[avip]

I recently had a recruiter questioning my application for a "senior developer" role as "You seem to have no background in software".

I told her I have "a background" of well over 10 years as a developer, and consider it my profession.

"So why did you study Biology"? she replied.

[Aeolun]

“Does your history degree help you during recruitment?”

[walshemj]

I suspect in the UK it would have been an "ology" from a former polytechnic.

Though having said that I have only had two bad experiences with recruiters in the UK.

[geezerjay]

HR drones focus on qualifications because it frees them from the responsibility of actually having to evaluate and corroborate that a candidate is competent in a field.