Re: Fifty years' experience in C programming; 20 in VB...

From: aztek <rachel7GET9RID_at_dodo.OFcom.THISau>
Date: Fri, 3 May 2002 19:09:00 +1000
Message-ID: <3cd253d9@news.comindico.com.au>

Hi there,

I completely agree with you on job adverts asking for ridiculous amounts of 'expertise'! I've been studying various programming languages and of course the other essential theory ingredients for 3 years, got diploma, doing degree and can't even get an interview - and yes, my marks are excellent. Here in Australia, not only do employers / head hunters list what seems like an impossible number of skills from both networking and programming areas, but in addition, a junior seems to be considered someone with 2-3 years experience!!! IMPOSSIBLE!!!

Well, that's all I had to say. Good luck to the original poster and to everyone in my situation!

Rachel

"Kyralessa" <ryan_lundy_at_spamless_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:s8jA8.240$7r7.120058891_at_newssvr30.news.prodigy.com...
> "Daniel Morgan" <dmorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote in message
> news:3CD18D9D.25533570_at_exesolutions.com...
> > Developer wrote:
> >
> > > I'm looking for a contract job in one of areas of my experience:
> > > [snip]
> > > Mail: art_of_proramming_at_seznam.cz
> > >
> > > Detailed CV upon request.
> > > Working languages: English, German, Czech.

>
>

> Based on the e-mail address noted above, I'd say at least one of those
> languages needs a bit of work!

>
>


> > [snip]

> >
> > No one is competent in as many things as you have listed. I'm not
> saying that
> > you don't know them to some extent. But in the current marketplace
> people look
> > for experts, not generalists.
> >
> > If you want to be successful I would urge you to decide what it is you
> want to
> > do and apply for each position with a resume that reflects your
> experience in
> > that area and that area alone. When I see a resume that looks like a
> to-do list
> > I just toss it aside and so do most recruiters.
> >
> > Daniel Morgan

>
>

> So why, Daniel, do so many companies post such enormous laundry lists of
> skills on their websites for any one position? The impression I get
> from most job postings I've looked at is that companies ARE looking for
> someone who's mastered more than is humanly possible: Five to seven
> years experience in at least fifteen of some twenty different acronyms
> listed. Maybe if companies didn't advertise their jobs this way and
> were more honest about what essential _core_ skills were required for
> each job, job-seekers wouldn't feel the need to make resumes like this.
> Received on Fri May 03 2002 - 04:09:00 CDT