I have held enough different jobs to know that for some types of job posting, the listed requirements have almost nothing to do with the actual job duties and e

I have held enough different jobs to know that for some types of job posting, the listed requirements have almost nothing to do with the actual job duties and everything to do with imposing an arbitrary cutoff on the number of applicants to screen for it. Job advertisement: Immediate requirement for an illusionist/escapist. Must have 15 years experience in inverted underwater lockpicking. Nice to have some experience in juggling chainsaws. Job reality: You do coin and card tricks at children's birthday parties. Even if the job does require something you don't know, it is very likely that--no matter what it is--you could spend a few hours on the Internet learning how to fake it well enough to fool anyone short of an actual expert until you get the real on-the-job experience.