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The High Cost of Treating Job-Seekers Like Cattle
- PaulHoule 14y agoPretty recently I saw a job listing that looked pretty interesting, exactly along the lines of what I do. When I saw they used Taleo.net, I thought two or three times if I wanted to apply at all. I've put a lot of work into formatting my resume in a way that's distinctive and helps people understand the value I bring. Taleo just wipes that all out. I feel the same way about it that Superman feels about Kryptonite. Add to that the real possibility that Taleo won't work with my web browser or I might lose 25 minutes of work because my session timed out (oddly, session timeouts don't happen to the kind of apps built by 'hacker news' people) -- in fact, I've seen Taleo and other online applications screw up enough that I'm amazed they haven't been sued. I bit the bullet and applied. They liked what they saw enough that I got a call from them the next day. (A pleasant of surprise, since I've sent great applications into Taleo before that just disappeared) The opportunity wasn't what I was looking for, but I'm sure that there are good applicants out there that don't want to deal with BS in the application process who just won't apply when they are treated like cattle.
- bartonfink 14y agoI agree, and don't apply to places with taleo's application front end. I'd rather deal with a headhunter than put myself through that application, because at least with a headhunter I have the option of human communication.
- PaulHoule 14y agoi know many i.t. people hate recruiters, but when you're talking with recruiters you know they're serious about filling the job
- toomuchcoffee 14y agoOr they're just throwing up their hands, being completely lacking in imagination and/or basic knowledge about the particular labor market they're trying to hire in. Which is another reason to avoid companies that use recruiters altogether.