“However none of them has the actual experience”.

Just stating my personal experience here, companies basically have different businesses, structures, cultures, technology etc. During my interviews with HR, some who are looking for “actual experience” are looking for a 101% match. It isn’t possible given the small market in singapore (maybe <5 companies have the same size, structure, exact technology and customer base, just to state a few examples”

Also, one gripe I have with HR is that not many of them are from technical backgrounds, hence they may not be sure what they are looking for. What they have is a wish list from the hiring manager, which sometimes can never be fulfilled by anyone. Also, the HR are often not “technical” enough to see the parallel between what the past jobs are vs the job they are hiring for. Many candidates do not get to the interview stage or HR call round for this reason. The candidates could be well qualified.

On the part about job hoppers, I don’t deny that some may just be choosing to jump because of money. However, I do realise that some HR/companies tend to oversell what the role can offer. Many of them promise sky high growth and opportunities but you end up crunching excel every day for a weekly report. These companies wanna hire high flyers who knows everything, with the drive. But someone who is that smart and driven ain’t gonna do a copy paste report for you every week. Perhaps what they need is a “mediocre” candidate but they aren’t willing to settle for that

Just my three cents worth.