Would you apply for this job?

[waverly]

Would you apply for a job that requires a concentration and 2 years work experience you don't have.  But you had adjacent work experience? So you could say you did a little but not a lot in the area?  

Its a paycut but less of a commute and probably more professional boss. 

[2chatter]

waverly - yep - apply like a man.

[welly01]

Yes

[akafred]

Same company? I would say yes either way but ABSOLUTELY if it is internal and you want to stay in your company. Even if they don't select you for this, you might be perfect for the next opportunity and remember your resume.

[xctsclrx]

Yes. Worst they can say is no.

[sudokufan]

Yes. You have no way of knowing what the rest of the applicant pool looks like; they might not get anyone who does have exactly what they want, and you might bring a skill set they didn't know or didn't post that they needed. Part of what got me my last IT job was my training experience - it wasn't anywhere on the job posting but they desperately needed that skill in the department.

[ilovelucyvv]

Yes, it never hurts to put yourself out there

[mustardseed2007]

Oct 24, 2017 11:22:10 GMT -5 2chatter said:

waverly - yep - apply like a man.

This. 

[justcheckingin73]

2chatter, that is amazing. 

I would definitely apply and mention the adjacent work experience in the cover letter. 

[2chatter]

justcheckingin73 - it's based on this research. For real - women apply differently.

www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2014/09/11/are-women-too-timid-when-they-job-search/amp/

[ECB]

Yes. I always view job postings as wish lists. In a perfect world, that's the experience that they want in a candidate. But as they often don't get all of it- companies will look at what else a candidate offers.

So, apply. You never know.

[waverly]

Its external, but closer to home and maybe a more professional work environment, hopefully.

[justcheckingin73]

Oct 24, 2017 13:53:51 GMT -5 2chatter said:

justcheckingin73 - it's based on this research. For real - women apply differently.

www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2014/09/11/are-women-too-timid-when-they-job-search/amp/

I agree. I experienced it when I was unemployed. I just love the way you said it.

[kbw]

Oct 24, 2017 14:41:10 GMT -5 ECB said:

Yes. I always view job postings as wish lists. In a perfect world, that's the experience that they want in a candidate. But as they often don't get all of it- companies will look at what else a candidate offers.

So, apply. You never know.

This. When I applied for my current position(it was internal), I was missing one of their qualifications. My boss was very honest that they view it as a general outline but If they found the right candidate who was missing a qualification they would still get the job.