How Did We Get This Resume?
Have you ever been flummoxed by some bizarre resumes you have received in response to a clearly written ad? We receive them frequently. And often we explain these scenarios to our customers. In case you ever wondered, I received a promotional email today that revealed much:
You can use <product> to instantly search all major job sites (at the same time) for jobs you like. Next, review the jobs it found and put a check mark next to your favorites. Then, press a single button to send your resume & cover letter to ALL the jobs you checked. It’s that easy! You can apply to 1 or 1000 jobs all at once, depending on what you find.
Consider it the spam approach to job hunting. You know, sometimes less is more.
Posted By Derrick Moe | Resumes,Sourcing | | 
Comments(2)
Less is only more if you’re actually interested in a career, and not a job.
If you only care about going to work, getting it done, getting paid, and going home, you don’t really give a small rodent’s backside about what the job actually IS. The more places you get your name out, the more chances you have for some sucker to hire you.
However, if you’re the kind of person that most of us really want to hire, you’ll look for quality over quantity any day.
Good post.
-Katie
Thanks Katie. I agree – quality of candidate is the most important metric. We like to tell our clients if we did our job perfectly, you would only have to interview one candidate.