{"id":1117,"date":"2007-08-08T09:37:45","date_gmt":"2007-08-08T14:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/08\/how-did-we-get-this-resume\/"},"modified":"2007-08-09T18:18:30","modified_gmt":"2007-08-09T23:18:30","slug":"how-did-we-get-this-resume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/08\/how-did-we-get-this-resume\/","title":{"rendered":"How Did We Get This Resume?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" width=\"62\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/windowslivewriter9b485694e6d2-86b5question-mark1.jpg?resize=62%2C87\" height=\"87\" style=\"margin: 5px 10px 10px 0px\" \/> 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:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>You can use &lt;product&gt; 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 &amp; cover letter to ALL the jobs you checked. It&#8217;s that easy! You can apply to 1 or 1000 jobs all at once, depending on what you find.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Consider it the spam approach to job hunting.  You know, sometimes less is more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 &lt;product&gt; 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 &amp; cover letter to ALL the jobs you checked. It&#8217;s that easy! You can apply to 1 or 1000 jobs all&hellip; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/08\/how-did-we-get-this-resume\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"","bgseo_robots_follow":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[13,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-resumes","category-sourcing"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5Oho-i1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1157,"url":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/08\/why-i-dislike-keywords-in-ads\/","url_meta":{"origin":1117,"position":0},"title":"Why I Dislike Keywords In Ads","author":"Derrick Moe","date":"August 30, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"I posted on these automated response programs recently. 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