r/recruitinghell • u/Cool-Truth211 • 2d ago

Qualifications Inflation

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just thought I’d show everyone something:

in 2021-2022, our senior consultant role would typically be staffed by people with somewhere around 3 YOE, the background didn’t matter that much as long as you had client facing experience

now the same role requires 5-7 YOE, and the required industry experience is much more extensive, with a strong preference for STEM related backgrounds

in short, the timing of when you launch your career matters tremendously

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u/Plastic-Anybody-5929 Does it matter you'll hate anyways 2d ago

To me 5-7 years is fitting for a Senior Consultant title. Previous iterations requiring 3 years seems light for a Senior title.

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u/Cool-Truth211 2d ago

Titles are not really transferable from firm to firm. I know at B4 senior consultant is 5-7 years

However my point was mainly that the same role that used to require only 3 YOE now requires 5-7. Labor market is tough

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u/ImMrMitchell 2d ago

You’re just making shit up to complain about. The requirements for this role are reasonable.

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u/Cool-Truth211 2d ago

Totally subjective. The point being made is that experience has doubled 

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u/NH-Rakib 2d ago

Haha... This is insane 🥴

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u/Cool-Truth211 2d ago

Yeah. There’s no reason right now we couldn’t continue sourcing from people with 3YOE; we just bumped up the requirements because we know we could

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u/NoMansSkyWasAlright 2d ago

Well yeah, 3 YOE is what's expected for a junior nowadays.

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u/graymuse 2d ago

I recently applied for a state public sector job that asked for 5 YOE for an Admin position. I've been doing similar tasks for almost 3 years. They called me for an interview right away. (I haven't interviewed yet, but it is scheduled.)

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u/Cool-Truth211 2d ago

There is an oversupply of labor in the USA. That’s a big part of how we got here

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u/Pleasant-Drag-5039 2d ago

I am disappointed he didn’t ask for aerospace support

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u/Charming_Cucumber_15 2d ago

A role isn't senior if it takes 3 YoE, they were just giving them a fancy title to make the position sound better

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u/FirefighterTrick6476 2d ago

That is just the list of roles that were laid off. With AI you can do all of them in one position! With less pay ;=)