Undereducated and Underqualified

by Jack

August 18, 2009 at 1:21 pm
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I’m looking at law office jobs, just to see what I can pick up on the road to school. I’ve also been looking at more jobs at the CBC, etc.

Ever notice how everything requires a field-specific degree and five years experience? Wow, just: Wow. I was almost a Chartered Accountant, I was a software engineer at a billion dollar multinational, and I’m not even qualified to be a fucking secretary.

Completely ridiculous. Looks like I have to get a job bussing tables.

Requires a degree in hospitality or related field and 5 years restaurant experience.

Holy fuck!

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  1. Don

    on August 18, 2009 at 7:04 pm

    Ever notice how everything requires a field-specific degree and five years experience? Wow, just: Wow.

    Those are often wish lists. “Must have” does not always mean “must have”.

  2. Jared

    on August 19, 2009 at 3:46 pm

    +1
    There’s many apocryphal job postings requiring n years of experience in a programming language that was invented less than n years ago.

    Aside: Jane Jacobs said this was a sign of the apocalypse.