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Resume tricks like this are nonsense. Are there recruiters who are swayed by things like this? Sure. Do you want to work for those companies? Probably not. Sto
by manicennui 3y ago
Resume tricks like this are nonsense. Are there recruiters who are swayed by things like this? Sure. Do you want to work for those companies? Probably not.
Stop shotgunning your resume to dozens of companies. Research a few companies where you might actually want to work. Do this from time to time even if you aren't looking; don't wait until you are desperate for work. And the most important thing is to actually have something to offer. If you do the bare minimum and accomplish very little, you probably aren't going to trick some great company into hiring you with resume tricks.
- redundantly 3y agoUnfortunately this doesn't line up with reality. "Tricks" like these are needed to get through the nonsensical recruitment/HR obstacle course for many companies.
- manicennui 3y agoI have never had to do anything like this, and I have never applied to more than a few companies before receiving an offer except during the dotcom crash. Even then it wasn't dozens of companies.
- garyfirestorm 3y agoCan you provide some context to your past experiences? In x years, I had y number of jobs, of those y jobs, I only had to apply to z number of companies before getting an interview? Also, say google is hiring an ML engg and there are 1000 applications, what do you think does the recruiter do to 1000 resumes?
- endemic 3y ago> Stop shotgunning your resume to dozens of companies. Yeah, even with individually crafting the resume and cover letter, my response rate was incredibly low during my most recent job search. After doing that for a while, you realize it's not worth the time/emotional investment.