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MichMan

(13,574 posts)

10. I'm older, so I remember the days when you mailed out resumes...

Reply to MANative (Reply #8)

Thu Nov 15, 2018, 07:36 PM

Nov 2018

….with fancy paper and envelopes.

Back then, if you didn't meet the job requirements, you wouldn't apply as to not waste your stamps and nice paper/envelopes etc.

Now people can apply to 100 jobs a day online that they aren't remotely qualified for with no downside to them

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Want to get hired? Your resume should look like this [View all] IronLionZion Nov 2018 OP

And dress well. appleannie1943 Nov 2018 #1

And apply for jobs for which you are actually qualified, please! MANative Nov 2018 #2

Your attitude is why most of us hate HR ladies. Your time isn't any more wasupaloopa Nov 2018 #4

I suggest you understand that when I waste time on completely unqualified... MANative Nov 2018 #5

I found the process very discouraging back during the recession MichMan Nov 2018 #7

Yes, and that's still the case today for some jobs and some industries MANative Nov 2018 #8

I'm older, so I remember the days when you mailed out resumes... MichMan Nov 2018 #10

truth! I do always try to appreciate every candidates time as word of mouth is very powerfu TalenaGor Feb 2019 #11

Resumes are read by software now. It looks for key words I think. wasupaloopa Nov 2018 #3

In some cases, yes. In many, nope. I'm reading them myself... MANative Nov 2018 #6

After passing the software filters, a human will look at it IronLionZion Nov 2018 #9