Dredging for Gold

[ravan]

In resume's, that is. I am astounded at a) how many people can't handle basic singular/plural and tense (trainings, experiences, present instead of past for old jobs), b) how many people have long resumes that say little, and c) how many apparently senior people will apply for a fairly junior job, even though they are currently working in their field. The female to male ratio is a bit dissapointing, too. For a Craigslist advertised job, only two out of 26 seem to be female.

I'm so glad I'm not in recruiting, my eyes would bleed.

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Senior guy, junior post

[trogula.livejournal.com]

I've seen this for two reasons:

1. Senior guy really isn't, thanks to the Peter Principle.

2. Senior guy is fscking tired of working so much, and wants to slow down the pace a bit. Less senior job = less stress and responsibility = usually less hours.

Re: Senior guy, junior post

[weofodthignen]

Senior guy knows job is about to go "poof" and correctly reckons there is a higher likelihood of getting an interview for an un-stratospheric job ...

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Re: Senior guy, junior post

[trogula.livejournal.com]

Definately a good point. I can think of a couple of times that I've seen this.