Re: job-hunt weirdness

[Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com>]

I wouldn't characterize the relationship between resumes and screening
software that way, but if you have all the qualifications and your
resume doesn't make it past the filter, you aren't taking full
advantage of your technical writing skills.

On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 1:35 PM, Gene Kim-Eng<techwr -at- genek -dot- com> wrote:
> Doesn't matter.  Regardless of who was doing the screening, the resume
> didn't reach out, grab the screener and say, "this is the one!"
>
> Gene Kim-Eng
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Lauriston" <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com>
> Yeah, me too, but this particular case, it's a big corporation, and
> I'm pretty certain that the multiple listings are the result of
> standard and inflexible HR procedures.
>
> I'm also pretty certain that the first time I applied my resume didn't
> reach the hiring manager.
>
>
>
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