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This. If a job description says “must have custom designed resume”, that’s a hint not to apply. If I submit a standard resume and get rejected because “must ha
by akerl_ 5y ago
This.
If a job description says “must have custom designed resume”, that’s a hint not to apply. If I submit a standard resume and get rejected because “must have custom designed resume” is an undisclosed bar I was expected to clear, I just dodged a bullet.
I prefer jobs where the hiring focus is on hiring people who are good at the job, and using weird side challenges like “is your resume formatted uniquely enough” is a new variant of “not a culture fit” that I hadn’t heard before.
- j-pb 5y agoThe is a response to both comments above: The meritocracy argument is usually brought up by people that are shitty colleagues. Personality is more important than being "good at your job", the latter improves with time and mentoring, the former usually doesn't. We hire the person first and the skillset second.
- UncleEntity 5y agoThen write that in the job description instead of using the amount of bling in the resume as a proxy. I know not to apply for jobs looking for “friendly, outgoing people” and it saves everyone a bunch of time.
- j-pb 5y agoWe optimise for the convenience of potential hires, not the convenience of obvious rejects.