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Agreed that this sentence is silly and represents a mistake that far too many people make.
by oddlyaromatic 9y ago
Agreed that this sentence is silly and represents a mistake that far too many people make.
- drivingmenuts 9y agoIt's not silly if too many people are repeating the mistake. I'm hunting desperately for a job and when I see requirements, I assume those are hard requirements, not soft. Nice-to-haves, etc., can be soft requirements and I'll keep those in mind.
- oddlyaromatic 9y agoYou need to assume that all requirements are basically soft if you can persuade somebody that you can fill the role. Especially if you can explicitly match your real world skills and experience to compensating for specific requirements. One requirement that I think is especially useless is "n years experience"... It means so little. I treat the requirements as conversation starters, not deal breakers. Disclaimer: I work in social services, not tech, and I've hired people mostly based on their performance in actual interviews and how they treat the folks they'll work with. If you think you are a great fit and can do the work, go sell it. Can't hurt.