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The number of years thing is bogus. Just ignore it and apply. I remember seeing posts asking for more Rails experience than DHH himself has. Something like 8 ye
by christophilus 9y ago
The number of years thing is bogus. Just ignore it and apply. I remember seeing posts asking for more Rails experience than DHH himself has. Something like 8 years of Rails experience when Rails was only 6 years old. Those requirements are almost always written by some of the least competent people in the company.
- wyldfire 9y agoThis is great advice. I've worked on lots of different software teams, in various contexts (realtime, embedded, win32, web stuff, dev tools). If I see an interesting position, I just apply. I know I'll get better consideration if something on my resume resonates with the hiring manager/interviewers. But if you are any good you should be able to adapt what you know to a new programming environment with new constraints.
- kelnos 9y agoYup, agreed. On my resume I have a list of my jobs and the things I accomplished at those companies, and I don't mention tech stack or language unless it's relevant to the accomplishment. At the bottom I have a "keyword list" of the frameworks and languages I've used and feel competent in, without saying anything about years of experience. (I've found this is useful to get through the recruiters who filter by keyword.) Just apply to jobs, and talk about what you've done, and how you did it.
- crucialfelix 9y agoIt's important to remember that the people writing the ads aren't usually experts. They are mostly worried they will get a bad hire, so they are looking at ways to eliminate potential negatives. They are in a risk reduction mentality. So it is safer to just eliminate candidates.