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> resumes must be hand-written I like this one, a hand-written paper helps in judging someone, which I guess is the ultimate goal of a résumé.

by yarky 5y ago

alephnan 5y ago
I'm curious how well this works for evaluating physicians
- isbvhodnvemrwvn 5y ago
  I guess it sort of works for surgeons
babypuncher 5y ago
This sounds awful. I have terrible handwriting, and handwriting skills are entirely non-essential in my line of work. People would be tossing my resume because it's hard to read, even though it has no bearing on my ability to do the work I'm applying for.
- grillvogel 5y ago
  sounds like japan may not be the place for you then
  - bschwindHN 5y ago
    You can get by in Japan as a foreigner no problem without ever having to hand write a resume, you just have to seek out the right companies. I imagine it's a lot harder to avoid as a Japanese citizen.
    - grillvogel 5y ago
      yeah because they genuinely have lower expectations of you as a foreigner
mekoka 5y ago
It sounds to me like a measure of conformity, because surely you now have to choose from a set of recommended handwriting styles that are considered "acceptable". By straying out of the standards, you're risking the subjective appreciation of the interviewer. Do they test you on your handwriting during the interview to make sure that you wrote your resume? If they do, then it implies that they truly think that they can see something in how someone writes. If they don't then why not let the machine do it?
- grillvogel 5y ago
  >It sounds to me like a measure of conformity, yes. people need to realize if they want to work/live in japan stuff like this comes with the territory.
  - fourtrees 5y ago
    And France, believe it or not. Somehow the notion that penmanship, under professional scrutiny, can reveal enough about a person to influence a job interview or mental health wormed its way into French (probably a few other countries as well) culture and never apparently left. Despite having no or little scientific backing. Then again, Americans seem to love personality tests like the Myers-Briggs in a similar way despite equally strong criticism of their utility. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphology https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-22198554 https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-22198554
    - grillvogel 5y ago
      I dunno i think its kinda cool. its not necessarily a bad thing to hold people to higher standards and have expectations of excellence in everything you do. that is part of the reason japan is such a nice place.

> resumes must be hand-written I like this one, a hand-written paper helps in judging someone, which I guess is the ultimate goal of a résumé.

by yarky 5y ago

> resumes must be hand-written I like this one, a hand-written paper helps in judging someone, which I guess is the ultimate goal of a résumé.

alephnan 5y ago

I'm curious how well this works for evaluating physicians

isbvhodnvemrwvn 5y ago
I guess it sort of works for surgeons

babypuncher 5y ago

This sounds awful. I have terrible handwriting, and handwriting skills are entirely non-essential in my line of work. People would be tossing my resume because it's hard to read, even though it has no bearing on my ability to do the work I'm applying for.

grillvogel 5y ago
sounds like japan may not be the place for you then
- bschwindHN 5y ago
  You can get by in Japan as a foreigner no problem without ever having to hand write a resume, you just have to seek out the right companies. I imagine it's a lot harder to avoid as a Japanese citizen.
  - grillvogel 5y ago
    yeah because they genuinely have lower expectations of you as a foreigner

mekoka 5y ago

It sounds to me like a measure of conformity, because surely you now have to choose from a set of recommended handwriting styles that are considered "acceptable". By straying out of the standards, you're risking the subjective appreciation of the interviewer. Do they test you on your handwriting during the interview to make sure that you wrote your resume? If they do, then it implies that they truly think that they can see something in how someone writes. If they don't then why not let the machine do it?

grillvogel 5y ago
>It sounds to me like a measure of conformity, yes. people need to realize if they want to work/live in japan stuff like this comes with the territory.
- fourtrees 5y ago
  And France, believe it or not. Somehow the notion that penmanship, under professional scrutiny, can reveal enough about a person to influence a job interview or mental health wormed its way into French (probably a few other countries as well) culture and never apparently left. Despite having no or little scientific backing. Then again, Americans seem to love personality tests like the Myers-Briggs in a similar way despite equally strong criticism of their utility. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphology https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-22198554 https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-22198554
  - grillvogel 5y ago
    I dunno i think its kinda cool. its not necessarily a bad thing to hold people to higher standards and have expectations of excellence in everything you do. that is part of the reason japan is such a nice place.