Re: Top 10 most common hard skills listed on resumes...

On 25/08/2024 14:09, John Forkosh wrote:

David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> wrote:

John Forkosh wrote:

I came across
       https://www.fastcompany.com/91169318/
where I was quite surprised, and very happily so,
to see C listed as #3 on its list of
       "Top 10 most common hard skills listed in 2023"
(scroll about halfway down for that list). Moreover,
C++ doesn't even make it anywhere in that top-10 list.
So is that list sensible??? I'd personally be delighted
if so, but I'm suspicious it may just be wishful thinking
on my part, and some kind of goofiness on the list's author.

>
As far as I see, the article is about what people put on their CV's -
not what they /should/ put, or what potential employers want.
Basically, it is pretty useless - you could use it to argue that people
think (rightly or wrongly) that C skills are useful for getting a job,
or that people with C skills are regularly out of a job and needing to
apply for a new one.
>
And you can also expect that the people behind the article don't know
the difference between C, C++ and C#.

>
Yeah, I guess "C is #3" was just unlikely wishful thinking
on my part (I'm now hoping my lottery ticket is a winner).

 You wished to fine C rated at number three on a list, without much concern about the relevance of the list to anything?  That's an odd wish, but I'm happy it was fulfilled for you!