Why You Don’t Need to Meet All the Job Requirements, with Eric B. Horn

Find Your Dream Job: Insider Tips for Finding Work, Advancing your Career, and Loving Your Job

Mac Prichard

Careers, Business

4.8 • 630 Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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If you’ve ever decided not to apply for a job because you didn’t have 100 percent of the requirements, you may want to revise your strategy. Employers know that there is no perfect candidate for the jobs they advertise. You might be the best applicant with only 60-70 percent of the skills required. But how do you explain the lack of certain skills in an interview? Find Your Dream Job guest Eric B. Horn suggests assuring the hiring manager that you are willing to pursue training and further education if necessary. Eric also shares how to know when the lack of specific skills is a deal-breaker.

About Our Guest:

Eric B. Horn is a career strategist. national speaker, trainer, and seminar leader who has a unique passion for serving professionals with seven or fewer years of work experience, and business owners, become more successful. Eric is also the author of “How Professional is Your Development” and the co-host of the C.A.R.E. podcast.

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Pick up a copy of Eric’s book, “How Professional is Your Development”, to learn about his mistakes after college graduation and how you can avoid them.

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0:00.0	Because I run a job board, I talk to applicants almost every day.
0:04.0	And many of the people I meet make the same mistake.
0:07.0	They have no clear job search goals.
0:10.0	So they apply everywhere, every day, all day long.
0:15.0	You might think it's smart to send lots of applications.
0:18.0	After all, it's a numbers game, right? It's not. The more you narrow
0:22.9	your search, the easier everything gets, and the happier you'll be in your next job. Stop chasing
0:29.2	every lead. Instead, focus on what you really want. Now, figuring out your goals can be hard,
0:35.3	but we have a MaxList resource that can help.
0:38.3	Finding focus in your job search. Go to MaxList.org slash Focus. Our free step-by-step
0:44.9	MaxList Guide will help you create your own job search goals. Get your copy today. Visit
0:51.0	maxlis.org slash focus again. That's maxlist.org slash focus again.
0:56.6	That's maxlis.org slash focus.
1:00.7	This is Mac Pritchard, a founder of MaxLest.
1:05.0	I've interviewed more than 500 career experts since find your dream job started in 2015.
1:08.6	The advice these guests shared remains as valuable as ever. So every other week,
1:14.7	we're publishing one of our most popular conversations. Here's a classic episode I think you'll enjoy. This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in life.
1:38.6	I'm Mac Pritchard. I'm also the founder of Max Lest. It's a job board in the Pacific Northwest that helps people find
1:45.3	fulfilling careers. Every week, I interview a career expert about the tools you need to find the work
1:52.7	you want. Our topic for today's show might surprise you. Our guest says, you don't need every
1:58.9	required skill on a job posting to get an interview or an offer.
2:03.7	Here to talk about this is Eric B. Horn. He's a career strategist who serves professionals
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