“I’m perfectly capable of accepting electronically submitted resumes. You’re thinking, “Man, which ancient rock did this guy just crawl out from under?” I thought the same thing the first time one of my customers told me he had every candidate fax their resume to him.īut, just as I was about to pass judgment on his antiquated ways, he stopped me, I guess he saw the pity on my face.
Try these on for size the next time you need to post a job: By using them, you too can find more motivated, productive agents who are willing to go the extra mile to get results. These quirky extra steps, though, aren’t stupid after all. They’re separating the wheat from the chaff by employing what - at first blush - seem like some stupid questions in their application process. So what to do? Those who are finding successful agents are using some unconventional tactics to make it not so easy (i.e., too easy) to apply. The downside to this is that you can quickly get overwhelmed interviewing lazy applicants. They click a single button and their resume uploads automatically.
In other words, someone looking for a job online today doesn’t have to work very hard to apply. While it’s great to be able to post your open job to hundreds of boards in minutes, that same technology means the job seeker can apply to hundreds of jobs - in minutes. The proliferation of recruiting technology today can be both a blessing and a curse.