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Seems more like companies want people with the potential to be overqualified and accept being grossly underpaid. Needing to be trained or taught anything is not what they are going for, at least from what I’ve been seeing. It’s a lot of talk about potential, but without experience it won’t go far anyways.
you have to have someone give you a chance to gain experience and now days if you don't get experience specifically in the feild to which you are applying hiring managers will go with someone who closely fits within that specific feild. It also a lot about cutting costs and increasing profit margins, and training and hiring costs money. Training people who have already been there and want to step into new riles cost money so unless a candidate demonstrates the skills in their current role at that company or at another similar company the hiring managers don't want to risk wasting money on them
Yeah I'm not buying this at all. All the "potential" in the world won't make up for missing skills and relevant experience. I'm skeptical to say the least.
I agree with this 100%
It's not uncommon to run into companies that express something of an ideal version of what they're seeking. But in reality they really don't know what they want. And they default to talking about hard skills because that's easier to quantify and evaluate. Judging someone's potential is more difficult and requires judgment on the hiring manager's part. And a lot of people just aren't confident in standing behind that kind of decision.
problem solving is a hard skill. Critical thinking is highly sought after; however, most companies are posting jobs that don't even exist because they are greedy and want the employees they have to work harder. They are trying to scare them in to thinking they will replace them so they can do more with less. It's all about their bottom line. They either think we didn't notice, or they don't care. Either way, it's unethical.
difficult to show you can problem solve if you never get in front of someone to show them your soft skills. These kinds of articles are blind to the realities of job searching in the last year.
Because of the huge number of applications they receive from every job listing, companies have the pick of the litter and have the luxury of waiting for a unicorn.
I recently had a job interview where the recruiter would not acknowledge my applicable skills because they were not in "the last four years". If you wanted someone with four years of experience, only... why are you contacting me? I am an older salesperson, and a young lady with gigantic glasses was interviewing me. I am convinced it was about my perceived age.