Classified Odds

I was viewing a local employment network site the other day and as I saw page after page of job openings and employment offers I was struck at how inaccurate, overly-stated, and outright intimidating most job descriptions are. It’s like whoever wrote them has an agenda that totally disagrees with the task at hand; it’s like they’re trying to scare the living daylights out of applicants. In my mind, a job description should say: “This is what this job requires. If you think you can do it, then go on ahead and try your luck.”, not “You think you can do this? Prove it. Now.” It’s absolutely ridiculous.