Just to clarify, the word in the title to this article is “mostly irrelevant.” It doesn’t read “not important.”There is a difference between something being relevant and being important. Of course, having the right skills and experiences are important to performing the job, just not relevant when hiring. Skills and experiences are simply the tools one brings to the job. It is one’s ability to use these tools effectively that counts. Just because you have a hammer and saw in your garage, doesn’t make you a fine finish carpenter. Since most people have been taught interviewing is about the candidate’s skills