Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 03:35:04 +0000 From: "Karsten M. Self" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
on Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 11:04:33AM -0500, Mike M ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: >> Certification is for PHBs only. Right? Is there any evidence other than >> marketing blather that certification is a worthwhile endeavor? [snip] > The job of the HR department and/or the coporate recruiter is to > eliminate resumes. If they're worth their salt, they're lopping off the > bad ones. Most of 'em do a half-decent job of it. Which is to say, not > great, but you really *can* cut a lot of chaff just by eliminating > spelling errors and grossly mistargeted resumes. [snip] Having done my share of hiring & firing, I can testify that spelling errors & the like do get resumes kill-filed fast. The reasoning: Surely Applicant is trying to look good, but he's effed up anyway. Think what he's like when on the job & less concerned about appearances. Into the outer darkness it goes. Hmmmmmmm. If I were hiring nowadays, I'd search mailing-list archives for posts by applicants who made the final list. And I'd award demerits, too, for apostrophe's, speling, & similar signs of abusing everyday tools. Oh, you don't like that? Believe me, resume rejectors have worse reasons. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
