Just apply anyway if it otherwise seems like a good fit. The requirements listed, except those required by law, are a wish list and not a minimum for consideration.
I really wish more people understood this. Assuming you manage to get past the automated screening (which, to be fair, can be hard if you’re missing something obvious from their list), what matters is whether you appear competant and a good fit. Of course, if two candidates are similar, but one has more experience, they’re more likely to get the job, but it’s not a hard cut off.
Yes, I agree it’s ridiculous, but it’s the way it is. Remember that the company is basically shopping for a new employee though. I you’re looking to buy a new T.V., for instance, you probably start out with a list of things you really want it to have. Then you start looking for T.V.s and find that while that one has all the inputs you hoped for, it’s twice the price of that one, which is just missing one, that you can probably get by without. Companies have to make a value judgement on every candidate, weighing thingsvlike length of experience against breadth of knowledge or how they’ll fit in.
It would be better if the hours and pay were as stated, but they’re part of the negotiation too. The harder the job is to fill, the stronger the candidate’s position is in those negotiations, and visa versa.
The thing is, they often have preferred skills and experience listed in addition to the so called requirements. Both being used as preferred is very confusing to anyone who doesn’t know that job listings are an absolute crap fest of misleading information and the common ways to interpret what ‘they really mean’.
Absolutely. Its absurd that the system works like this, but it does. Candidates understanding this evens the field somewhat, or, at least, expands the opportunities.
You taylor the resume to the position you want, and just put all the keywords in your resume as the shit they are looking for. That gets you pass the AI. Then a real human can then look at your resume and will give you a call. How I finally got through it.
Just apply anyway if it otherwise seems like a good fit. The requirements listed, except those required by law, are a wish list and not a minimum for consideration.
I really wish more people understood this. Assuming you manage to get past the automated screening (which, to be fair, can be hard if you’re missing something obvious from their list), what matters is whether you appear competant and a good fit. Of course, if two candidates are similar, but one has more experience, they’re more likely to get the job, but it’s not a hard cut off.
Silly people taking ‘requirement’ literally. I’ll bet they think the listed work hours and pay are literal too!
Yes, I agree it’s ridiculous, but it’s the way it is. Remember that the company is basically shopping for a new employee though. I you’re looking to buy a new T.V., for instance, you probably start out with a list of things you really want it to have. Then you start looking for T.V.s and find that while that one has all the inputs you hoped for, it’s twice the price of that one, which is just missing one, that you can probably get by without. Companies have to make a value judgement on every candidate, weighing thingsvlike length of experience against breadth of knowledge or how they’ll fit in.
It would be better if the hours and pay were as stated, but they’re part of the negotiation too. The harder the job is to fill, the stronger the candidate’s position is in those negotiations, and visa versa.
The thing is, they often have preferred skills and experience listed in addition to the so called requirements. Both being used as preferred is very confusing to anyone who doesn’t know that job listings are an absolute crap fest of misleading information and the common ways to interpret what ‘they really mean’.
Absolutely. Its absurd that the system works like this, but it does. Candidates understanding this evens the field somewhat, or, at least, expands the opportunities.
You fake it until you make it. I’m shit with Excell but that’s not what it says on my resume.
alot of them are hired through connections anyways, its only if they really cant find someone they go for listings.
That’s also true in a lot of fieds, yes. Networking is important.
Unless they’re using AI to filter, then it can be a hard requirement.
You taylor the resume to the position you want, and just put all the keywords in your resume as the shit they are looking for. That gets you pass the AI. Then a real human can then look at your resume and will give you a call. How I finally got through it.