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I am having difficulty understanding some of the job board ads/company ads that state qualifications as shown:
"Entry-level position (zero to two years of professional drafting experience). Strong analytical and problem solving skills. Excellent written & verbal communication skills. Previous internship and/or related consulting experience preferred. Mastered basic commands of at least one type of CAD system (ability to occasionally use higher-level commands, timesaving programs and routines). Must be expert in Microstation and AutoCad..."
As a Manager/Drafter with almost 20 years experience, my question is how, with zero to 2 years experience, can a person be an "expert" in any software? In these ads, they state "must have High School diploma and a design/drafting degree desirable" yet you must have strong skills that only come with a great amount of time in the profession. If you look at the statement, there seems to be a big disconnect between each of the qualifications asked for.
Am I wrong in that this type of ad is misleading or at best very poorly thought out?
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I think they are just poorly thought out. The bigger the company, the further the 'distance' between HR and the department with a staffing requirement. Whoever is writing the ad doesn't really know the job and the specifications are poorly communicated. It's a good indicator of a company where the left hand has no idea where the right hand is - much less what it is doing.
ReplyDeleteWhat is really bad about this ad is I found out today it's from an extremely large international company with many, many government contracts. Sad.
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