A portfolio that could be one-shotted, or that looks very familiar next to someone else's, is going to put hiring managers off.

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• Hiring managers can ask for a "design engineer" and mean two very different people: a designer who knows how to use Claude Code, or someone trained as an engineer who can design for themselves. DMDanny Martinez29 Sept 2026hiringmanagement
• Hiring managers need to snap out of the old way of hiring and realize they are competing for a good designer, who will probably have their pick of offers. DMDanny Martinez29 Sept 2026hiringmanagement
• Hiring managers' bias is to doubt that someone who spent five to ten years at FAANG has really been at the forefront, pushing and tinkering. DMDanny Martinez29 Sept 2026hiringmanagement
• Most SaaS businesses of our size and above should own their infrastructure rather than rent it DHDavid Heinemeier Hansson6 Jan 2022hiringmanagement
• Recruiters should be a confidence engine for hiring managers, not the ones making hiring decisions. AWAdam Ward9 Aug 2026hiringmanagement

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