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There are two reasons I don't finish some online job applications: 1. Some application processes ask me to upload my resume and then want me to manually enter

There are two reasons I don't finish some online job applications: 1. Some application processes ask me to upload my resume and then want me to manually enter it again in a series of web forms. I'm not interested in spending 30+ minutes manually copying and pasting the resume I just uploaded. I figure that lack of common sense is systemic in the company, so I don't want to work there. 2. Some companies use third-party services, like icimi.com. If I submit two or three resumes through these third-party services and fail to receive a response, I never apply for other companies that use these same services.

hardware2win 4y ago
>I figure that lack of common sense is systemic in the company, so I don't want to work there. They probably want you to fill that so they can query that data easier Meanwhile still have access to original CV
- auggierose 4y ago
  They should just put the stuff they extract from the PDF into some queryable form. Then, when there is a hit on a query, direct to the PDF. I doubt that the query results will be significantly worse, probably even better.
auggierose 4y ago
YC jobs does that, too ...
trentnix 4y ago
1. Some application processes ask me to upload my resume and then want me to manually enter it again in a series of web forms. I'm not interested in spending 30+ minutes manually copying and pasting the resume I just uploaded. I figure that lack of common sense is systemic in the company, so I don't want to work there. Workday! If the "Apply Here" button takes me to a Workday link, that's my off-ramp. I have no idea how Workday is so ubiquitous when its user experience and aesthetic is so terrible.
- kennend3 4y ago
  Interesting.. i just posted the same thing. Workday flat out sucks.. i have no idea why it is everywhere. Every job i have applied for requires i create a new account on [abc].myworkday.com. this just seems incredibly STUPID?

hardware2win 4y ago

>I figure that lack of common sense is systemic in the company, so I don't want to work there. They probably want you to fill that so they can query that data easier Meanwhile still have access to original CV

auggierose 4y ago
They should just put the stuff they extract from the PDF into some queryable form. Then, when there is a hit on a query, direct to the PDF. I doubt that the query results will be significantly worse, probably even better.

auggierose 4y ago

YC jobs does that, too ...

trentnix 4y ago

1. Some application processes ask me to upload my resume and then want me to manually enter it again in a series of web forms. I'm not interested in spending 30+ minutes manually copying and pasting the resume I just uploaded. I figure that lack of common sense is systemic in the company, so I don't want to work there. Workday! If the "Apply Here" button takes me to a Workday link, that's my off-ramp. I have no idea how Workday is so ubiquitous when its user experience and aesthetic is so terrible.

kennend3 4y ago
Interesting.. i just posted the same thing. Workday flat out sucks.. i have no idea why it is everywhere. Every job i have applied for requires i create a new account on [abc].myworkday.com. this just seems incredibly STUPID?