Online job seekers. I’ve only a few moments before I call it a day and thought I’d share my top
tip of the week for you job seekers out there that are hitting the job boards.
When you
see a job you’re interested in and smack that “Apply Now” button that tells us on the ‘other
side’ that you’d like to be considered for the position… Please realize that we occasionally
need more to go on that just your phone number. I know it seems silly that we would ask for a
resume when trying to see if you’d be a good fit for the job but humor us, will you? More than
once this week I’ve seen that wonderful resume option filled in with “Ask me,” or “Haven’t made
one yet,” or my personal favorite, “Will fax if needed.”
IF
needed? Honestly… I suppose recruiters are supposed to be psychic and know if someone is a
good candidate based on the email address provided (don’t even get me started on those) or the
phone number given. Heck… who needs a resume anyhow?
I don’t know why I’d need a
resume from Moe with an email address of down4ndirty@blahblah.com who says he’ll just fax it or
bring it by if I need it – I certainly don’t need to see any work history to know he’d be a fit
for ANY job I’ve got, right?
Posted originally: 09/21/2006
