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Job Postings in Todays Market

As I look for my next opportunity to help a company scale and advance their IT organization, I have seen many interesting job postings.  

Examples:

1. Must have experience in XYZ framework.  During the interview I asked if they were just now rolling out the framework or was it fairly mature.  The hiring manager says, what is that?  I said it was mentioned 3 times in you job posting. 

2.  Many DevOps Directors or even VP of DevOps.  Then, you review the job description and it seems like every buzz word they could find.

3. I talked a recruiter at one company and I couldn't remember where I had heard of them.  Then, I remembered one of their founders was a popular guy in Tech now.  Everything they said they needed, was what the guy promotes all over the world.  How did they lose touch with a founders principles so fast.

With all that said, it is really hard to get noticed or get interviews today.  Then, you get on the interview and it is hard to tell what the company really needs or what they really want from you.  





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