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I had one today that barely understood the job he was recruiting for. Received the typical job description, but this one had a very specific list of requiements:

What you need for this position: Required: BS Electrical Engineering 3+ years vehicle radio requency electronic circuits Handle EMF and EMC requirements Knowledge of Design APQP requirements (e.g. DFMEA, DVP&R)

And so on...

I don't have some of these, and I'm not interested in the position as a whole due to location, work type, and not really interested in going back into the RF world. So I simply say "I don't have any of these requirements you client wants."

Pajeet argued with me that the client really doesn't want those, they just want RF skills, PCB design for RF, and "Aerospace Industry." Would not deviate from that. I have to wonder, is his "client" going to even look at a resume that doesn't have the skills they "require?" How do these places stay in business? Is it just sheer volume? I know what their client does and who it is, they are most certainly going to want what's on that list and more because it's their bread and butter.

I had one today that barely understood the job he was recruiting for. Received the typical job description, but this one had a very specific list of requiements: `What you need for this position: Required: BS Electrical Engineering 3+ years vehicle radio requency electronic circuits Handle EMF and EMC requirements Knowledge of Design APQP requirements (e.g. DFMEA, DVP&R)` And so on... I don't have some of these, and I'm not interested in the position as a whole due to location, work type, and not really interested in going back into the RF world. So I simply say "I don't have any of these requirements you client wants." Pajeet argued with me that the client really doesn't want those, they just want RF skills, PCB design for RF, and "Aerospace Industry." Would not deviate from that. I have to wonder, is his "client" going to even look at a resume that doesn't have the skills they "require?" How do these places stay in business? Is it just sheer volume? I know what their client does and who it is, they are most certainly going to want what's on that list and more because it's their bread and butter.

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My industrial work field has similar shit, what it typically boils down to is they are already planning to hire a certain person for this position. What the HR department will do is tailor the specifics of their "requirements" with that specific person.

See HR departments are a fucking waste of time, money, an brainpower. Bureaucratic bullshit. Their typically guidelines for filling any positions and normally they "require" the HR retard to interview at least X amount of candidates.

So they phone interview you just to make a check mark on their paperwork saying "we talked to 7 applicants and we feel our guy John Smith is the best option"

You talked to them just so they could make a check mark on some waste of time bureaucratic form. John Smith was always going to get the position, but the HR dept or the Union made them "interview" a certain amount of people first.

HR is at every level now, from high level government positions, to large industrial field work, all the way down to the cashier at the gas stations. I went to a small family owned company years ago, my "HR dept" is the owners drunk sister who only works on Tuesdays and doesn't fire or hire ANYONE. It's great.

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So, how did you get hired then if the owners drunk sister doesn't hire anyone?

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i feel bad for you, being hired and not having to deal with an HR person isn't even fathomable to u.