Why PHB's shouldn't write up want ads

Post #35,521 by orion 4/15/02 7:17:55 PM Reply	Why PHB's shouldn't write up want ads I just read a want ad from a health insurance company that wanted a System Administrator with 2 to 3 years of Active Directory experience. Correct me if I am wrong, but didn't Active Directory come out with Windows 2000, which is just about 2 years old? Or maybe they want someone who worked on the Beta? *I am free now, to choose my own destiny.*
Post #35,822 by tuberculosis 4/17/02 8:05:04 PM Reply	Happens a lot I once responded to an ad looking for a C++ programmer with 8 years of experience in 1995. I phoned them up and told them that I thank maybe there are 4 people in the world with that qualification and they are likely all engaged at Bell Labs. The average hunter gatherer works 20 hours a week. The average farmer works 40 hours a week. The average programmer works 60 hours a week. What the hell are we thinking?
Post #36,014 by orion 4/19/02 2:53:08 PM Reply	I believe you also when they want 10 years of Java, I wonder what drugs they were smoking when they made such a request? But then, I have seen people with resumes where they flat out lied about experience. There are actually people who claim to have 10 years of Java, 5 years of Windows 2000/XP, 3 years of Visual Studio.NET, etc. I wonder if HR approves of these people while throwing resumes of people who told the truth in the trash? Best I can do is 5 years of .NET and related technologies (IIS, Visual Studio, Visual BASIC, etc). *I am free now, to choose my own destiny.*

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