Why do hiring managers advertise their “Challenging projects”?

Jun 4, 2021 11 Comments

I see on Linkedin that almost all people try to attract applicants by saying “we have several challenging projects in our group”!
What is the point of that? The more challenging a project, the higher the risk of its failure! Of course you have the oppotunity to learn too! But only worth it if you would not be accountable for possible failure!

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  • Because challenging projects look good on the resume, which means you can interview for higher levels which means higher TC. Then they can get more people to apply.
    Jun 4, 2021 0
  • It's to attract candidates. No one would want to work for maintenance and non challenging projects.
    Jun 4, 2021 5
    • TI
      funnyguy19

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      funnyguy19
      I don’t think failure will take a hit on your career at all. If anything, you will learn and get used to dealing with those challenging problems (unless you aren’t willing to put in effort and learn things). And that’s how you grow as an engineer and are assigned more critical and challenging projects until you eventually become an asset for the company. Or maybe you switch jobs for 2x TC.

      Point being your TC won’t grow if you don’t grow as an engineer. And working on challenging problems is the best way to do it.

      Most companies don’t do anything if you fail at your work as long as you are trying to learn and improve. Worst that can happen is you get “meets expectations” instead of “exceeds” during first perf cycle. There could be exceptions though. Amazon probably?
      Jun 4, 2021
    • OP
      @TI valuable info! Thanks!
      Jun 4, 2021
  • VMware
    vmBear

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    vmBear
    If they say the project is easy, failing would mean they think you're incompetent. So they say the job is challenging, but make you think the job is easy.
    Jun 4, 2021 0
  • Gusto
    kybdgn

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    kybdgn
    In my experience it attracts better candidates.

    Also, accountability is healthy. Blaming and scapegoating are not.
    Jun 4, 2021 0
  • Op
    Same as Saks Fifth Ave sells you the same thing which Kohl’s does
    Just packaged in a better box with great customer experience
    Jun 4, 2021 0