alt Hacker NewsI feel the same way about "prompt engineering" as I feel regarding the term "parkour" - you know, running and jumping on stuff.
Are people really putting on their resumes that they are capable of reading and writing and appropriately defining and limiting context? That's all prompt engineering is - it's being able to communicate effectively and elucidate your objectives.
Congratulations to all you English majors out there, you're about to make $350K/year.
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> Are people really putting on their resumes that they are capable of reading and writing and appropriately defining and limiting context?
People put whatever buzzwords will get them through initial screening. My resume contains tons of banal shit like agile, automated testing, Linux, AI (since 2018), and design patterns.
Parkour is for the more energetic peripatetic.
Personally I don't, but why not? People aren't embarrassed to put their language skills ("be able to communicate in this specific language" - not special, it's just another language?), their leadership skills ("effective business communication" - big deal) or that they are a people-person ("can talk with others" - most people can do this) on their resume.