Timeline for Are position requirements often exaggerated?
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| Sep 20, 2013 at 20:13 | comment | added | aseq | Likewise bloat your resume I would say, but don 't lie. I think many hiring managers expect some kind of exaggeration in resumes, just as applicants expect some exaggeration in the requirements. | |
| Sep 20, 2013 at 17:47 | answer | added | Meredith Poor | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jul 17, 2012 at 20:37 | vote | accept | Letharion | ||
| Jul 14, 2012 at 5:19 | comment | added | user718 | There is a tendency for HR to create what I call Jesus Requirements in that Jesus is the only person that could qualify for everything listed with the years of experience required. They get a wish list from the hiring manager and then make it sound like that list is mandatory. I usually don't apply for those jobs unless they are last resorts and then don't expect to much. It is hard to want to work for a company that doesn't understand its own business any better than that. | |
| Jul 13, 2012 at 6:13 | comment | added | Letharion | True, but while waiting for that, experience from someone writing these requirements would be a close second. | |
| Jul 13, 2012 at 6:06 | comment | added | yannis | I have a feeling they always are, no way to prove it though. All the answers are too much into speculation territory, it'd be nice to find a reference to a book/guide about writing listings that actually encourages exaggerating requirements. | |
| Jul 13, 2012 at 3:11 | answer | added | MathAttack | timeline score: 13 | |
| Jul 13, 2012 at 1:38 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackWorkplace/status/223592103907831810 | ||
| Jul 13, 2012 at 0:32 | answer | added | Michael Durrant | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jul 12, 2012 at 20:39 | answer | added | tsOverflow | timeline score: 32 | |
| Jul 12, 2012 at 20:33 | answer | added | Justin Cave | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jul 12, 2012 at 20:31 | answer | added | IDrinkandIKnowThings | timeline score: 5 | |
| Jul 12, 2012 at 20:16 | history | asked | Letharion | CC BY-SA 3.0 |