Monday, October 22, 2018

On Clear, Precise, and Unambiguous Requirements - Again

This is from a job post for an IT Analyst position with a Fortune 100 company (annual revenue - over $30 billion) posted on its own career site:

    "POSITION SPECIFICATIONS
    Minimum:
    - Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related discipline and typically 5 to 8 years experience in (add area(s) of technical specialty) or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
    - Broad technical expertise with deep technical knowledge in at least one area (add specifics here).
    - Excellent communications skills- Able to effectively communicate highly technical information in non-technical terminology (written a[nd] verbal).
    - Understanding of change management principles associated with new technology implementations.
    - Demonstrated leadership ability
    - Understanding of project management principles
    Preferred:
    - Technical certification in Technical Area of Specialty"

This company probably employs an army of in-house recruiters. Yet none of them even bothered to replace the template placeholders with... something. Neither did the hiring managers, who must have heard about the importance of good requirements and should know what they are looking for, shouldn't they?

Just a thought...

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