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dmlim

Completely agree with the point about not hiring based on specific language experience, but I took the phrase "make sure you’ve included the same language as the job description if at all possible" to mean "use similar terms and phrasing as those used in the job description." I think in that context, the advice can be helpful.
I wrote a Python script to aid with converting database backups into CSV files. The script takes a folder of encrypted .zip files (each containing a database backup), decrypts the .zip, converts the SQL data to CSV, and renames the output file according to my desired format. Turned a ~1-minute process I had to follow for each individual file, into an automated one-click step that I can run on an entire batch, all while I'm working on something else