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A-players do not submit unsolicited resumes, and would never have to pay a fee. They would be head-hunted or introduced directly through colleagues. They get pl
by joblessjunkie 16y ago
A-players do not submit unsolicited resumes, and would never have to pay a fee. They would be head-hunted or introduced directly through colleagues. They get plane tickets, expensive dinners, and nice lodging. They are completely above this fray.
B-players -- those who are qualified, but without connections -- should be happy to pay $25 to know that a real person will actually read and categorize their application. I would personally find this more confidence-inspiring than just mailing off a resume into the void.
The millions of unqualified, hopeless candidates are the problem. The mountains of recycling they generate aren't just bad for Google, they're bad for the B-players as well, who literally get lost in the shuffle.
- tptacek 16y agoI would be less likely to consider working for a company where I knew that my peers would be filtered through an application-fee process. You have to consider the impact on A-players even if you think the A-players will simply dodge it. If Google knew ahead of time exactly who the A-players were, it wouldn't have to worry so much about resumes.