Saturday, November 14, 2015

The Dumbest & Lazyest Puke err Recruiter Ever?

I have seen in my time recruiters who pass their clients' private notes on what to recruit for but this one hits the bottom of the Sea of Stupidity (I think I should start a Darwin Awards-type of prize for such imbeciles).

He's RK of (allegedly) Richmond, VA, a moron who never read one line of my Resume (I am positively not a SDET).

RK shows developmental problems as he cannot follow written instructions. Low-grade English is just the corollary.

I admire and commiserate with the hiring manager who had to spell out in such detail the instructions for recruiters.

Here is his Neckplug production in all its glory & colour (italics are mine):

Hope you are doing Great.

We have urgent position for our client are listed below. Please let me know if you comfortable with Position.

Title: SDET(Software Development Engineer in Test) Consultant

Location: Bellevue or Bothell, WA.

Duration: 6+ months

These SDET’s will sit and be embedded with the business to create test automation right alongside the Developers that are developing. They will working Agile/Scrum environments and will help to transform and be a part of a team that guides the businesses into Agile/Scrum/Kanban best practices. Looking for thought leaders that help drive quality in an organization.

We are not looking for generic team members that just sit and take direction but rather looking for strong players that help drive results.

You will need to ensure you are finding SDET’s. These are coding individuals. These people develop automation code for testing. Please make sure you are tailoring your screening to identify those that spend their majority of their time coding for testing rather than developing. Please screen out those developers who see themselves as a developer and not an SDET.

  • 5+ years of experience in software development/test.
  • Fluency in one or more of: Java, C,C++ and familiarity with one or more of Python, Perl , PHP
  • Working knowledge of Front-end web development.
  • Expertise in data structures, algorithms, and complexity analysis in XP or Scrum environment.
  • Understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and project planning/execution skills including estimating and scheduling.
  • UI or Device Test testing experience a plus.
  • Strong practical knowledge and experience in mocking and stubbing tools including Junit, TestNG, EasyMock, Mockito, MockServer, WireMock, Bamboo, Hudson, Jenkins, GIT, Stash, Cassandra, MongoDB, SQL.
  • Practical Knowledge and experience of Methodologies; Agile V-Model, Waterfall.
  • ISEB/ISTQB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing.
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Related Field.
-ulianov