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Why would you only consider only applicants who made research about your company before ? What kind of skill this task is proving you ? If I'm right, you are t
by polote 9y ago
Why would you only consider only applicants who made research about your company before ? What kind of skill this task is proving you ?
If I'm right, you are trying to find people who have the rights skills and the ones who match the culture of the company, right ? Then not doing any research doesn't mean anything
I do the same, if the application process is longer than 2 minutes, I skip, if the cover letter is mandatory, I skip. But when I get an interview I prepare a lot.
- dougmccune 9y agoPart of it is showing that you know how to be effective, in this case how to effectively get yourself hired. A huge part of any tech job is about how you approach problems, creative thinking, and figuring out the best way to make an impact -- much of which is not about actually writing code. So it's about showing that you can take the viewpoint of someone other than yourself (in this case the person doing the hiring) and figure out how to be effective. Refusing to even write a paragraph explaining why you're the right person for a particular job is simply not an effective way to try to get a job. It shows naivete and a lack of understanding of the system involved, which makes me assume that you'll approach similar non-technical roadblocks, of which there will be millions, in the same ineffective way.
- avip 9y agoWait. Your reasoning is paradoxical in a Schrodinger-like manner. If yourself did not take into account the cover letter and assumed "research", the effective applicant suddenly becomes the one who did not waste time on that.
- polote 9y agoWell I was expecting this answer, so basically you only search for people who don't apply for a lot of positions and take a lot of time for each of them before applying. Don't be surprised if the people you recruit lack the real skills needed by your company