[SmokingJoe]

Demand and supply. with so many applicants for every job,
Sony and most employers can afford to be choosy. Very, very choosy. That's 0bama’s America for ya. And there is very little chance things will change in the next 3 years. Welcome to the Kenyan Marxist paradise.

[codercpc]

Exactly. If I have one job openening, and receive 500 resumes, I need a way to weed them out.

I may begin by throwing out all without a college degree (even if the job doesn't require one), I then may decide I want someone with current qualifications, and if someone hasn't worked for a year or two, they probably aren't as current as someone with a job doing the same thing every day.

After weeding out a huge chunk, I can then proceed to look at each individually and make my decision. I just don't have the time, or frankly, the need to process each and every one of the 500 resumes I received.