OK well what did the person that whittled down the selection before you saw the one person left do. Of course you don't care when the vetting and choosing has already been done.
replySounds like the lesson here is to bypass the recruiter huh?
replyIf you have the opportunity, getting your resume directly into the hands of a hiring manager is the biggest positive boost, bar none. But I recognize that having that option available or not is a matter of happenstance, on some big or small scale in one's life, more than anything else.
replyI am in the somewhat unique position where I can take those opportunities as they come as I'm earning money and staying afloat. I could stand to do more networking though.
replyHR sucking is how consulting firms get in and rent-seek
replyThis is ALWAYS the lesson
reply> the lack of a degree.
replyLack of a degree or lack of a C.S. degree?
It's a crapshoot, honestly. The internal recruiters definitely have a pattern in mind, and the more a candidate diverges, the more iffy their application becomes. Some of it is definitely luck, too.
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