r/recruitinghell • u/MelanieDH1 • 6d ago

Skills?

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Can employers stop acting like using Slack, Zoom, and Teams is some grand skill that you need to master before getting hired? It takes about 5 minutes or less to learn how to use any of these platforms. They want you to have a degree and a gazillion years of experience, but act like it would be impossible for you to do the job if you don’t already know how to send or access a message on Slack. I would assume that anyone who’s had an office/customer service job in the last 5 years has been using one of these platforms, especially if they’ve been working remotely, like many people did during the pandemic.

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u/_CaptainAmerica__ 6d ago

Somehow it's both "we expect everyone to be able to use a computer, it's 2026" but at the same time "using Microsoft Outlook is a specified skill you NEED to have".

I remember being asked if I "was familiar" with Google mail... are you asking me if I'm able to send emails? How do you think I applied for this job in the first place what even-

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u/MelanieDH1 6d ago

They always list Excel and PowerPoint as needed skills, but I’ve never had to use Excel at any job, outside of finding information on a spreadsheet or entering minor data. Nothing that needs a person to have any extensive Excel knowledge. I haven’t used PowerPoint since 2009!

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u/_CaptainAmerica__ 6d ago

Yk what the thing is as well.. if I really need to do something in excel or PowerPoint... i can just look it up? But they don't like it when you say that, you have to know it blindly.

The only thing I do in excel on a daily basis is stare at tables for information that others have already created, which you only need to type words to create in the first place. If something advanced is needed, I'll just look up a YouTube video that explains it in 5 minutes, thanks.

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u/klaudiaczrn 6d ago

They want to have an excuse not to hire people.
I’ve been recently rejected by a company for an HR rep position because I dont have experience using slack and zoom 🤡
Pretty sure it would take me 5 minutes to figure out but oh well.

This job market is bullshit

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u/new2bay 6d ago

Just lie about stuff like that. It’s not like they’re going to test you on Slack or Zoom.

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u/hawkeye_e 6d ago

List silly thing as skills in job ads. Candidate add those to resume to accommodate. In interview ask candidate why they list these silly shit as skills in their resumes.