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You should definately apply! Think about the skills that you have that apply to the job and highlight them. I have gotten jobs that I had no paid experience for, yet had beaucoup experience doing the work of the job. Even got one where the position description was changed to make a degree "desired" rather than "required" so that they could hire me.
Look at the skills required in the position description and then consider your experience (paid, unpaid, volunteer) that shows that you have mastered those skills and tweak your resume to highlight those strengths.
And remember, many things can be learned, but enthusiasm can't be. Attitude DOES determine altitude! Good luck.
With all the unemployed people across the US and the world, I am sure employers can find the dream or very best candidate.
"Past performance is not an indication of future performance." What has happened in the past may no longer be applicable in the present, considering today's economy.
I mean how many, in the past, have gotten jobs with resumes that read like job descriptions. We joke at a networking group, how we ever got jobs with the resumes we had years ago.
I would only apply if the position is not a black hole one.
Or apply if it does not phase you if the company ever replies back.
If it's an on-line application or resume submission, you may as well apply, since a computer will grade you. It doesn't take much of your time to apply and only a few nanoseconds for the computer to reject you (or not, in which case the requirement is merely a want on their part).
Yes, apply if you fall just a little short of the requirements. Employers are looking for the best overall fit, and if a person has the education, personality and interest, but not the experience, you will most likely still be a viable candidate.
I'm applying to alot of jobs now, and I see requirements that i know are pretty impossible to meet. For example, I just applied to a job where they wanted someone who programs, who does statistical analysis, has only a B.S., and does alot of genomics work. Pretty sure there aren't many people like that. The most likely candidate is a guy with a PhD who did some genomics work in grad school involving stats and programming.
After reading so many job ads, i am guessing they are written by HR who have no clue what the market is like. If you can see yourself doing that as a career, just apply. However I am also betting that 99% of the resumes from job sites are thrown in the trash or never read; the key is an alternative route via networking.
Might as well apply. What's the worst that can happen? I don't believe they'd call you in for an interview unless they believed your resume met their requirements. Just don't lie and say you do have ___ number of years of experience when you don't.
What about when they say 2-3 years experience and you have more like 20-30 years experience? That's just an age filter.
For jobs like that, I try to downplay my "extra" years experience, say something like "meet or exceed all requirements" then just emphasize the last 2-3 years, sometimes the format doesn't allow this creativity, but sometimes you can.
Those job descriptions are written by idiots, anyways! They require experience it would take 20+ years to accumulate, then ask 2-3 years, obviously they mean no oldies apply!
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