I’m in HR and think about this a lot; it’s (mostly) a marker of poorly run companies when they say experience in software X is required. Mostly these pets are using one of several software solutions and by saying a candidate must have experience in a specific software means the company is brittle; can’t train, wants to hire non-thinkers and learners, and also likely isn’t looking ahead at what will change in the future.
Software change will only accelerate likely, so hire learners.
I’m in HR and think about this a lot; it’s (mostly) a marker of poorly run companies when they say experience in software X is required. Mostly these pets are using one of several software solutions and by saying a candidate must have experience in a specific software means the company is brittle; can’t train, wants to hire non-thinkers and learners, and also likely isn’t looking ahead at what will change in the future.
Software change will only accelerate likely, so hire learners.
It jobs:
Need 10 years experience in 1 year old tech
Or
Need 10 years experience in tech that stopped existing 10 years ago.
Or
Need 10 years experience in this software that is a felony to use outside our business and the government.
I refer to this as companies wanting to hire the person who just quit.