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Sometimes, job descriptions for developers can be inaccurate because:
but there usually isn't :P
Job: Junior / Entry Level Developer
Requirements:
HTML / CSS / JavaScript - 15 years exp
React - 15 years exp
Node - 15 years exp
Serverless - 15 years exp
Missions To The Moon Completed - 3
Nobel Prizes - 1
Lamborghinis Owned - 1
“Entry level” yet it has 15 years.... that’s my problem when “entry level” is stated, it says 3-5 years experience.
😂😂The sarcasm is on point
You don't have any hands-on quantum computing experience?
Many recruiters reach out to me with roles that are far below my skill level and pay grade. Or totally unrelated to any skills mentioned in my online profile or resume. Why would I be interested in an entry level Android development position when I'm director of a full stack web development team?
Of course I simply ignore them. But it's a waste of my time and their's.
Getting my resume In front of eyeballs.
Clarification: ATS is the culprit
My biggest problem is finding positions to apply for, locally, as I haven't been able to relocate. I'm not interested in webdev, or DotNET, so that rules out a lot of jobs.
I did have a recruiter try to place me in a contract job doing Java, but I didn't have any references that can verify my coding skills, so he couldn't proceed.
A) recruiters reaching out for things obviously not in my listed skillset at all saying I'd be a great fit.
B) several lately seem to have a list of requirements with x years a mile long (IE like they want the expert in everything for say a mid level or something)
C) Oh and there was the one that wanted free work as a "trial" run.
D) When I started back in the day, it was the entry jobs that wanted experience...how do you get experience if you need it to be hired? That was annoying back in the day.
My main points are
Finding the desired tech stack jobs near living place.
My main problem is that I would never work for a company that would hire people like me :D
If Headhunters reacht out to me the Positions are mostly somewhere else then where i'm living. And I really don't want to move away.
Also there are not really much positions for that what I want to do (App-Development). And if there are some they normally want more experience than I can offer, because I don't have that much time to teach it myself.