Based on some IT people I have met we could do with one of these over here
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I tell them, if you want to become a software programmer, first you must become a salesmanSpeaking gibberish on internet talkboards since last Michaelmas. Plus here on Twitter -
There's a whole bit on the fact that developers lack social skills and that their form of communication is all electronic.
I said this in a thread a few weeks ago and was accused of winding People up !
The only problem I see with this is, IT contractors are a notoriously bunch of tight arses! And you'd never get any of the Scottish ones to sign up!What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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"These students have been through an education system which emphasises rote learning, they are not taught to think and speak, so the system churns out enough numbers, but not enough suitable candidates."
Interestingly that's the problem I've had with some people educated overseas."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by minestrone View PostThe Indians do need a finishing school, their professional manner can be quite atrocious really.
As it happens, it's not just the IT bods, my friend who is a chemical engineer had the same issues when dealing with outsourced work.Comment
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Originally posted by jmo21 View PostIn my experience, it's not that they have bad manners or are unprofessional, it's their broken English and failure to understand simple instructions that is the problem.
As it happens, it's not just the IT bods, my friend who is a chemical engineer had the same issues when dealing with outsourced work.What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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