For sure the interview process is broken in many companies. And we definitely need more diversity. And the more tools you have the further you can go. In fact, I lead a small agency with different nationalities inside, more women than men and where we encourage people on going further than their current skillset (by example with trainings unrelated to their initial job).
Now I'd like however to underline something. No mistake must be made that if we hire a developer we intend that this person's main focus is going to be development. Other skills are complimentary. And for as much as we receive completely different projects all the time, when we start a project we still need to see it through (versus "get bored doing the same thing each and every day"). And that is simply because that's what we're paid to do. I'd love to see a fresh new problem sliding down a rainbow every day but it's not always the case.
So there's this but there's also that. I believe that a diverse culture is essential but on the other side I get the feeling that it doesn't fix as many problems as you think.
In any case, this article is a fascinating insight, thank you for sharing!
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For sure the interview process is broken in many companies. And we definitely need more diversity. And the more tools you have the further you can go. In fact, I lead a small agency with different nationalities inside, more women than men and where we encourage people on going further than their current skillset (by example with trainings unrelated to their initial job).
Now I'd like however to underline something. No mistake must be made that if we hire a developer we intend that this person's main focus is going to be development. Other skills are complimentary. And for as much as we receive completely different projects all the time, when we start a project we still need to see it through (versus "get bored doing the same thing each and every day"). And that is simply because that's what we're paid to do. I'd love to see a fresh new problem sliding down a rainbow every day but it's not always the case.
So there's this but there's also that. I believe that a diverse culture is essential but on the other side I get the feeling that it doesn't fix as many problems as you think.
In any case, this article is a fascinating insight, thank you for sharing!