real struggle. I love backend, and I love working with ui designers, elegant elements, so love frontend.
by czep on 2/12/17, 9:44 PM
by mud_dauber on 2/12/17, 8:44 PM
by g0tham on 2/12/17, 10:22 PM
[CON] - Entry level salary requiring 3+ years of experience
by amelius on 2/12/17, 9:36 PM
Cons: OSX, Windows, advertisement industry, bank, legacy systems, COBOL, calling the company "high-tech" when they mostly do what everybody else does, e.g. writing CRUD systems or do elementary data plumbing.
by wsc981 on 2/12/17, 7:45 PM
"scherp aanbieden" (=> "offer sharply"?)
by angry_napkin on 2/14/17, 11:42 AM
by kyriakos on 2/13/17, 5:49 AM
by tuyguntn on 2/12/17, 9:37 PM
- Stack
- Salary range
- Remote possibility
Cons:
- Any kind of synonym for rockstar, ninja, hero
- We are hiring (but actually not hiring, just wasting others time)
by jamestimmins on 2/12/17, 10:01 PM
by Glyptodon on 2/12/17, 9:39 PM
Also hate it when ads describe the company ad nauseum and not much about what the actual work or tools are.
by PascLeRasc on 2/12/17, 9:41 PM
by new299 on 2/12/17, 8:36 PM
by jwatte on 2/12/17, 10:07 PM
by tempw on 2/12/17, 9:46 PM
fullstack development or test eng.: MSc required
by igitur on 2/12/17, 9:26 PM
by avg_dev on 2/12/17, 9:32 PM
by probinso on 2/15/17, 4:01 AM