This writing seems to confirm something I've been suspecting for a while: the STEM shortage is a myth.
Think about it: how can companies be this picky if there really is a STEM shortage?
On a sidenote: I recently understood why meetups, events and networking is important: to interact as little as possible with HR.
I've recently a particularly bad experience where the HR person called me very early in the morning (without asking if it's a good time to talk) and then proceed with a third-degree interrogatory with all kind of questions, even reaching the point to interrupt me while I was articulating/motivating my answer in order to make another question.
That was so rude I got very angry after that call. That is not the way to handle a phone interview, that is not the way to handle a conversation of any kind.
> how can companies be this picky if there really is a STEM shortage?
Honestly I think it's because mediocre engineers are more trouble than they're worth. We're collectively not good enough at building software to adopt a "warm body" approach.
Think about it: how can companies be this picky if there really is a STEM shortage?
On a sidenote: I recently understood why meetups, events and networking is important: to interact as little as possible with HR.
I've recently a particularly bad experience where the HR person called me very early in the morning (without asking if it's a good time to talk) and then proceed with a third-degree interrogatory with all kind of questions, even reaching the point to interrupt me while I was articulating/motivating my answer in order to make another question.
That was so rude I got very angry after that call. That is not the way to handle a phone interview, that is not the way to handle a conversation of any kind.