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Managers expectations when it comes to vacancies..uff..

Am I supposed to know it all? To what extent should I have expertise in all whatever is written in this list? This job description seems to be very comprehensive, I am not really sure how many things I can cater to, this list seems to be endless. 

These and many more such thoughts crossed the mind of Ramesh as he can scanned the job description for a potential job he was applying for. Like Ramesh, I think, we all go through this. We are really not sure of how many things in the job description which is mentioned by a potential employer can be full filled by us. 

It is not about doubting yourself or your qualities, or skills, it is about the number of items which the list has and how many things you hold expertise in, how many things you know well, and how many things you think you have touched up on briefly in your career, which maybe applicable to this job too. 

How many of us like Ramesh and think about this..let's us be honest..

In my interactions with managers about their expectations from their team, they mention some exceptional skills. While posting for job vacancies too, they have mentioned all the possible skills and abilities they find of Google in the job role. While I don't say it's wrong to refer to Google. But you need to customise your requirements as per your department KRAs and your organization needs. 

Seema's manager prepared an exhaustive job description to find the best match. Basically he wanted a Superman.

Nobody will be super man to deliver everything, yes every possible skill which falls under a particular job role. The job description should be wide and covering a range of stuff in the job role, however it must serve the purpose of the job and not include everything under the universe.

Because of such expectations people do small time courses and write that in their CVs, even if they hv not achieved mastery over it, they have just collected the certificates.

Have you come across this behaviour of managers and organisations too? I'm extremely sure you have someone in your circle who thinks this way or have seen a job posting which describes an innumerable item list. 

I'm sure we have also come across CVs which provide a laundry list of items which can possibly fall under an area of expertise to make it exhaustive and suitable for anything that comes up.

But that's not how it actually happens. They say it becomes very important now a days to customise your CV to the particular job you are applying for.

What do you think of the laundry list of expectations by employers and that mentioned in CVs. Do you think that it's practical or its like asking for a Superman to apply for the vacant position?