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re: Accepting a job that you honestly feel under qualified for
Posted on 4/27/16 at 8:48 am to VermilionTiger
Posted on 4/27/16 at 8:48 am to VermilionTiger
Maybe not feel guilty, but you better work your arse off to get up to speed or you could be out on the street with a quickness.
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Posted on 4/27/16 at 8:48 am to VermilionTiger
Don't feel guilty, feel nervous.
Posted on 4/27/16 at 8:51 am to VermilionTiger
The shame of white privilege strikes again.
Posted on 4/27/16 at 8:52 am to VermilionTiger
I found myself in this situation yesterday and my mentality is that at the very least I won't be outworked by anyone else. It may take me a little while to get up to speed, but it's an entry level job in my field and a learning curve is to be expected.
Posted on 4/27/16 at 8:52 am to seawolf06
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Maybe not feel guilty, but you better work your arse off to get up to speed or you could be out on the street with a quickness
Yeah, I am 100% on board with that. It's actually skills I have used before. I'm familiar with both but not very confident in one particular.
Posted on 4/27/16 at 8:53 am to AUjim
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As long as you didn't misrepresent yourself in the interview process, you'll be fine. Maybe they are well aware of any shortcomings and just see the potential in you.
This. Also make sure they don't expect you to jump right in and hit the ground running. As others have said, having a mentor is key.
Posted on 4/27/16 at 8:54 am to ShaneTheLegLechler
That was my first question.. and they will have a mentor for me
Posted on 4/27/16 at 8:54 am to VermilionTiger
Better than taking a job you are way overqualified for.
Posted on 4/27/16 at 8:55 am to VermilionTiger
Even if you feel under qualified for the job, you almost certainly have the capacity to learn what you need to do the job. They probably wouldn't have brought you aboard if they didn't think you had it in you.
Posted on 4/27/16 at 8:55 am to VermilionTiger
As long you didn't lie about your abilities, I think your good. Like if you told them you were an Excel expert and you can't write a Macro, then you may be fricked.
Posted on 4/27/16 at 8:56 am to VermilionTiger
One of the components of the Dunning-Kruger effect is that competent people tend to overestimate the competence of others. Incompetent people completely overestimate their own competence, i.e., the very skill that you need to know to perform a task is the same skill that you need to be able to evaluate your ability to perform that task. The upshot is that there are others who think that they can do the job, who cannot and who won't do what it takes to try to learn how, because they think they already know. Those are the dangerous ones. You know what you need to learn and will do just fine.
Posted on 4/27/16 at 8:56 am to VermilionTiger
As long as the mentor knows right away what the current limitations are you should be fine. Be honest and up front about what you can do and can't do and I'm sure the person will work with you. How you perform reflects on him as well so he should be invested in it if he cares about his job
Some people are afraid to say they don't know how to do something and that makes it really tough
Some people are afraid to say they don't know how to do something and that makes it really tough
This post was edited on 4/27/16 at 9:00 am
Posted on 4/27/16 at 8:58 am to VermilionTiger
I would only be concerned if you grossly overstated you skill level or experience
Posted on 4/27/16 at 8:58 am to VermilionTiger
making me nervous, have a job interview today 
Posted on 4/27/16 at 9:01 am to VermilionTiger
I told a company that I wasn't qualified for a job when they were making me an offer. Their ONE day of training, and then autonomous working had me worried. They said okay, and they'd get back to me with another job they had open. Never heard from them again.
Moral of the story is having a job is better than not having a job. Most companies DGAF about you, so DGAF about them
Moral of the story is having a job is better than not having a job. Most companies DGAF about you, so DGAF about them
This post was edited on 4/27/16 at 9:04 am
Posted on 4/27/16 at 9:05 am to VermilionTiger
They are willing to invest in you. Just let them train you how they want to and do everything you can to learn.
Posted on 4/27/16 at 9:06 am to VermilionTiger
Most employers are in a perpetual search of good people, and most are willing to train them when they find them. So just be good people, Verm. Go get 'em.
Posted on 4/27/16 at 9:09 am to Baers Foot
Good advice, fellas. I feel better about the situation now 
Posted on 4/27/16 at 9:29 am to VermilionTiger
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Accepting a job that you honestly feel under qualified for
if you're not, you're doing it wrong. the point is to better yourself.
Posted on 4/27/16 at 9:35 am to VermilionTiger
Are we talking the "Peter Principle" or job where you don't have all the requisites, but they are going to train you in the areas you are deficient.
I was under qualified for the job that I have now, but they knew that coming in and were looking for someone they could develop and train to eventually take over once my boss retires. I had some experience in the field, but they took a flyer on me and my boss typically tells me every week that I was the best hire he made because he doesn't have to worry about things because he knows it is taken care of.
I was under qualified for the job that I have now, but they knew that coming in and were looking for someone they could develop and train to eventually take over once my boss retires. I had some experience in the field, but they took a flyer on me and my boss typically tells me every week that I was the best hire he made because he doesn't have to worry about things because he knows it is taken care of.
This post was edited on 4/27/16 at 9:36 am
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