What it takes to get the first job in Software QA

Mr. Roman Savinkov who works as QA Architect for PayPal in his book (published in 2008) says literally the following:

Here is my position: for your first job in testing you must:
- Know how to use email and a Web browser
- Be familiar with black box testing techniques (Boundary Values, etc.)
- Be familiar with the main concepts of test cases, SDLC, and bug tracking

I was told many times that requirements are growing and to start your career in Software QA you have to know much more than what we teach in Portnov Computer School. Well, obviously there is more than one opinion on the matter.