Comment on When the lunacy of the absurd job application finally puts you over the edge
BussyGyatt@feddit.org 2 weeks agoThe fields get the resume to my desk. The resume and cover letter get you an interview, and the interview gets the job offer.
why would anyone bother to write something you tacitly admit you arent going to read
chiliedogg@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
The fields let me filter out whether someone meets the bare minimum at a glance in a standard format. If someone gets through that, I’ll read the resume, CV, and cover letter they prepared. If they get through that, they get an interview. If they get through that I’ll check references and make an offer.
Larger organizations take it a step further and have a computer auto-filter candidates based on the fields.