im confused
#How can I meet people who might make good apprentices?
sly canyon
so.. are these people ur planning to meet gonna be.. alrdy people looking for coding jobs?
i dont see how this 2nd plan is more efficient than the 1st one
sly canyon
so.. are these people ur planning to meet gonna be.. alrdy people looking for co...
or just any random person ? i dont get it
ye i dont understand i think im missing something
prisma orchid
You know how sometimes you just meet people in life and you think "this person would make a great hire"
But when you're actually trying to hire someone, you get applications from mostly unqualified people
sly canyon
maybe but… how much time is gonna be spent running around trying to find somebody who u want to have the job and is also actually looking for the job
maybe if u go to a tech conference or something
prisma orchid
So I've met 3 people irl who I think would make great hires
And none of them work in CS (only one works in tech but he's on the hardware/physics side)
prisma orchid
I feel like it would be awkward to ask because these people are old (ages 36-70) and work in a relatively low-paying job unrelated to CS. Like why the hell would a 36-70 yo want to be an apprentice for someone younger than them?
sly canyon
what does the pay have to do with anything? are u paying less than what theyre currently making
also it doesnt hurt to ask. Worst thing they can say is no im ok and then ur just back to square one and nothing has changed
i feel like it will only be awkward if you make it awkward no?
prisma orchid
One thing I realized is hiring managers tend to recruit young new grads aggressively. So the qualified new grads find jobs immediately, and all that's left in the applicant pool are the unqualified new grads. However, it's hard for an older person with no relevant exp to find a job. That's why there are a lot of qualified older people in the applicant pool.
Same goes for people who fit a demographic where they don't feel confident applying to jobs - like people who went on caretaker leave for a long time and are now returning to work
drowsy berry
A bit of a stretch, but would it be an option to speak to the university you graduated from to take on an intern/apprentice (assuming you took the traditional route)? You'd be able to hire people who are in need of such an experience, and get to know potential applicants much better.
My current part-time internship is actually working for someone that graduated a few years back, and is branching out to work on their own project. They gave a guest lecture for a software engineering course, with the interview process being a pair-programming assignment followed by 1 week where I just did as much as I could that couldn't be done in the 1 hour time-frame.
I'd throw my hat into the ring, but seeing as you are from across the pond I imagine the tax implications would be a PITA to handle. Hope you find a good match in any case 🙂
harsh nebula
Generally apprentice-like positions target bootcamp grads, and accordingly I'd suggest you start connecting with some bootcamps to see which ones you like.