Is this a joke? You say you were doing the same thing as the HR people, i.e. posting fake applications so why is this getting voted up?
kandoh@reddthat.com 4 weeks ago
When I was starting out I would post copy job postings for the position I wanted and then post a fake version so I could see what sort of resumes I’d be competing against.
The take away from doing that: put effort into the design of your resume - make it a pdf and never send a word doc.
qarbone@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
kandoh@reddthat.com 4 weeks ago
I’m just sharing relevant information. It’s not just HR people posting fake jobs, it’s also other job hunters checking out the competition.
qarbone@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Good to know I can expect maybe 1/3 of applications to be legit
kandoh@reddthat.com 4 weeks ago
You should expect 95% of your applications to never even be looked at. It’s a total numbers game.
itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
People send fucking Word docs‽
skeezix@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Some HR clowns specifically ask for them
MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 4 weeks ago
Wait til you see “Copy paste your entire resume into this tiny plaintext input box.” Lmao
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
and then upload it as a document separately anyways because fuck you, also write a cover letter because ditto