The opportunity cost of a broad skillset

Re:The opportunity cost of a broad skillset by shaggyfrog on Sunday August 07, 2011 @11:52PM (#2858684)

I have as many of the requisite buzzwords and acronyms of which I can legitimately claim knowledge.

The problem is that's not enough. For example, a job description might call for "Eclipse: 5-7 years". Eclipse. A freaking IDE.

Or "Swing: 5+ years". I've used Swing off and on since Java 1.2, but I certainly don't have 5+ years of it, thus my knowledge of other GUI frameworks (like Cocoa's UIKit) counts for nothing. And never mind that making a UI is more a process of proper design principles than it is of knowing intricacies of any particular framework.

Harumph!

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Re:The opportunity cost of a broad skillset by dennisgorelik on Sunday August 07, 2011 @11:56PM (#2858700)

Did you use Swing 5 years ago and refreshed what it is today?

Claim 5+ years of experience with Swing.

These are rules of the game.

(I assume you want to get that interview).

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Re:The opportunity cost of a broad skillset by shaggyfrog on Monday August 08, 2011 @12:58AM (#2858853)

First time using Swing was about 13 years ago, actually...

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Re:The opportunity cost of a broad skillset by dennisgorelik on Monday August 08, 2011 @01:17AM (#2858884)

So put "10+ years of using Swing" on your resume and tell recruiter that you are using Swing since 1998.

Again, I assume that you don't mind using Swing on your next project.

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