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The Top 10 Reasons ..... |
| Message Name: |
this is true |
| Date Posted: |
03/08/2002 |
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You think you are the obvious choice for a position - here's what shoots you down:
10. Poorly prepared resume - grammar and spelling mistakes.
9. Failed to include job history with complete info including Mo/Yr - Mo/Yr of employment. Forget "functional " resumes.
8. You think "Energy and Enthusiasm" are major job qualifications.
7. You think that just because you contact the hiring manager, he/she will overlook the fact that you're not qualified and magically give you a job - nope, not going to happen.
6. You think that "going around HR" will magically fix the glaring fact that you are not qualified - wrong again.
5. You are one of 300 candidates for the opening and the company can pick and choose exactly what they want.
4. You have not done your research and you are applying for a position for which there are better qualified candidates.
3. You live in South Africa and you are applying for an $8 an hour job in San Diego. Or, you live in Cleveland and you are applying for a position that is too low level to go outside a specific geog. area.
2. You have unrealistic career change expectations and are relying on submitting a resume to effect a major career change.
1. The hiring manager knows exactly what he/she wants, and you are not it. |
| Message: |
What you say is true: HR exists to screen out resumes that don't exactly match the job description.
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