I agree with you, most wanted ads read like a list of whatever happened to be on the shelf at the time. Fact of the matter is I'd never hire a Java developer who claimed to be good at Photoshop - I don't believe he'd be good at either.
Problem is, companies need 2 or 3 people who can do a dozen things and know they'll end up needing a mix of skills, but the exact member makeup can vary. And so they list them all - that makes sense (somewhat). But then whoever screens the calls and sorts the resumes axes those that don't list everything flagging them as a lesser match. Furthermore, the current economy dictates that employers try find one person who can do the job of three. It won't work, but they'll try. I think they'll learn the hard way though. --- Ben -----Original Message----- From: Phoeun Pha [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 12:15 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Semi OT question: Skills for jobs Hey guys and gals and code monkeys, it's come to my attention that Employers are looking for someone with a wide range of skills.... For example, one required that you know C++, Coldfusion, ASP, Dreamweaver, VBScript, Java, Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Flash... Oh, and it would be a PLUS if you know nuclear physics and how to cook french cuisine. Jokes aside, is this "fair"? I mean I know few people who know all of these at once. Few...like 1!!! Are these employers just dropping skills without considering their relationship? And also, there are sites like freelance.com or elance.com that allows coders to bid on projects, and the $$ offered on these projects are crazy. FOr example, someone wanted an auction site like ebay. Max bid allowed was $200. I contacted the project poster, and his answer was.."well, since there is so many free code you can get online, I assume the programmer only has to put them together to make the auction site." How does this make you feel? What is the percieved view on programmers? Maybe I'm just whining. Maybe I'm just not over the dot com hey-days when code monkeys were gods with shorts and sandals at work. Mr. Forta, and dude from Figleaf, I would really appreciate your take on this one. Phoeun ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
