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There's a link to his personal site which includes resumes at the bottom. I guess he's hoping that the uninterested employers will self-select.
by halaric 16y ago
There's a link to his personal site which includes resumes at the bottom. I guess he's hoping that the uninterested employers will self-select.
- brosephius 16y agowait, it's the employer's job to dig for your resume? this "reverse job app" gives me no substantive data on what this guy's skills are, so why would I even bother? if you want a job, it's your responsibility to make the case for why you're worth hiring.
- v21 16y agoHey, I see a job ad, I have to look for their website and try to figure out what they do, and where they fit in the industry. Why should a reverse job ad be any different?
- brosephius 16y agoa good job ad will tell you at least some basics about what the company does and what the job entails. this reverse job app doesn't tell me anything about what I can expect from this candidate, except for some empty job-seeker cliches about how he's creative and a quick learner. no links to a portfolio, no examples of previous work, no recommendations from peers.
- Eugene3v 16y agoYou are right. You don't have to. You're (or is it your) probably don't have the time for it, cause u have a pile of resumes that u need to go through and filter out the keywords... If I came across this link and I was hiring, I would be interested to know more.. Why? Cause I am intrigued.. Cause the person stood out for me... The approach is creative, unique and definitely ballsy... Should all of that suggest that the candidate is worth the position.. of course not.. but he proved that he can be unique and exercise creativity, I would want to know more, while leaving the task of filtering out the keywords from the resumes to recruiters who don't know sh... (shtuff is a word) :)
- stealthdude 16y agoLikewise most job ads provide very little actual information about the job, use vague descriptions for everything, do not explain what company or project the job is really for, cannot explain what actual skills are required to do the job, do not give any idea what pay-scale is being offered.
- andreyf 16y agoBingo. If job positions advertised themselves with clear examples of projects I'd be expected to tackle within my first year on the job, I'd be a lot more likely to consider switching.
- loup-vaillant 16y agoYes, but unlike the would-be applicant, they have the upper hand. So they don't care (though they should).
- sleepdev 16y agoAfter having you point out that fact, I had to do a search on the document source for "<a" to find the 6 point font footer at the bottom! I hardly expect anyone to do this much work looking through my job applications...