"Requiring X years of experience on platform Y in your job posting is, well, ignorant."
DHH on the 37signals blog.
I found this post really interesting (including the comments).
As a student I never applied for a job that required X years in experience on a specific platform, but I sometimes wondered how hard employers insist on such a point on a job offer.
I mean, it really depends on the single person. There a definitely programmers (not to say geeks ;-) ) that are better in programming X after one year of experience than others are after - say - 3 years (IMHO).
What do you think?
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Actually, that's why innoQ prefers most to rely on word-of-mouth recommendations by colleagues we know well.
Certificates and diplomas can't tell you about the abilities of applicants. Neither job interviews can.
In my view every job offer describes a need; giving people hints what might be expected. Formalizing these aspects while ignoring its essence is weakness of several HR professionals.
Posted by Phillip Ghadir | 06.02.08 00:00
Posted on 06.02.08 00:00