Ask Slashdot: Why Are Tech Job Requirements So Specific? 465
First time accepted submitter hurwak-feg writes "I am in the market for a new IT (software development or systems administration) job for the first time and several years and noticed that many postings have very specific requirements (i.e. specific models of hardware, specific software versions). I don't understand this. I like working with people that have experience with technologies that I don't because what they are familiar with might be a better solution for a problem than what I am familiar with. Am I missing something or are employers making it more difficult for themselves and job seekers by rejecting otherwise qualified candidates that don't meet a very specific mold. Is there a good reason for being extremely specific in job requirements that I am just not seeing?"
It's the current job market (Score:5, Funny)
Re:To hire specific people (Score:5, Funny)
Apparently you know more than an immigration law professor.
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You mean: he knows more than someone who anonymously reported stuff he was allegedly told during an alleged visa lecture given by an alleged expert. This is called hearsay, I know this for a fact because it has been confirmed by this guy next door who once went to law school (I think).
Re: To hire specific people (Score:4, Funny)
Re:To hire specific people (Score:4, Funny)
And you know it's been done over the phone when they ask for "sequel server".