this post was submitted on 20 Aug 2024
546 points (98.1% liked)

Work Reform

10007 readers
20 users here now

A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.

Our Philosophies:

Our Goals

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

Paywall removed: https://archive.is/dHH7a

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

When I was starting out I would 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.

Oh, also applying for jobs is a pure numbers game. You should be applying to as many as you can and not spend too much time on any one application.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

People send fucking Word docs‽

[–] skeezix 4 points 2 months ago

Some HR clowns specifically ask for them

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wait til you see "Copy paste your entire resume into this tiny plaintext input box." Lmao

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

and then upload it as a document separately anyways because fuck you, also write a cover letter because ditto

[–] qarbone 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Good to know I can expect maybe 1/3 of applications to be legit

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You should expect 95% of your applications to never even be looked at. It's a total numbers game.

[–] qarbone 1 points 2 months ago

Oh, I hear ya. My life remains in shambles