Timeline for Why do interviewers ask what difference I can bring to their companies
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| Oct 24, 2014 at 0:02 | comment | added | bharal | The example is pretty middling, but the first line is the golden goose. | |
| Feb 21, 2014 at 21:10 | comment | added | Brandon | @Dunk it fits very well for a developer. For example, at my current employer, we have tons of people who know how to write code, yet our build and deployment processes are complex, unreliable, undocumented and worst of all, unrepeatable. To make a difference, I am trying to make spare time to prototype alternative build and deploy tools. | |
| Oct 25, 2013 at 14:20 | vote | accept | happybuddha | ||
| Oct 22, 2013 at 16:07 | comment | added | Dunk | I don't think the example fits well for a developer position but the jist of the response is correct. Other than monkey coding what are you going to bring to the company that will make the company better? This is your opportunity to espouse about what developer skills you have that are exceptional and potentially unique. Especially if you can bring those skills in and teach other developers how to be better in those areas. | |
| Oct 22, 2013 at 13:11 | comment | added | user10483 | @happybuddha not a specific piece of software, no. But you should at least know what kind of software the company does, and on what direction its development is going. Then you can be eager to improve on it. For example, if I were applying for Valve, I would say that I can help them fine tune Steam and Source for Linux, so they have a faster penetration on that market. Food for thought. | |
| Oct 22, 2013 at 12:41 | comment | added | happybuddha | Do you really think a person giving an interview as a developer would know which pieces of software will increase a company's revenue ? | |
| Oct 22, 2013 at 6:23 | comment | added | loler | I do not think example fits well here. | |
| Oct 22, 2013 at 0:03 | comment | added | Amy Blankenship | The sad part is that in many companies once you're in any sign of passion is squashed out of you. Kind of like when they ask you lots of questions about design patterns, etc., but when you get on the job you better not touch their 10 Singletons. | |
| Oct 21, 2013 at 22:19 | history | answered | user809695 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |