| Topic Name: |
Resume Submittal Options |
| Message Name: |
Some people do read online resumes |
| Date Posted: |
07/12/2001 |
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I am of the suspicion that submitting resumes online is an inferior and possibly even a counterproductive way to conduct job applications.
Everyone who I know and have asked tells me they have never even heard back from a company after submitting resumes online. And I know a lot of college classmates who were ignored when they applied online for jobs, yet readily obtained much better positions elsewhere after applying in other ways that necessitated them finding and interacting with a real human.
It seems like the best way to apply for a job, if you find it posted on the internet, is to print it out, figure out where the office is, and then barge in with the job printout in hand and say you'd like to fill out an application. Look enthusiastic and have a portfolio under your arm.
You see, sending a resume online is so easy for anyone to do, and now there are these "resume zapper" services that mass mail resumes to thousands of companies. I suspect that in the majority of cases, companies don't bother to read them at best, and at worst, use online submittals to screen out lazy or unmotivated people who can't show up in person. Or maybe it's a rats-in-a-maze type of scenario where you are presented with the pre-employment test of digging up human resources department contact info (which is almost never publicly available anymore except for e-mail addresses IF YOU'RE LUCKY). First one to find an actual phone number gets the job!
What do you all think about this? Also, I would like to hear from just one individual who decided to apply at a company and then submitted an impersonal online form and got any sort of response (other than an instant auto-response), even if it was a NO. |
| Message: |
I thought the same as you, but was still applying online. To my surprise, I recieved 2 interview calls from my resume posted online. So some people do read it.
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