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Youre exactly right, I compare job ads in the US vs another country all the time. The US job ads have such absurd expectations and requirements, and demonstrat
by cylinder 9y ago
Youre exactly right, I compare job ads in the US vs another country all the time.
The US job ads have such absurd expectations and requirements, and demonstrate a total lack of any holistic approach to hiring, even for junior jobs. The companies come off as arrogant and entitled in their writing, even for areas which supposedly have shortages (eyeroll).
The job ads overseas are much less rigid and more flexible. I often see ads that lack any sort of requirement bullet points.
It seems much easier to get in, get trained and work your way up in the other country.
Then, you can return to the US and compete for senior roles, which can be pretty cushy in the US, and seem much more in-demand, if you want.
- sqeaky 9y agoI wonder how much of the "requirements" in jobs notices are required. I have gotten several contracts while missing some of the key items they wanted. I have also seen ridiculous things like when DHH, the inventor of rails, couldn't get a job because he didn't have enough years of rails experience. All but the dumbest recruiters know that a huge amount of people filling their roles are liars and I say this as a contractor. Just like any other group of people some contractors and recruiters are great and some are garbage. When garbage recruiters make garbage demands they get garbage contractors.