Who’s setting the requirements for the job postings?

If it’s decided by HR, that’s WRONG.

If it’s decided by product owner, that’s WRONG.

If it’s decided by managers, that’s WRONG.

The job requirements should be part of the company’s culture. We hear a lot about DevOps culture and other cultures. The hiring process should be a culture. For example, the culture of hiring is to bring qualified engineers who can solve problems and are WILLING to learn. I believe that’s the key.

If you are hiring based on a set of technologies, that’s WRONG. Technologies come and go, and you will be left with a large group of engineers that will resist the change.

Most companies have onboarding process. I believe the onboarding process shouldn’t only focus on introducing the new hires to the company’s products portfolio, but it should also be used to bring the engineers up to speed with the technologies used to build the products.

Let’s call for a change to the hiring process. Let’s make it a culture.