These Employers Have Hilariously Unrealistic Expectations From The Job Applicants

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Damjan

Published in Funny
16 Jul 2020

These Employers Have Hilariously Unrealistic Expectations From The Job Applicants

Job interviews are never easy, and some recruiters are working hard to make them even more difficult by posting ads with unrealistic criteria. Some ads appear to have been written for superhumans who would work for free or even pay the employer for the privilege of being part of their company.

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It seems that employers have become even more ruthless over the years, and their expectations are snowballing. The sad part is that, with the current crisis, things are unlikely to improve any time soon.

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Some time ago, Sebastián Ramírez posted a job ad with extremely unrealistic expectations. A company was looking for a person who had over four years of experience with FastAPI. The thing is, Sebastián created FastAPI just 1.5 years ago, so even he, the creator, couldn’t apply for the job.

Sadly, this is not uncommon. We have collected some unrealistic job posts from all over the internet, and they are simply unbelievable.

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JensRavens

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Landing a good job was never easy, but with the current situation, it is becoming more challenging than ever. Let’s face it: job ads like these are best avoided.

A person who comes up with such things, or allows their employees to write and post all this nonsense, is unlikely to be a good employer.

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We completely understand that recruiters want to find the “perfect” candidate. Still, unrealistic expectations about applicants can do more harm than good: the person who may be perfect for the job will not apply because their experience is deemed “insufficient.”

British recruitment professionals at Brand Recruitment have stated that companies want a good return on their investment. However, they frequently “don’t actually know what they’re looking for at all.”

Their job descriptions can resemble a “5-year-old’s Christmas list, with bullet point after bullet point of everything they MUST have.”

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Joshuafairchild

Recruiters must be realistic about job performance. If possible, they want to find a new staff member who can do the job with minimal training or without any at all.

They do not want to deal with people who have a lot of potential but require development and guidance. Unfortunately, some real gems remain undetected that way.