> I am fairly certain it wasn't the recruiter who put in the experience requirement. Really? Because I've seen them copy/paste job requirements and just spitb

> I am fairly certain it wasn't the recruiter who put in the experience requirement. Really? Because I've seen them copy/paste job requirements and just spitball the "years exp" number. They're just trying to fill as many roles as possible, and getting IT folks to put together job requirements is time consuming, so they often re-use old requirement and only update the language/tech on it.