On Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:32:24 -0600 Chad Perrin articulated: >On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 06:43:06PM -0400, Jerry wrote: >> On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:52:56 -0600 >> Chad Perrin articulated: >> >> >On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 02:45:53PM -0700, David Brodbeck wrote: >> >> >> >> 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. >> > >> >Indeed -- and the employer who bucks this trend does him/her self a >> >huge service, because large numbers of very skilled and/or talented >> >people are being rejected on entirely arbitrary criteria that have >> >little or no correlation to their ability to do the job. People who >> >use such critera are forcing themselves to compete with everyone >> >else in the industry using the same criteria, leaving a glut of job >> >candidates who would be great at the job waiting for someone else to >> >give them a chance. >> >> Wouldn't it be far easier for this "glut of job applicants" to either >> become proficient in the skills stated in the job description for >> which they are applying or do what everyone else does; i.e. lie on >> their résumé. If the mountain will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet must >> go to the mountain. > >1. Pretty much every employer has a slightly different list of >keywords. I guess you think all these job candidates should learn >every skill in the world.
No, I think they should learn the one(s) most sought after in their chosen field. If 90% of the potential openings in a specific field are requesting proficiency with MS Word, what do you think any legitimate applicants should become proficient in? >2. Lying is bad. Go fall in a hole, now. Yes, but it is never-the-less the norm on way too many resumes. I have read where it is estimated that 1 out of every 3 is either a gross over statement of fact or just a complete fabrication. My own (original) resume, written by a professional resume writer many years ago, absolutely astounded me. I had no idea I was as proficient and skilled in so many areas. As the writer explained, it is not what you say but how you say it. Just because I once wrote a two page article that got published in a cheap magazine does not mean that I am an accomplished author with numerous credits to my name -- or does it? -- Jerry ♔ Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or get ignored. Please do not ignore the Reply-To header. __________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ 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"