A recruiter just told me I wasn’t a fit because I didn’t have direct experience with their proprietary system. I’ve picked up tools faster than anyone I’ve worked with, but that didn’t seem to matter. When did transferable skills stop counting?

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I'm pretty sure transferable skills stopped counting as soon as the job market turned. With so many people out of work and desperate, recruiters can easily find someone with the exact experience they want, or at least very close, so they don't "settle" like they used to.

Honestly I think that’s fair as long as the other person is just as qualified as you.

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