[WHBates]

I had to look at you post with amazement. It's funny how competence has been replaced by this crap. But, it has been coming for quite awhile. I usually stay way clear of job posting that list these first as a requirement without qualification, and yes have a number of them but by themselves they are worthless.

[lelio]

I usually stay way clear of job posting that list these first as a requirement without qualification

I see this as stemming from that everyone and their brother went into "computer" in the last 10 years and so HR's deluged (deluded?) with resumes that they can't easily sort through. How does someone that barely understands Outlook sort through a technical resume?

I think the market would be better served if it moved to more of a way of hiring graphic artists. Would you hire one w/o seeing what their actual work looks like and instead relied on a piece of paper from a community college?

Another thing that's not stressed enough is the ability of the applicant to work well with others. How many prima donnas have you had to work with in your career? Doesn't that make going into work a chore? Course there isn't an easy test for that, and it can be hidden for a while. Sort of like Leon's interview in Blade Runner.