Do people with technical backgrounds but coming from NON-Tech industries get stereotyped during the recruiting process? Im curious to know if folks are chasing "traditional candidates" and overlooking other talent. Would like to hear from hiring managers and HR personnel in the tech industry...

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Not a hiring manager but have a non tech background and was hired over a year ago. The feedback I was given was that I was able to clearly communicate how my skills would be transferable and had a plan to tackle the knowledge gap/learning curve ahead of me. Took a lot of work but it’s been worth it.

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No, I’ve hired several people onto my team from non-tech industries. Partially because they were the right fit, but also because a lot of tech companies have practices and process that only work for them and in my experience, it’s hard to break those habits for employees who are going to a new company. I’ve found people from non-tech companies are more likely to bring diverse thought and experience than someone who says “Amazon or Google did it this way, so you should too” without realizing that most companies don’t function the way FAANG does.

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Very insightful

The hard part is getting the resume past the filters, but once you do, and if you have a strong personality, you can make your diverse background a huge benefit for you. You can describe how you offer something other candidates don't have, especially if your old background aligns with your prospective tech company.

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It is a simple truth that if you have experience working at a company in the same domain then you are going to have an easier time getting interviews. E.g. if you have a background in Fintech and apply to a Fintech company your chances of at least getting an interview are going to be better.

As others have noted, your difficulty is likely getting past the HR filters. If they don't see your background as a match they you won't get a call. Work on your resume to see if you can find a way to emphasize how your experience matches.

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Not in my practice but not sure if that's different in bigger tech companies. We're a midsized business so we're more open to diverse backgrounds

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ALL THE TIME Hiring managers here might say they don’t typecast people but HR are always playing the safe game. Very unlikely that they will not ltry to go for the “folk who has always done that” checkbox ✅
I seem to be the bearer of raw truth but you will have to work very hard and even fake it till you make it.

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What kind of non-tech industries are you talking about? I’m a hiring manager for devs, and I know that software eats the world. I’m curious to check if I have this unconscious bias against people from non-tech industries

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I agree with your statement. If there's a fit in terms of experiences, personality, and transferable skills then that should suffice but I think there's inherent bias at times. 🤷‍♀️

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