developing multi skills, any negative impact?

[sabella_75]

Hello All,
One irrefutable fact is possibility that one person has quite a lot knowledge and experience, specially nowadays which is not unusual with these much of training/resources/materials and advances of technological tools.

Suppose a case, new comer has a many skills in a computer field , differences ability , network security , automation , web developing and.....
but, this is not acceptable from many employer's side
If someone possess those ability, should for each job, re-create a specific resume ? and not include all-inclusive skills as well as knowledge?

 

[danyalejandro]

The only thing that matters to an employer is if you have demonstrated a skill while employed, as in professional paid work, for multiple years. Or if you have a certification, not from online courses but from real proctored exams, like the PMP.

 

[sabella_75]

The only thing that matters to an employer is if you have demonstrated a skill while employed

So, you mean, it's not possible to gain knowledge and experience of a area that not employed ! How it possible? So, If your argue could be right, no one should learn more and consequently you stick to 1 profession over your life!
to recap, you mean accountant can not work in field of IT as she does not have enough experience which haas been payable ?

like the PMP

You mean certification like PMP , CISA , CISM , CISSP, etc has a positive impact?
and still possess of them should be with experience or can be ignored and just relying on degree?
please clarify it


thanks

 

[sabella_75]

The only thing that matters to an employer is if you have demonstrated a skill while employed, as in professional paid work, for multiple years. Or if you have a certification, not from online courses but from real proctored exams, like the PMP.

I agree with your statement , what is the solution ?

 

[danyalejandro]

to recap, you mean accountant can not work in field of IT as she does not have enough experience which haas been payable ?

What you or I personally think doesn't matter, the only thing that matters is what a prospective employer thinks. If an employer reads a resume that says "network ability" he/she will look for evidence of it, and if the person has never worked in a position where he/she was responsible for a network, it just sounds like a lie and will ruin whatever impression the candidate wants to make.

Employers are not stupid, they know people embellish their resumes, lie about their knowledge, fake education, and employers don't have the time and resources to investigate international candidates that come from non-english speaking countries. Human Resources people usually receive hundreds of applications and they cannot go through all of them in detail, so they prioritize. The moment you come across as a liar they will stop reading your resume and throw it to the trash.

If you want to come across as an honest person, only include the skills you are also including evidence for. A proctored certification exam is evidence. Professional (legally paid) experience is evidence. Having completed an online video tutorial and having their example code on your GitHub is not.

 

[sabella_75]

What you or I personally think doesn't matter, the only thing that matters is what a prospective employer thinks. If an employer reads a resume that says "network ability" he/she will look for evidence of it, and if the person has never worked in a position where he/she was responsible for a network, it just sounds like a lie and will ruin whatever impression the candidate wants to make.

Employers are not stupid, they know people embellish their resumes, lie about their knowledge, fake education, and employers don't have the time and resources to investigate international candidates that come from non-english speaking countries. Human Resources people usually receive hundreds of applications and they cannot go through all of them in detail, so they prioritize. The moment you come across as a liar they will stop reading your resume and throw it to the trash.

If you want to come across as an honest person, only include the skills you are also including evidence for. A proctored certification exam is evidence. Professional (legally paid) experience is evidence. Having completed an online video tutorial and having their example code on your GitHub is not.

Neither your current knowledge nor your past background known as experience could not reveal your potential .
A person with 22 years old does not have 10 years industrial work experience, having said that, A person with 40 years, might have.
You can have 10 years Network ability(Exp) with IQ of 110, whereas I can learn all of them within an year with IQ of 140(as an example)
Thanks