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What if online job applications were illegal, and you signed up for interviews in person with a resume after seeing the ad online.

• cush 4mo ago
  Going door to door and handing out resumes used to be a thing
• jamesfinlayson 4mo ago
  Somewhat related but I remember an old boss telling me that some government departments weren't allowed to specify Australian companies only when tendering for a work, but they were perfectly within their rights to ask for tender applications to be hand-delivered to their head office, thereby making it very onerous and expensive for any non-Australian companies to bother.
  • defrost 4mo ago
    > thereby making it very onerous and expensive for any non-Australian companies to bother. It's a good story .. but somewhat silly, Australia is riddled with outposts of offshore foreign companies here to exploit resources, and / or rig the books for others.
    • jamesfinlayson 4mo ago
      Oh I'm sure it is. In any case, it was 2013 and at that point he still had to fly to Sydney I think to deliver a tender. Maybe it's enough to cut the number of offshore companies applying to an easier to manage number.