Front-end developer Artem Bohdan told how his employer denied him a job because of one ambitious phrase during an interview.
Front-end developer Artem Bohdan told how his employer denied him a job because of one ambitious phrase during an interview.
«I lost my job for the stupidest reason in my entire life.»
For two months, I was in correspondence with EPAM. I tore up the interview like a monkey tore up a newspaper. Everyone liked it, everything was great, they were looking for the project itself for a month, they found it, they called me for an interview. I already tore up the second interview — for the project itself. I filled out a million forms, uploaded documents, went through some checks. Something like a week passed, and Ms. Eichkar writes that no, because I said at the internal interview that I want to develop into a full-stack, and this is a purely front-line position, so this project is not suitable for you. And I’m like, oh, no, well, in principle… It’s, of course, cool that you’re so worried about future employees, but there was no work, and there is no handjob for food under the bridge — this is an increasingly closer prospect. Such things,» he said.
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«I also had a similar experience with EPAM. Everything went well, I liked everything, but no, we went into a fog… A strange company. Well, to hell with them. It wasn’t me who lost the opportunity, it was they who lost the opportunity to get a good specialist,» says Yuriy Lavreshin, Data Analyst.
«Oh, I was also rejected because I was too ambitious and wanted to develop (but it was a different company). And that’s what they wrote in the letter. And if you say that you want to sit on your ass straight, they will also reject you, so you won’t guess here,» wrote Senior Java Developer Yulia Dolnikova .
PHP Developer Karina Kosenko recalls: «I was once not called for a technical interview because they needed a clean backend, and on my Genie it was written that I could work with the frontend. That’s how things are.»
Polina Prokofieva, Frontend developer, notes: «It’s not obvious, but some companies benefit from an employee not developing at all. Because there is a person who is ideally suited to the position and does his job for his own money. And if he develops, he will want an even higher salary, or will look for another position, or even another job. And we need a person who will perform a certain job for a certain amount of money.»
Front-End Developer Andriy Sartek wrote: «It’s a well-known trap, no one needs to „evolve into something else“, whatever. You can say that to a teammate, but not to a developer.»
Engineer Dmytro Selin says that the problem may also be in the candidate’s communication: «I think that some of the interviews were not „broken up“. In general, interviews should not be broken up, but passed, and when passing them, not only the level of knowledge is checked, but also the matching with the team. Most likely, „full-stack, purely front-line“ is an excuse, they couldn’t come up with a better one, but the reason is different. If you didn’t break up the interviews, but built relationships with the HR lady, then maybe she would have hinted where the problem was.»
Everything is logical in the refusal, if you look at the situation through the eyes of the client, believes Full Stack developer Oleksiy Trofymenko. «Process goals look like this: an open position, a clearly described stack, a specific task — to close a technical «hole», a budget is set for this, finding a person who will solve a specific problem. If the job description does not hint at expanding the scope or requirements for full-stack expertise — it means that this is not planned,» he explains. The developer emphasizes: you should not «highlight» your desires or ambitions at the interview if the position does not require it. «This rather creates chaos and questions: will you invest in work or spend time on courses and experiments with the stack? Develop calmly, quietly, free time is always a plus. But for the client, it is important that the focus is on the tasks here and now. If a broader profile is needed — the company will contact you. «You shouldn’t put yourself in a ditch during an interview — no one will pull you out of there,» the IT expert is convinced.
