Do you apply if you don't meet all of the requirements? (2014, applying)
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I have a friend who is a corporate business consultant specializing in diversity, equity and inclusion. DEI as they call it these days. She advises on how businesses can expand their applicant pool and workplace diversity. (I know yet another phrase even I am tired of hearing about. Anyway.....)
She told me years ago that studies show that men tend to apply for positions even if they have only about half the desired experience, and women tend to only apply if their experience matches the position or announcement close to 100%.
So, the issue was how to address the job announcements and recruiting efforts to get more women and minority applicants.
I have been on the other end faced with the final candidates... two that were qualified that I couldn't stand, and one that wasn't qualified and I liked and thought would be normal.
I'd like to share a story about applying for a job that I didn't meet all of the requirements for: About 2007 or so I did just that (I don't remember the company), and I got a reply back saying that they consider applications from unqualified candidates spam and if I were to do it again they'd report it to the authorities (what could "the authorities" do with something like that?).
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We just hired someone who was very well qualified but lacked experience with one requirement, Sharepoint. Since it's something that can easily be learned in a short time, we hired her anyway.
I wouldn't NOT apply because you don't meet all the requirements. If you did that, you'd never get a job. In many cases, the "requirements" are more "wants". Not to mention that depending on how aggressive they may be - you're not being assessed against the posting, but against the others that are applying.
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Originally Posted by KellyXY
I'd like to share a story about applying for a job that I didn't meet all of the requirements for: About 2007 or so I did just that (I don't remember the company), and I got a reply back saying that they consider applications from unqualified candidates spam and if I were to do it again they'd report it to the authorities (what could "the authorities" do with something like that?).
LOL - I guess you can chalk it up that you were fortunate that this happened. I can't imagine how fun they would be to work for.
As for the "threat". My lawyer friend always say - you can say, post, or type up anything, it doesn't mean it actually has any (legal) weight behind it.
We just hired someone who was very well qualified but lacked experience with one requirement, Sharepoint. Since it's something that can easily be learned in a short time, we hired her anyway.
I used Sharepoint and I can't believe that is a requirement. It's so easy to pick up and learn.
I'd like to share a story about applying for a job that I didn't meet all of the requirements for: About 2007 or so I did just that (I don't remember the company), and I got a reply back saying that they consider applications from unqualified candidates spam and if I were to do it again they'd report it to the authorities (what could "the authorities" do with something like that?).
Looks like you dodged a bullet there!
I can picture it now. "911, what's your emergency?" "Hello, I received a resume from someone unqualified for the position and I'd like to report it as a crime."
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