WildBill wrote:I have never advertised for nor hired an IT person, but I have many years experience interviewing and hiring job candidates in other areas. In fact, today I spent half the day interviewing people and the other half reviewing resumes.TeXJ wrote:Noticing the requirements of that job seems like it's for a seasoned IT individual. Not one that is just starting out, no? The reason I ask is I am also trying to go this route and learning the ins and outs of what is sometimes said in an job description is not always necessary. But they seem to want some form of experience in this case. Thoughts?
IMO job descriptions are "wish lists". Every company seeking to hire an employee balances their "job requirements" with the desired job skills such as education, experience, job title against specific salary ranges. Sometimes you are in their salary range and sometimes not.
I have applied for jobs where the job description could have been literally taken line-by-line from my resume. For some reason, I rarely, if ever, get calls for interviews for these positions.
After reviewing resumes, doing phone and face-to-face interviews, many times the company will decide that the salary range of most applicants is too high so they hire the person with less experience and qualification.
Another factor is the state of the economy and the demand for certain types of professions. When the job market is poor, the more experienced people may settle for less money, so it can be harder for less experienced people to get hired.
My advice - When I think "outside the box" and think "what the heck, I will apply, it can't hurt" I am more likely to get called. These days you don't even have to buy a stamp. Appying for a job takes a few minutes on-line and an email.
If you are looking for work please find someone to review and edit your resume. Just because you are the world's best IT guy doesn't mean you can write a complete sentence or spell.
Exactly! In this case, the company has recently in-sourced a large part of its IT support. They have shown a tendency toward less-experienced lower-wage employees despite the job listings (which have been based largely on the highly-experienced high-wage employees they are replacing).If anyone is interested in this position, I can give a bit of insight into the company based on being there every day.