Comments - Is your resume preventing you from getting a new job? - RecruitingBlogs2024-03-28T15:49:39Zhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=502551%3ABlogPost%3A1398120&xn_auth=noOn the flip side, most people…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-09-13:502551:Comment:13992752011-09-13T16:23:32.692ZMat von Kroekerhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/MatvonKroeker
On the flip side, most people I work with aren't that stupid or desperate to submit thier resume to a position they're completely unqualified for. I have seen and heard from candidates, time and again, they'll consider a company willing to train, they have the experience but only at a University level, Bachelors degree (Any degree? Like Criminology? Biomedicine?) or equivalent work experience? (3 yrs, 10 yrs?) The problem lies in the initial job description. HM's, HR and otherwise need to…
On the flip side, most people I work with aren't that stupid or desperate to submit thier resume to a position they're completely unqualified for. I have seen and heard from candidates, time and again, they'll consider a company willing to train, they have the experience but only at a University level, Bachelors degree (Any degree? Like Criminology? Biomedicine?) or equivalent work experience? (3 yrs, 10 yrs?) The problem lies in the initial job description. HM's, HR and otherwise need to rethink thier job description(s)--- the "desired", "a plus" and "is a good thing thing to have, but not required for the position." ( --when it's exactly why they'll hire you.)-- NEEDS to be replaced by "Required. Period. No Exceptions. No Tickie?? No Washie!!" Some HR/HM's love to see people sweat-- entertaining themselves on some cerebral, subconscious, instinctual "Wild Kingdom" sort of way--- they will drag out a hiring/interview process ad infinitum as they "play with thier prey...." etc.-- and typically hire from within anyway. If candidates understood that…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-09-13:502551:Comment:13989502011-09-13T15:47:40.270ZNick Tubachhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/NickTubach
If candidates understood that the resume is their product literature, their brochure then much of what you say is good advice. The problem is that the majority of job seekers just send out 100s of resumes without doing the upfront research, networking and digging that is required to make their search successful. No matter how good the resume is if it is not sent or given to the right person, a decision maker who can see the value that the individual is able to bring to a particular company or…
If candidates understood that the resume is their product literature, their brochure then much of what you say is good advice. The problem is that the majority of job seekers just send out 100s of resumes without doing the upfront research, networking and digging that is required to make their search successful. No matter how good the resume is if it is not sent or given to the right person, a decision maker who can see the value that the individual is able to bring to a particular company or position then it will almost never result in an interview. Candidates need to understand that companies only hire because they have a problem and once they understand the problem they need to ask themselves if they can solve it. Demonstrate that, sell that show that to a hiring manager and the chances are good to great that you will be interviewed.