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I just love when job ads require 2-3 years work experience, but also have a requirements list so long that would take 10+ years of dedication in 7 completely di

• Morg 14y ago
  I'd say it depends. I could easily say sysadmin, Xen virt, SQL server, postgreSQL, jQ, Illustrator, python, java, html5/css3, extensive hardware understanding, infrastructure design and I've been working for 5 years or something... The difference is it's my passion and I was in hardware and computers way before it became my job. What in my opinion doesn't match with those offers is their part of the bargain - they want a super motivated multitool expert . for peanuts ... By the way. you have to realize that's all resumé warfare, they think you're going to exaggerate and they hope at best that you can code .Net, have touched RoR twice, used Toad for Oracle three times and had to implement a very small web frontend for basic purposes - and maybe that you had to design birthday cards in Illustrator. Seems more likely with 2-3 years experience, doesn't it ?