Resume Views

I actually got a view on my resume posted at !?!?!?!?.com. I guess I was not what they were looking for. Job hunting is so frustrating. Tailoring and tweaking your Resume and Cover Letter to fit the position your are applying for is time consuming to say the least. Job hunting has become my second job. No one accepts applications in person any more, you either have to mail it, e-mail it or fax it somewhere. This is where I think the problem with job hunting lies. Back in the day when someone said they were accepting applications it usually said apply within or call for an interview. Now that everything is done via the Internet, finding the perfect job has become a needle in a hay stack for both the job seeker and the employer. Prior to the electronic era, depending on the job position, most employers would get a few applications, interview the applicants and choose the best one. Now everyone sits down in front of their computer and sends their Resume to several prospective employers in just a few clicks. Hiring managers are bombarded with hundreds and hundreds of applications to fill one opening. What are the chances that my application or yours even gets looked at? The chances are slim! They view an application and this one candidate fits all the criteria that they were looking for. They talk to them on the phone and they seem to be everything their resume said they were. You set the interview date and time and they come in... they have green and yellow hair with a tattoo of a bulls eye on their shaved head with multiple piercings hanging from their eyebrows, ears and nose. Oh my you say...because this position for a Customer Service Rep meant that they were going to be the face of your Company having to deal with Clients on a face-to-face basis. Oops, bet you wish you met the person before you set that interview. So in the mean time while you were waiting for this person to come in for the Interview you stopped looking for any more candidates for the position, more applications and Resumes came in and started piling up ON TOP of my resume. Bet you wish you were only accepting applications from "apply within" candidates. Thank-you for the Internet, but does it have to be used for everything? Our society has become so impersonal.

Note: No offense intended toward individuals with colored hair, tattoos or piercings. Scenario used only because visible tattoos and piercings are generally frowned upon by employers hiring for Professional Positions that require the prospective employee to deal with the public on a face-to-face basis.