Do you apply to jobs when you don’t meet every single requirement? If I meet most of the role and feel like I could learn the rest quickly, part of me thinks I should just apply. But then I see a long list of “required” skills and wonder if I’m wasting my time. Curious where people draw the line between being realistic and counting yourself out too early.

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I look at those requirement lists as a way to weed out people who aren’t confident in their ability to figure it out

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Totally agree with this!

A lot of times it’s more of a “wish list” of things they are hoping to get

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True. Sometimes it does feel like the “requirements” are more about describing a perfect candidate who probably doesn’t exist.

If I meet 60-70% of them I’m applying.

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Yeah, that sounds like a reasonable cutoff. At some point, applying is the only way to know whether those “requirements” are real or just nice-to-haves.

I always proactively say in an interview I’m interested in the role because I have the skills and work ethic to hit the ground running and make an immediate impact, but also interested in learning the other aspects that I’ve been interested in as part of my career progression.

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That’s a really good way to frame it. It shows confidence in what you already bring, without pretending you know everything. I like that it turns the gap into part of the growth opportunity instead of a weakness.

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I always apply even if I don’t meet all the requirements. If someone meets all the requirements, they’re likely overqualified for the role.

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If I meet enough and if I’m local then yes.

If the list is very extensive, a person likely won't have time to execute all the skills anyway. In a typical case, identifying core skills plus additional ones which help a little would be more sensible.

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