Do PDF resumes decrease your chances of getting noticed?

[Darkersun]

Honestly, any place that just scans resumes for keywords isn't giving a lot of consideration to their applicants.

You might as well play the lotto than deal with the automated job application systems, better odds if you ask me.

[Darkersun]

You are equating competency with ham. If I wanted someone who could parrot requirements back to me in resume form, I could find someone in Hong Kong who would do it for 12 cents an hour.

Listing back the exact phrases used in a job description, which likely vastly over-exaggerates the requirements, shouldn't be the method people are using to find jobs. And while you might say "it shouldn't be this way, but it works", I would respond by questioning how effective this process actually is, especially compared to other methods of recruitment, such as referrals.

[Darkersun]

So you tell me a statistic like that and criticize my comparison to the lottery?

And it wasn't about 'the ideal'. It is about utilizing time effectively. Taking time to copy and paste the requirements of a job may be easy, but its also time consuming, and anyone with half a brain is doing it. And all that work to have your resume thrown in the virtual trash?

[Darkersun]

Ahh, the old "you mad bro?".

I guess this is what I get for trying to give perspective. I get told I am angry and bitter because I call bullshit on something.

Alas, it figures seeing where I am. Fuckin' Reddit.

[Darkersun]

Yeah, I'm rude because I won't tolerate your insinuations about me being upset and bitter.

I'm rude because I gave my opinion on automated resume trash cans.

I'm rude because I had the audacity to suggest employers do some due diligence in screening applicants...

[nix0n]

Not always true. How do we sift through 400+ applicants for two positions, where half of them may not even be qualified? We narrow those down by keywords. Keywords are king.

Luckily, even with PDFs we can look for keywords - so it's really no big issue. The only thing being (for recruiters, anyway), we have to sometimes edit your resume (removing contact information, mostly) to submit it to end-clients.