u/sheriffderek wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
It’s possible to sneak into “senior” (by name) roles for a small percentage of people with _just the right_ backgrounds. A few of my students already had very solid careers with high salaries and transitioned to UI or UX senior roles, by that was a lot of hard work (and time) and
u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
The titles are irrelevant, the problem happens when people are entering roles that the company expects you to have experience for and the lack of experience causes performance issues against those expectations.
Whether the candidate misrepresented themselves or the company took a chance on you because of potential, it's absolutely absurd that Codesmith suggests people with no experience aim for senior roles. They should present it as an option, but not an expectation that you should be getting a role requiring experience.