Timeline for Why do interviewers ask what difference I can bring to their companies
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| Mar 6, 2019 at 13:21 | history | edited | David K |
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| Mar 25, 2015 at 6:34 | comment | added | gnat | @happybuddha question age doesn't matter when picking duplicate closure direction | |
| Mar 25, 2015 at 3:40 | comment | added | happybuddha | @gnat this question was asked before the question you linked. So may be the other question should be marked duplicate ? | |
| Mar 24, 2015 at 16:36 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Mar 24, 2015 at 16:20 | comment | added | gnat | possible duplicate of Responding to "Why are you the best person for this job" type questions | |
| Oct 27, 2013 at 12:41 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackWorkplace/status/394443760698142720 | ||
| Oct 25, 2013 at 14:20 | vote | accept | happybuddha | ||
| Oct 23, 2013 at 13:01 | comment | added | happybuddha | @Renan The position in question specifically asks for a java developer with the required skills. If I have to propose solutions and improvements, it should be mentioned in the job description. Or, as you say, should at least be an indicator I will be working with a sub standard bunch of architects and project leads who would expect solutions and improvements from a low rung Java developer. I am similar in years of experience to you, just that for this next assignment, I wish to be a plain old java developer. | |
| Oct 23, 2013 at 12:44 | comment | added | user10483 | From 10+ years experience on the area, I can tell you that while Code Monkeys may produce clean, readable, working code, that is not enough for most businesses. I'd rather like to work with people who can propose solutions and improvements, and who can innovate and go beyond processes. Saying that you'd like to be a code monkey when applying for IT is like saying you'd like to be a button pushing, conveyor belt worker when applying for a car maker, for example. Don't sell yourself short - the simple fact that you can formulate a question means you are much more than just a code monkey. | |
| Oct 23, 2013 at 12:36 | comment | added | happybuddha | @Renan What is wrong with wanting to be a code monkey ? And why shouldn't a company hire someone who will simply do what he is told to do ? Being a code monkey doesn't mean sub-standard code is being written. | |
| Oct 23, 2013 at 4:18 | answer | added | BrianH | timeline score: 5 | |
| Oct 22, 2013 at 23:27 | answer | added | thursdaysgeek | timeline score: 2 | |
| Oct 22, 2013 at 21:29 | answer | added | HLGEM | timeline score: 3 | |
| Oct 22, 2013 at 18:47 | history | edited | gnat | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 22, 2013 at 12:39 | comment | added | happybuddha | Close vote because the question is unclear ? What clarity is this question lacking ? | |
| Oct 22, 2013 at 10:57 | answer | added | Joe Strazzere | timeline score: 12 | |
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| Oct 22, 2013 at 9:01 | answer | added | Meredith Poor | timeline score: 2 | |
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| Oct 21, 2013 at 22:19 | answer | added | user809695 | timeline score: 18 | |
| Oct 21, 2013 at 21:40 | comment | added | user10483 |
Your attitude could be interpreted as a wish to be just a code monkey (without quotes, because that's already jargon in IT). That is, someone who doesn't put a lot of thought on his work, and just does what he is told to. You surely have some skills in which you are strong, and which you are proud of. Focus on those. Believe in your capacity to make the company more competitive, or to enhance the quality of its code/processes etc. Look at the question from another point of view: the interviewer is asking "why should I hire you".
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| Oct 21, 2013 at 21:22 | history | asked | happybuddha | CC BY-SA 3.0 |