Forum Overview :: Still Life :: Re: Adventures in Hiring

[quote name="Fullofkittens"][quote name="Rafiki"] Received a resume from some woman who had been building websites via contracting for the last 10 years. Held 3 degrees: biology, fine arts, writing. Had never held a single job related to: biology, fine arts, writing. What? PASS. [/quote] Speaking as someone who has both a Bachelors and a Master's in music, this sounds like a person who decided she wanted to work at a job and get paid money for that job, like I did and do. I don't see why it should be disqualifying. If anything what this says is: <ol><li>This is a person who is likely better at communicating with and understanding humans than an average engineer.</li> <li>This is a person who can teach themselves technical skills and stay relevant in the industry without formal technical training.</li></ol> Seems like she was worth a phone screen to me. Selecting resumes solely based on tech stacks is a mistake, as I guess you are starting to see. The good developers I work with a perfectly capable of jumping from stack to stack with little trouble. The <i>great</i> developers I work with are great because of their people skills.[/quote]