I’ve run into a problem from here though. Every Godamn company has their software of choice or whatever, EVEN THOUGH the softwares are functionally identical, have the same components, and work the same way overall. Is this not neoliberalism incarnate lol
So you HAVE to say that you’re familiar with this obscure software to get your foot in the door but then you have to talk about it in an interview like your previous org has used it in the past (even though they haven’t).
Does anyone have any life hacks for this particular situation
This. I hate how getting a job is now seen like applying to Harvard. Every single job out there gets so many applicants, and every employer seems to luxuriate in taking their sweet time to tell people “no”. It’s like the economy advanced without me, and now the bare minimum is getting a master’s in a STEM field and miraculously coming up with two products of your own AND becoming an industry celebrity on Linkedin BEFORE you get your first job.
How are there not laws against this arbitrary pickiness? How do people even get jobs at all?
That’s the neat part…