The first, and most obvious, is the requirement that many sites have of uploading a text resume, instead of a Word or Adobe resume.
Yes, I understand your system requires it but do you have a system that requires it?
Many non-computer people do not know how to convert a document to text. Does that make them less of a potential employee for you? Do you want them to think of your firm as one that "makes it hard" on people?
The other thing that troubles me is how often firms have a junior person review resumes once jobs are applied for. You know, someone not particularly knowledgeable about the job is reviewing resumes to discern fit? That seems like a waste.
The third thing that seems off is that, once in your system, resumes are never searched except to preclude agency referral. You have a data base of viable people but don't use it except to disqualify someone who recognizes someone's fit from actually affecting the hire that you were unwilling or incapable of making.
Fixing these three things would be smart for many employers to do.
Jeff Altman
The Big Game Hunter
Concepts in Staffing
thebiggamehunter@cisny.com
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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter, is Managing Director with Concepts in Staffing, a New York search firm, He has successfully assisted many corporations identify management leaders and staff in many disciplines since 1971. He is a retired certified leader of the ManKind Project, a not for profit organization that assists men with life issues, and a practicing psychotherapist.
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