Vent session: I’m changing careers and It feels like companies are filtering for familiarity instead of capability. And in doing that, they’re overlooking people who already know how to perform at a high level. At some point, you have to ask—are we hiring experience, or are we hiring actual skill?

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It’s probably easier to hire for experience. That can be verified online. They have to put more work into the process to verify skills.

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Very true. This is why, I am doing it all the time on LinkedIn and YouTube. You need to showcase your skills a lot online to get more opportunities sent your way these days. The game, has changed.

Many seem to want that 110% criteria fit.
AKA, unicorn hunting.

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Doing that will make the process longer for them and if you need to fill the role in a timely manner, they will not do that. Sadly, it’s a buyers market right now and companies has a lot of options to pick from these days.

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It takes alot of money to hire someone and with the economy being bad, companies don’t want to risk it and go with what they know. This is why, I only look for roles that I am a fit for so that the company can rest easy on that end.

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