Search Results for "job descriptions"
- Resume Scanning Going the Way of the Dodo
Date: January 10, 2010 | Section: Blog
Companies are still on the resume scanning kick. Through more advanced analytical techniques and more complex technologies, it is thought that resume scanning can bring about higher quality candidates while reducing time and effort spent on low quality candidates.
Unfortunately, these tools do not work as advertised. Resume scanning fails because of rampant “Resume Scamming”. When 50% [...] - The Job Description Calamity
Date: December 29, 2009 | Section: Blog
Now that the season for 2010 predictions is over, I want to follow-up the The Resume Inflation Index post. Let it be known that job descriptions are the leading cause of this inflation.
What is resume inflation? It is the act of bolstering credentials of a job seeker by adding lies and exaggerations to a resume. [...]