<p>I'm mainly thinking about <a href="https://stats.stackexchange.com/q/112951/36229">this question ("Is my learnings in Machine Learning fine?")</a> which was put on hold for being off-topic.</p>

<p>What I'm wondering is: would this question still be off-topic if the asker had targeted the question to something like, "Are these qualifications suitable for a job in statistics?" or, "What kinds of statistics jobs am I qualified for?"</p>
