I applied for a senior product designer position at a company. The job posting asked for 6-8 years of experience but is also in a super niche industry that I have experience in. So it makes sense why they reached out to me to schedule an interview, but should I even take it? Some parts of the job description are really specific to senior roles, like coaching and mentoring talent. I have 2 years of experience and don’t want to waste their or my time or get blacklisted from future opportunities.

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Always take the opportunity to interview. If they are giving it to you, they clearly see something in your resume that intrigues them.

You may blow them away and get the opportunity. It’s up to them to develop you to gain any skills that are not there right now. I’ve heard you should only take jobs where you don’t have all the skills, so there is opportunity to grow .

Another scenario is they can have you take a similar role, perhaps a down level. This will enable you to gain experience to eventually get to said posted role.

Either way, go through the interview process and do your best. Once you get an offer, explore the career trajectory with the hiring manager.

Wishing you the best!

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Thanks for the advice! I’m going to email them back.

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