Why I threw away your resume (from the crankiest recruiter)
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#2huh, gosh reading this sure brings back to my mind all those whining recruiters from a few months ago complaining about how mean we tech workers were to them.
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#3Is the cover letter thing actually true? I was under the impression that most companies in tech don't read them.
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#4Ragebait
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#5Is the cover letter thing actually true? I was under the impression that most companies in tech don't read them.
Not in the USA and not in "tech" as such, but I certainly read a cover letter — for exactly the reason given.
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#6> bloomberry helps individuals and companies stay on top of labor market trends. Whether you're a career professional and want to earn a higher salary, or work as a compensation analyst, bloomberry analyzes 1000s of data points in the market to bring you insights into what's happening in the labor market.
Cool, even douchebaggery in blog post form is 100% manufactured. Good to see in this new age of AI we still push the old classics of SEO clickbait.
Re: Why I threw away your resume (from the crankiest recruiter)
#7When applicants need to apply to hundreds of job positions, because they just need to be able to pay their rent, this all feels grand and all, but it’s not gonna work.
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#8When applicants need to apply to hundreds of job positions, because they just need to be able to pay their rent, this all feels grand and all, but it’s not gonna work.
I'd strongly recommend said applicant takes more time for the jobs they are most enthusiastic for, and includes the cover letter and tidied-up CV.
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#9Today I run my own single-founder SaaS business, but a long, long time ago I used to do consulting and I did recruiting as well. Regardless of whether you think it's fair, if a consultant/recruiter has three CVs in front of her, she'll pore over every detail. But if there is a pile of 500, you definitely pick another approach.
Here's what I used to do. CVs went through initial triage and were (quickly) sorted into three piles:
1. People I want to interview.
2. Backup pile: I don't want to meet these people, but if there is no one left in (1), we take this pile and work with it.
3. Rejected.
That triage was quick. If you have several hundred CVs, you will judge them quickly. That's not just because you can't spend too much time on each, but also because you can actually afford false negatives: even if you reject some good candidates, chances are you'll still end up with a good hire. So things that people would consider superficial become factors. Badly formatted CV: rejected, it's likely the candidate doesn't care or isn't organized. Typo spotted: rejected, same reasons. Missing information (like dates): rejected. You get the picture.
Re: Why I threw away your resume (from the crankiest recruiter)
#10Ridiculous article and on top of that the recruiter gives bad advice.
I've never needed a cover letter in my whole life.