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Carefull of too much "extensive application form", it may bite you. Takes time to fill those forms and then get an automated "no thanks", can be discouraging.
by ddorian43 8y ago
Carefull of too much "extensive application form", it may bite you. Takes time to fill those forms and then get an automated "no thanks", can be discouraging.
Point is to reduce friction but not too much. (code this big function before applying).
I would add a salary-range too. As insanely cool the work may be, your kids/landord don't care that you're saving/changing the world.
Example: Coolest things can be in the resume, what would you like is usually the job-description/role etc, can you work remote (I already have x years remote in my resume) in same/different timezones .
Many forms double the things that already are listed in the resume (all questions taken from the form are listed in my resume).
- ggg9990 8y agoMost companies don’t care how discouraging they are to the people they don’t hire.
- neogodless 8y agoAnd this is exactly why the comment above yours has value. Beat the drums and spread the message. I mean, I suppose it's entirely possible that "most companies" are quite pleased with their hiring process and the people they have hired, and truly believe there is no one better that they could have hired. But there's a pretty good chance they could have hired someone better... not objectively, universally better, but better suited to their actual day-to-day needs.
- clay_the_ripper 8y agoWhen applying to jobs this is frustrating. But being on the other side of it, as an employer, the administrative load of processing applications is huge. As a small company, I simply cannot afford to spend hours and hours writing responses to people we don’t hire. It sucks, but I completely understand why this is so common.