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Because that worked so well for them.
The things that happen when I'm off at lunch.
Edit: Should have added before (and so now I am). Hopefully it will render the same result for Oracle.
TTFN - Kent
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It was echoed to Slashdot, so it must be true 
Damn, I thought it was April 1 all over again.
According to my calculations, I should be able to retire about 5 years after I die.
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This time it will work...
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Developers can now become Apache Spark certified. Databricks, the company that founded the open-source Big Data processing engine, and O’Reilly Media are teaming up to launch the Apache Spark Developer Certification Program. Another thing to add to the good ol' resume
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Even if you're not gunning for a Google job, avoiding these mistakes will make sure your resume helps — not hurts — you, no matter what you're applying for. No, VB experience isn't on the list
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This is why I realized, in my last (I mean, LAST ever) interview for a full-time position, that I am no longer qualified for FTP work - I am branded as a contractor / consultant, since I haven't held a traditional salaried job in over 20 years. It was quite startling, and I thank the interviewer for asking me "you've been a consultant for 20 years, why do you want to work for us in a full time salaried position?" I actually had no answer to that other than, "yeah, good question, I guess I don't really want to." Of course, if the dream job came along...
And so: A good rule, Bock says, is that you can have one page of resume for every 10 years of work experience. I need a page just to cover the last three years!
Marc
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Well, the points mentioned in the article are valid in my opinion.
But I experienced in an interview something similar to what you described: I had a job in bioinformatics at a university. When applying a few years after that for a job in software industry, they insisted that my work experience started after leaving university - in their opinion after my bioinformatics job (not after my diploma). Of course, all my software development experience in software industry before that university job was invalidated according to their idea...
Well, that was just their (failed) approach to lower my salary requirements: "you are a junior, not a senior developer, you'll get less money!" I told them that I won't work for them.
I am sure that they complain that the government ought to change the immigration rules for non-EU citizens so that they can get foreign "qualified IT specialists" (at lowest rates, that's the point).
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Quote: If your resume is more than two pages, you're doing it wrong. A good rule, Bock says, is that you can have one page of resume for every 10 years of work experience.
So if you've got more than 20 years of experience your resume will be wrong no matter what you do?
<Sensationalistm type="tabloid" plausibility="negligible" distortion="extreme">Google's head of PR admits to agism in hiring.</Sensationalistm>
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Dan Neely wrote: So if you've got more than 20 years of experience your resume will be wrong no
matter what you do?
If you take it literally, yes. Point is that most people working in HR have a VERY, VERY limited attention-span.
My resume is four pages; with the top page being ready to be torn-off. It contains all the buzzwords they're looking for, and then there's three pages with details on what I worked on. Lots of people threw away the other three pages - all they were interested in was "proof" that I had experience with the buzzwords listed on the first sheet.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Wow!
Keep it short, on message, well presented and don't lie.
For the love of Bob, I learnt that 30 years ago writing a résumé for my university application!
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There's a huge business in "teaching" people how to write such a thing.
Subsidized by the government of course, trying to get more people to do some work.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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You too could be head of Google's HR
TTFN - Kent
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No one has mentioned that guy's suit yet? 
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The iPhone and iPad maker is encrypting its services, end-to-end, in a bid to prevent law enforcement (even with a search warrant) from accessing your device data. Your photos are fair game for everyone though
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Translation: They don't want the government to see what they're doing to their customers.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Ouch! Very good one. 
TTFN - Kent
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CloudFlare has developed a way to separate SSL from private crypto keys, making it easier for companies to use the cloud to protect their networks. That's a good thing, right?
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Mozilla project expands beyond browser engines to support concurrency and quick systems programming "It's better to burn out 'cause rust never sleeps"
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Journalists, nurses and plumbers are among those who drink more coffee than people in technology "This will not stand, man."
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Kent Sharkey wrote: who drink more coffee than people in technology
That is a generalization of course.
http://www.caffeineinformer.com/death-by-caffeine[^]
I'd expire after 53.54 cups. I drink half that amount. Does that mean half of me dies each day? Or does it just take me twice as long?
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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I.i.i.i.m. d.d.d.oing m.m.m.y b.b.b.b.it.
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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Triple-upvote points for funny reply and also having a great Alan Kay quote sig line.
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Quote: teachers drinking more coffee than tech support workers?
Have you seen how kids these days behave? Most of it's "Irish Coffee" stronger than Nagy's strait gin.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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We’re here to help craft usably secure technologies, and make them available to everyone. Oh look, another security organization to fix what all the other security organizations haven't fixed
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