On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 11:55 PM, Polytropon <free...@edvax.de> wrote: > Thanks for that article, it's really sad. One of the main > problems is (in my opinion) that GENERIC SKILLS aren't > recognozed with the big importane they have.
This applies to hiring as well as education. When they read a job application, HR people seem to basically do keyword matching. They don't know or care about generic skills. If the posting says 'Microsoft Word experience' the words 'Microsoft Word' better appear somewhere in the resume. Likewise, if they want experience with a particular programming language, you'd better have experience with THAT SPECIFIC LANGUAGE...never mind if you already know five and can pick up another in a week's time. Generic skills aren't recognized because they're hard to judge and test for. People want quantifiable, objective things to weed out applicants. This is also why credit scoring has become so popular -- sure, someone's credit score may not tell whether they'd be a good employee or not, but it's a convenient, objective way to throw out a bunch of resumes. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"