On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 7:29 PM, Careers Account <care...@mquotient.net>wrote:
> Kunal, > Great question! > > It really is a function of who is reviewing your resume at the end of the > day > - If its HR / Recruitment - they will not be able to assess technical > skills > to the level a tech lead/ manager can, period > - If it directly reaches a technical team member (ideally in a leadership > capacity), he will be able to sort the wheat from the chaff > However, always be mindful that there is a perceptional component to all of > this - and unfortunately the experience gathered in a corporate / > professional environment often gets prioritized and treated more seriously > (which is not ideal) > > To get ahead of the queue, ensure that your resume and cover note is > presented in a manner that easily highlights your relevant experiences > (even > if not in corporate employment) in an easily readable/findable format > upfront. Also ensure that it ideally gets in the hands of a technical > manager as and when possible. > Thanks for the suggestion , will keep it in mind. > > Good luck! > > Best Regards, > - Kumar > PS: We are actively hiring for various technical roles, right from > Developer/Sr Developer to CTO. Look us up at www.mquotient.net Email us > at > care...@mquotient.net if interested in talking to us > > > On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 7:16 PM, satyaakam goswami <satyaa...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 6:51 PM, kunal ghosh <kunal...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I read a lot of emails in this list and others, posting job offerings. > > > They all list, "years of experience" required by a candidate to be > > > considered for the job. > > > > > > But what is the metric to measure this experience. If it indirectly > means > > , > > > "corporate experience" > > > ( in django , etc ) does it mean that free and open source developers > who > > > use these technologies > > > in their free time (and not in their day jobs) are NOT experienced ? > > > Even though they might have worked with those technologies for a much > > > longer > > > duration than > > > the "experienced" ones ? > > > > > > looking for comments, suggestions and constructive criticism. > > > > > > > Folks in the corporate world mostly want people with blinders on . so > > there > > is no metric as such i have seen cases where the hiring manager asks for > > requirement to the HR guy, who then starts looking out again by the time > it > > transaltes to a JD is typically heavily loaded ( means too many keywords > ) > > than required for the job . > > > > i have also seen cases where in Hiring manager goes by recommendations > from > > peers in and out of the company about a candidate. > > > > there is a third kind where in the Hiring manager takes a call based on > an > > interview on that day , and considers FOSS experience as a prime > > qualification. > > > > > > the third kinds are less and rare but they are growing by the day > > > > -Satya > > fossevents.in > > _______________________________________________ > > BangPypers mailing list > > BangPypers@python.org > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers > > > _______________________________________________ > BangPypers mailing list > BangPypers@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers > -- regards, Kunal Ghosh _______________________________________________ BangPypers mailing list BangPypers@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers