Do you consider applicants with less experience than the job description asks for?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interested in the responses. I'm a few years into my career (about 4) and seem to fall awkwardly in between the entry level jobs looking for around 2 yrs and more senior jobs looking for 5+ yrs. The entry level jobs are always eager to talk to me but can never match or beat current salary, and the more senior jobs will interview me for weeks only to say I'm too junior. What gives?

This age bracket is actually the easiest to place (senior associate, pre manager), I have more YOE but it’s a pigeonhole.

Agree that you are in a great place to find a higher position. Keep at it and you will find something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interested in the responses. I'm a few years into my career (about 4) and seem to fall awkwardly in between the entry level jobs looking for around 2 yrs and more senior jobs looking for 5+ yrs. The entry level jobs are always eager to talk to me but can never match or beat current salary, and the more senior jobs will interview me for weeks only to say I'm too junior. What gives?

This age bracket is actually the easiest to place (senior associate, pre manager), I have more YOE but it’s a pigeonhole.

Agree that you are in a great place to find a higher position. Keep at it and you will find something.

Thanks! I've been making it through multiple rounds of interviews only to hear that they went with someone with more experience, so I've been wondering if I am reaching too far.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interested in the responses. I'm a few years into my career (about 4) and seem to fall awkwardly in between the entry level jobs looking for around 2 yrs and more senior jobs looking for 5+ yrs. The entry level jobs are always eager to talk to me but can never match or beat current salary, and the more senior jobs will interview me for weeks only to say I'm too junior. What gives?

This age bracket is actually the easiest to place (senior associate, pre manager), I have more YOE but it’s a pigeonhole.

Agree that you are in a great place to find a higher position. Keep at it and you will find something.

Thanks! I've been making it through multiple rounds of interviews only to hear that they went with someone with more experience, so I've been wondering if I am reaching too far.

Let me tell you as someone with more experience, they often tell me I have too much experience without meaningful progression. You reach out to the things you want to reach out, don't second guess what you want.

[Anonymous]

Yes, of course. We have a position that comes open every few years. The job description and places we seek applicants never changes. Yet, sometimes we get a dozen well-qualified applicants and sometimes only 1 or 2. If you happen to catch us in a down year, we definitely would at least consider an applicant that doesn't meet all of our criteria.
The job description is a wish-list only.