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Much easier to reject bad CVs. On the other hand every job post is the same and you have to check Glassdoor and Crunchbase before applying to a potential bad company

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[-] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 51 points 1 year ago

Literally yes. I have reviewed over 10,000 resumes between my last two positions. Our current posting has 3,600 applicants.

Should we close the posting? Probably, but we don't. Whenever I have time I sift through the resumes. Most don't get looked at for even 10 seconds. Cover letters don't get read. Stop including cringe things like "Microsoft Word" before PHP and Python in your skills, it makes me think you have nothing better to offer besides what I've read so far, and I'll skip reading the rest of your resume because of it.

[-] yum@lemmy.eco.br 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What if the person is REALLY GOOD with Microsoft Word, though?

[-] bluGill@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

Then they applied for the wrong job. I haven't used a word processor at all in many years. Power point is (saddly) important, but no word processor. When I write docs markdown or restructured text is what i'm looking for, since both can link directly to the code.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago
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