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lol, I talk to people regardless of what they put in their resume. To me, a resume is more a “please call me” than an expectation that what’s in the resume prec

by siggen 7y ago

lol, I talk to people regardless of what they put in their resume. To me, a resume is more a “please call me” than an expectation that what’s in the resume precisely fits. I don’t expect folks to tailor resume to fit each time they apply to some position. Also, I’ve noticed people (including me) are really bad at writing good resume. Why lose someone who might otherwise be stellar because of their poor resume-writing skills?

avip 7y ago
Do consider some positions may get 1000s of applications and render your method impractical.
- walshemj 7y ago
  You probably need to be careful about where you put your job adverts. If your job add is on monster and the other job sites with lower quality inventory your going to get a lot of applicants. In the UK I used to use monster etal as a way to hit my required quota of job applications - in the UK you have to in theory spend x hours a week and submit n job applications or you may lose your JSA (unemployment pay)
- seanmcdirmid 7y ago
  You are already screwed in that case without an internal rec. HR/recruiter resume filtering is extremely crude, maybe look at the prestige of your school, the prestige of your former companies, and some keyword matching.
  - avip 7y ago
    Sometimes all you need is a good toss https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140414044726-2259773-a-guide-to-grading-exams https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140414044726-2259773-a-guid...
- wolco 7y ago
  Hopefully they are using screeners before they look at the resumes.
- siggen 7y ago
  If you spent some time applying clearly it’s only fair I spend some time talking to you? I have yet to encounter a case where people applied and they weren’t even remotely a fit. When that happens I may consider changing this strategy.
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HeyLaughingBoy 7y ago
I will add to that that one of the best programmers I've ever worked with had one of the worst resumes I've ever seen. To the point where I asked my manager "why are we even considering this person?" I was told to interview him anyway since someone working there vouched for him and he turned out to be a great hire.

by siggen 7y ago

avip 7y ago

Do consider some positions may get 1000s of applications and render your method impractical.

walshemj 7y ago
You probably need to be careful about where you put your job adverts. If your job add is on monster and the other job sites with lower quality inventory your going to get a lot of applicants. In the UK I used to use monster etal as a way to hit my required quota of job applications - in the UK you have to in theory spend x hours a week and submit n job applications or you may lose your JSA (unemployment pay)
seanmcdirmid 7y ago
You are already screwed in that case without an internal rec. HR/recruiter resume filtering is extremely crude, maybe look at the prestige of your school, the prestige of your former companies, and some keyword matching.
- avip 7y ago
  Sometimes all you need is a good toss https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140414044726-2259773-a-guide-to-grading-exams https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140414044726-2259773-a-guid...
wolco 7y ago
Hopefully they are using screeners before they look at the resumes.
siggen 7y ago
If you spent some time applying clearly it’s only fair I spend some time talking to you? I have yet to encounter a case where people applied and they weren’t even remotely a fit. When that happens I may consider changing this strategy.

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HeyLaughingBoy 7y ago

I will add to that that one of the best programmers I've ever worked with had one of the worst resumes I've ever seen. To the point where I asked my manager "why are we even considering this person?" I was told to interview him anyway since someone working there vouched for him and he turned out to be a great hire.