Note that I wouldn’t pass the listed minimum requirements

Re:Note that I wouldn’t pass the listed minimum requirements by krick on Wednesday June 30, 2021 @08:56AM (#27687898)

I'm not sure the answer to that could be generalized, probably depends on the company and HRs in question. I, for one, had a very difficult time explaining to HRs that I don't care if a candidate had any experience with PHP whatsoever (it was the "main" language in that company), given he is simply ready to use it in a future job. I'm pretty sure they felt like they know better than me. Apparently, the idea that being good in programming and being proficient with a specific language are quite tangentially related skills is difficult to grasp.

I can only hope that other HRs in other companies are a bit more useful.

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Re:Note that I wouldn’t pass the listed minimum requirements by magpieengineer on Wednesday June 30, 2021 @10:26AM (#27688950)

I wonder if the problem is calling them programming 'languages'. Learning a new human language is hard, learning a new programming language not so much. You wouldn't hire someone for a job requiring Spanish if they spoke Russian instead. For non-technical people the metaphor around 'languages' might be confusing.

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Re:Note that I wouldn’t pass the listed minimum requirements by WrtCdEvrydy on Wednesday June 30, 2021 @09:16AM (#27688107)

For certain things HR considers it set in stone.

For example, when dealing with accounting jobs, they'll sometimes ask for specific certifications.

We've ended up just basically saying "3 years experience with developing software" and shoved everything else into "some of the following would be nice".

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