“I’m always stunned at the inability to follow simple directions. “Send your resume and a cover letter to this email address.” How hard is that? And we still get people who submit their resume through the online application process. Then they call me, “Did you get my resume? I used the online process.” I always ask them, “Did you read the instructions on the job application?” And these are people who are applying to teach at a university... *Sigh”
They never bother to learn do they? I honestly prefer to email my “employemt equipment” (as I like to call it) to companies rather than fill out a tedious online application.
They never bother to learn do they? I honestly prefer to email my “employemt equipment” (as I like to call it) to companies rather than fill out a tedious online application.
My favorites are the ones that have a stock cover letter that's emailed to every ad they are applying to. I have not, nor will I ever be, a pharmaceutical company. The person didn't even read the ad, I called to ask him why he had applied, he said he applies to every "sales" role and doesn't read the ad. OY.
My next favorite, my name, and my phone number are in our ad, the ad says to call me. I will get a ratio of about 50 to 1 on the people that email me instead of call.
We finally got lucky and recruited to really great candidates, they followed instructions, showed up on time, were enthusiastic, didn't ask WIIFM (what's in it for me), and they're are knocking it out of the park. They're going to make great little capitalists once they figure out how much they're getting paid in commissions. :-)