Job seekers do NOT read job postings. [Rant]

itsme_timd · 09-15-2009, 04:52 PM

I sooooooooo feel your pain on this.

I own a staffing company and have ads running all the time. I've literally had guys that flip burgers send me resumes for Telecommunication Engineer positions.

Some of the more memorable resumes:
- Hand written on notebook paper and faxed in.
- To one up the notebook paper... hand written on a brown paper bag and faxed in.
- Under experience: I worked as a butcher's assistant cutting meat, prepared steaks and cut ham cocks. (Yep!)
- One guy listed his email address as luv2gethigh@soandso.com... Rather than getting a new email address he added a note that he no longer gets high. Awesome.

I could go on for days... One of the good things about this stuff is that this is one reason employers use MY services. I get to go through all the resumes and they get to see ones that are already qualified. What kind of position are your trying to fill? I can help with telecom, IT and engineering requirements.

As far as headhunters telling people to send out resumes like crazy, that's not entirely the case. The "employment advisors" at the state unemployment office tell them that, but recruiters do not. You've got to at least have some skills that parallel the position you're looking for, like cutting ham cocks up if you want to install equipment in cellular phone towers.

09-15-2009, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by itsme_timd

Some of the more memorable resumes:

- To one up the notebook paper... hand written on a brown paper bag and faxed in.

And how exactly does one tell that someone wrote their resume on a brown paper bag when it was faxed in??

itsme_timd · 09-15-2009, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Resipsa

And how exactly does one tell that someone wrote their resume on a brown paper bag when it was faxed in??

It was a lunchbag size, when the resume came through you could see the outline of the bag on the fax!

09-15-2009, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by itsme_timd

It was a lunchbag size, when the resume came through you could see the outline of the bag on the fax!

did he write "brown" on it so you knew the color of the bag as well?,

yourchoice · 09-15-2009, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by itsme_timd

One guy listed his email address as luv2gethigh@soandso.com... Rather than getting a new email address he added a note that he no longer gets high. Awesome.

That is classic!

GoodFella · 09-15-2009, 09:03 PM

we are looking for people to work. only thing they have to do is breath. we cant even get that

09-17-2009, 04:17 PM

I left a job 15 years ago that I would still be at today if I had stayed. Why did I do that? Stress. Lots and lots of stress. I even took a pay cut and fewer hours on a chance that the new job would work out and fortunately for me it did; I've been there 15 years next month. I was over-qualified at the time but it was a brand new position and we both knew it was an experiment at the time. Now you need a BS to even get looked at for this type of job but I had five years of experience then so they didn't bother with that requirement at the time.

Since then I've only put out two resumes and got an offer on the first try. I couldn't take it though, something in my gut said to stay where I am and it worked out for the best. I had three places locally call me over the years to ask if I would interview there, which I did, but I had to turn their offers down because of the stress that would have been at those jobs. The second resume I submitted just a couple of years ago was rejected not for lack of (or too much) experience, but I didn't have a degree. WTF??? Eighteen years (at the time) of mid/upper level IT experience and you still require a degree??? Fine. So I went back to school and will graduate with a BS in 2011. I hope it's worth it financially 'cause it's NOT cheap!

My point is there are employers that won't hire you for many reasons and right now the crop is overflowing so they can afford to be very particular. At the same time, it's shocking to see how many badly written resumes are floating around out there. Proper grammar and spelling seems to have gone by the wayside.

09-15-2009, 04:52 PM	#1
itsme_timd Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Jul 2009 First Name: Tim Location: Woodstock, GA Posts: 338 Trading: (3)	Re: Job seekers do NOT read job postings. [Rant] I sooooooooo feel your pain on this. I own a staffing company and have ads running all the time. I've literally had guys that flip burgers send me resumes for Telecommunication Engineer positions. Some of the more memorable resumes: - Hand written on notebook paper and faxed in. - To one up the notebook paper... hand written on a brown paper bag and faxed in. - Under experience: I worked as a butcher's assistant cutting meat, prepared steaks and cut ham cocks. (Yep!) - One guy listed his email address as luv2gethigh@soandso.com... Rather than getting a new email address he added a note that he no longer gets high. Awesome. I could go on for days... One of the good things about this stuff is that this is one reason employers use MY services. I get to go through all the resumes and they get to see ones that are already qualified. What kind of position are your trying to fill? I can help with telecom, IT and engineering requirements. As far as headhunters telling people to send out resumes like crazy, that's not entirely the case. The "employment advisors" at the state unemployment office tell them that, but recruiters do not. You've got to at least have some skills that parallel the position you're looking for, like cutting ham cocks up if you want to install equipment in cellular phone towers.

09-15-2009, 09:03 PM	#6
GoodFella out to sea Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: SC2FL Posts: 588 Trading: (7)	Re: Job seekers do NOT read job postings. [Rant] we are looking for people to work. only thing they have to do is breath. we cant even get that __________________

09-17-2009, 04:17 PM	#7
gui_tarzan Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Job seekers do NOT read job postings. [Rant] I left a job 15 years ago that I would still be at today if I had stayed. Why did I do that? Stress. Lots and lots of stress. I even took a pay cut and fewer hours on a chance that the new job would work out and fortunately for me it did; I've been there 15 years next month. I was over-qualified at the time but it was a brand new position and we both knew it was an experiment at the time. Now you need a BS to even get looked at for this type of job but I had five years of experience then so they didn't bother with that requirement at the time. Since then I've only put out two resumes and got an offer on the first try. I couldn't take it though, something in my gut said to stay where I am and it worked out for the best. I had three places locally call me over the years to ask if I would interview there, which I did, but I had to turn their offers down because of the stress that would have been at those jobs. The second resume I submitted just a couple of years ago was rejected not for lack of (or too much) experience, but I didn't have a degree. WTF??? Eighteen years (at the time) of mid/upper level IT experience and you still require a degree??? Fine. So I went back to school and will graduate with a BS in 2011. I hope it's worth it financially 'cause it's NOT cheap! My point is there are employers that won't hire you for many reasons and right now the crop is overflowing so they can afford to be very particular. At the same time, it's shocking to see how many badly written resumes are floating around out there. Proper grammar and spelling seems to have gone by the wayside.