Hello all,
Late diagnosed (Aspergers Syndrome/ASD Level 1), middle aged male here.
Laid off recently from a position with a large well known corporation after corporate restructuring and am going through the gauntlet that is job searching and interviews.
Been through the process 4 times for positions that I really liked, did fine on code challenges and bombed in personality/culture interviews. I even tried disclosing ASD beforehand once and they looked at me like I just grew a proboscis.
Things have changed in the software development field. It seems that it's not enough to be good at building extensible, performant, maintainable, software. Collaborative development, pair programming, open bay bullpens if you're still unlucky enough to work on-prem and personality type that I apparently do not have.
Most recently, I interviewed with a promising start up. CTO loved me and I was all, but promised the position. Interviewed again with CTO and CEO yesterday. Found out later in the day that they decided to "move on" with other candidates.
Sorry to introduce myself under these circumstances. Just venting. Good to be here.
Late diagnosed (Aspergers Syndrome/ASD Level 1), middle aged male here.
Laid off recently from a position with a large well known corporation after corporate restructuring and am going through the gauntlet that is job searching and interviews.
Been through the process 4 times for positions that I really liked, did fine on code challenges and bombed in personality/culture interviews. I even tried disclosing ASD beforehand once and they looked at me like I just grew a proboscis.
Things have changed in the software development field. It seems that it's not enough to be good at building extensible, performant, maintainable, software. Collaborative development, pair programming, open bay bullpens if you're still unlucky enough to work on-prem and personality type that I apparently do not have.
Most recently, I interviewed with a promising start up. CTO loved me and I was all, but promised the position. Interviewed again with CTO and CEO yesterday. Found out later in the day that they decided to "move on" with other candidates.
Sorry to introduce myself under these circumstances. Just venting. Good to be here.