[EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > Please understand that there were many job postings in 1997 requiring 5 > years of Java programming experience. In a big company the HR department > takes the job requirements that come in from IT and 'fixes them'. So, if > you see a job you might be good at, find out who the IT department contact > is via contacts and bypass HR as much as possible.
And as I have said before, the other thing that happens is that postings come through with the "ideal" candidate. "If pigs could fly, we would like to hire the person who has these skills....and pay him $2.22/hour." After trying that for about ten months, they may accept someone who can reliably spell "Linux" and shows up for work sober every other day. This, of course, is a bit of an exageration, but if you have two out of the three skills and a track record of learning on your own and reliability, then call up for an interview. 10000 job postings 1000 resumes sent out 100 interviews 5 job offers Satisfaction of turning four of them down?......priceless md md -- Jon "maddog" Hall Executive Director Linux International(R) email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 80 Amherst St. Voice: +1.603.672.4557 Amherst, N.H. 03031-3032 U.S.A. WWW: http://www.li.org Board Member: Uniforum Association, USENIX Association (R)Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in several countries. (R)Linux International is a registered trademark in the USA used pursuant to a license from Linux Mark Institute, authorized licensor of Linus Torvalds, owner of the Linux trademark on a worldwide basis (R)UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the USA and other countries. _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
