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Someone sent me a link to Revolut& #39;s job ad for a Head of Engineering and it& #39;s truly one of the best examples of "how to write a terrible job ad" I& #39;ve ever seen.
Link here but screenshots included below: https://jobs.lever.co/revolut/7445f477-6ba8-43e8-ab50-fa61cb303630
So,">https://jobs.lever.co/revolut/7... let& #39;s break it down shall we?
time for a
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Link here but screenshots included below: https://jobs.lever.co/revolut/7445f477-6ba8-43e8-ab50-fa61cb303630
So,">https://jobs.lever.co/revolut/7... let& #39;s break it down shall we?
time for a
They open by telling you how great the leadership team are (what& #39;s left of them). Really hammering home the point that YOU WILL BE A LEADER... except they directly contradict that in the first paragraph.
"leadership team is our C-suite level" yet this is a "Head of" role.
"leadership team is our C-suite level" yet this is a "Head of" role.
I bet you want to know everything about the job they want you to do! Well I& #39;ve got some good news.
Your entire job can be summarised with three of the most generic sentences you& #39;ll ever read.
Your entire job can be summarised with three of the most generic sentences you& #39;ll ever read.
* You will check our engineers adhere to best practices
Generic as fuck
* You will raise the bar of our product and solution architecture
Ok. How? Just by turning up?
* You will ensure our engineering teams consist of A-Players
The 90& #39;s called and want their job spec back m8
Generic as fuck
* You will raise the bar of our product and solution architecture
Ok. How? Just by turning up?
* You will ensure our engineering teams consist of A-Players
The 90& #39;s called and want their job spec back m8
Now it& #39;s time for my favourite part. The most detailed element of the spec, an exhaustive list of ridiculous requirements you need to meet in order to get the job. There& #39;s A LOT to unpack here.
* 10+ years as an engineer
9yrs experience? Fuck off and throw your CV in the sea.
* 10+ years as an engineer
9yrs experience? Fuck off and throw your CV in the sea.
* Minimum GPA...
Putting aside how unbelievably pretentious and exclusionary this is, it& #39;s just straight up lazy. I get it, you want high achieving academic types. To expect that a high GPA can predict the suitability of an employee with over 10yrs experience is embarrassing.
Putting aside how unbelievably pretentious and exclusionary this is, it& #39;s just straight up lazy. I get it, you want high achieving academic types. To expect that a high GPA can predict the suitability of an employee with over 10yrs experience is embarrassing.
* STEM degree from top 15 unis
It shouldn& #39;t come as a surprise to regular listeners that Revolut is simply not interested in candidates from under-privileged backgrounds. I& #39;ll let the rest of you deconstruct the arbitrary classification of Uni value from non-US countries.
It shouldn& #39;t come as a surprise to regular listeners that Revolut is simply not interested in candidates from under-privileged backgrounds. I& #39;ll let the rest of you deconstruct the arbitrary classification of Uni value from non-US countries.
* School/uni Olympic medal in competitions...
Would LOVE to see them validate the existence of a medal you won when you were 12. Can you IMAGINE having over 10yrs of experience and still being asked about a medal you won in school in order to validate your suitability for a job?
Would LOVE to see them validate the existence of a medal you won when you were 12. Can you IMAGINE having over 10yrs of experience and still being asked about a medal you won in school in order to validate your suitability for a job?
The world has changed rapidly this year. Let& #39;s not slip back to the old days where employers could say whatever they wanted in job ads because people are desperate. If you have a say in how job ads are written in your company, encourage your own team to be better than this trash.
I& #39;m done. I need to go and ring my Mam to find out if my maths participation medal is still hanging in her kitchen.
