Timeline for Senior Developer applying to junior positions
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| Dec 29, 2020 at 13:17 | vote | accept | I love cats | ||
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| Dec 7, 2020 at 19:56 | comment | added | DaveG | @flexi it depends on what you mean by "qualified". Virtually every job I took over a 4 decade career, I was "unqualified" in that I didn't know significant chunks of the tech stack, didn't know the subject matter, etc. And yet it (almost) always worked out, and I was (almost) always regarded as a high performer. | |
| Dec 7, 2020 at 13:49 | comment | added | flexi | I see you updated with "Only state this if it is true". I am honestly interested to know why you're so adamant a candidate must be completely honest during an interview? -- From a candidates point of view, do you never think a white lie is in their best interest, especially considering companies often withhold information, or tell white lies to candidates? | |
| Dec 7, 2020 at 13:20 | comment | added | flexi | as a hiring manager, I'd never hire someone that indicated they worked for 20 years, still isn't qualified, but desperate for a job. | |
| Dec 7, 2020 at 12:20 | history | edited | Joe Strazzere | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 7, 2020 at 10:39 | comment | added | flexi | This isn't good advice. Being honest is only a red flag. Also you attack my answer for suggesting a white lie, but that's exactly what your telling the OP to do. --- "I've decided to take a step back and grow my career a bit." -- That's a lie!! -- OP is applying because they are desperate and can't get a senior position, not because they want to take a step back and grow their career! -- In this specific situation honesty doesn't help the OP. | |
| Dec 7, 2020 at 3:37 | comment | added | DJClayworth | The problem with this approach is that as interviewer my next question- spoken aloud or not - is "How did you spend 20 years in development without learning senior skills?" | |
| Dec 6, 2020 at 21:01 | comment | added | Bwmat | About the last paragraph, I'm guessing he would be a 'flight risk'. You suggest misleading them? | |
| Dec 6, 2020 at 17:50 | history | answered | Joe Strazzere | CC BY-SA 4.0 |