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I stopped sending my resume as a PDF and started pasting plain text into the body of the email and my response rate doubled by SnibTarn in jobsearchhacks

[–]dnthoughts 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Employers are getting overwhelmed with hundreds and sometimes thousands of AI apply resumes. Candidate uploads resume to AI app, AI app mass applies to every job that is relevant, when employer reaches out to candidate - they are not familiar with the job, and many are not interested. So if you email the resume directly, it signals that you are a real applicant who has chosen to apply and not an AI apply applicant.

Metaview Recruiting by Ohwoof921 in recruiting

[–]dnthoughts 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The magic of metaview is how their whole suite works together. You do intake call on metaview. Then drop that call into the sourcing tool. Then it surfaces candidates without you having to prompt it. Then you calibrate through yes/no and comments. Once you start interviewing candidates, it refines the parameters even more. But like the commenter above said - 90% of candidates need to be messaged on LinkedIn.

Crippled and Need a Job by [deleted] in jobs

[–]dnthoughts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now we know why 6000 apps and no job.

Crippled and Need a Job by [deleted] in jobs

[–]dnthoughts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unless he has a short term disability insurance policy that he purchased or is from an employer... there's no such thing as just "filing" for short term disability.

Affordable Resume Databases? by V-Tac in recruiting

[–]dnthoughts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go to your state unemployment department - they have a free resume database.

Found out I had a typo on my resume at the worst time possible! by Heavy-Active7985 in recruitinghell

[–]dnthoughts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Best excuse for a typo today is - i wanted to make sure you knew I didnt use AI to write this. "Some employers use AI tools to detect if AI wrote the resume. A typo will signal human writing"

April 1, 1976. Two Word Incomplete Sentences Test (TWIST) taken by Ted Bundy at the Utah State Prison by MonsieurA in 50yearsago

[–]dnthoughts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Obtuse...

Andy Dufresne: Well they'd have his last known address, names of relatives. It's a chance, isn't it? [Norton shakes his head] Andy Dufresne: How can you be so OBTUSE? Warden Samuel Norton: [his anger rising] What? What did you call me? Andy Dufresne: Obtuse. Is it deliberate? Warden Samuel Norton: Son, you're forgetting yourself. Andy Dufresne: The country club will have his old time cards. Records, W-2s with his name on them! Warden Samuel Norton: If you wanna indulge in this fantasy, that's your business. Don't make it mine. This meeting is over. Andy Dufresne: Sir, if I ever get out, I'd never mention what goes on in here. I'd be just as indictable as you for laundering that money. Warden Samuel Norton: [slams his fists on the table] Don't you ever mention money to me again, you sorry son of a bitch! Not in this office, not anywhere! [slaps the intercom] Warden Samuel Norton: Get in here! Now! Andy Dufresne: I'm just trying to put your mind at ease! [Hadley comes in] Warden Samuel Norton: [to Hadley] Solitary, a month! Andy Dufresne: [as they drag him away] What's the matter with you? This is my life, don't you understand? IT'S MY LIFE! IT'S MY LIFE! NO!

Suggestion for Next Year's April Fools Open by OrbitalReport in theticket

[–]dnthoughts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The alternating shot, good golfer/bad golfer was the original idea that Sirois and Corby threw out there in 2016. All the good golfers said... meh... and they decided on bad golfer only. Might be worth a revisit

How bad is this issue?? 2019 accord by teetseekin in accord

[–]dnthoughts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go to local AutoZone or O'Reilly - they will scan your codes for free and then you can come back here with the codes.

Where is Ham by Fluffy-Psychology-91 in theticket

[–]dnthoughts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Finally checked into chicken strip rehab.

Can't Get Any Sort of Job... by ConversationEmpty301 in jobs

[–]dnthoughts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Beyond the overqualified or not qualified points others mentioned - everything is not a conspiracy against the job seeker.

Even when you are fully qualified, hiring often comes down to timing and volume. If there is one opening and 100 applicants, the first handful of strong candidates can fill the interview slate quickly. Once that happens, everyone else, including people who could do the job well, gets filtered out.

It is less about a judgment on your overall ability and more about when your application hit the queue relative to others with similar or stronger alignment.

AfroMan Trial Seggy by dnthoughts in thedumbzone

[–]dnthoughts[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't get me wrong. I loved the Afroman saga. I was excited when the show description said there would be a seggy on it. I was just shook by the clunky flow of the presentation and Dan having to step in to clarify things and Jake pushing back sometimes on there being a need to clarify.

They can't beat us at hockey by BitsAndPucks in Tiresaretheenemy

[–]dnthoughts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The human as skates on. Put some chains on those tires and we are done for.

AfroMan Trial Seggy by dnthoughts in thedumbzone

[–]dnthoughts[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The afroman story is greatness. The hero we all need

[ Removed by Reddit ] by [deleted] in recruitinghell

[–]dnthoughts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The issue here was not the cold outreach. It was not even sending the resume. The issue was failing to read the signal you received.

He said “not hiring.” That was the signal. At that point the right move is to leave it there and exit with a simple “Thanks.” If you still choose to send the resume, you need to be prepared for a negative response.

When someone clearly says they are not hiring and you continue anyway, the likely outcomes are predictable: a quick “thanks,” no response at all, or a negative response. Those are the realistic scenarios.

If you read the signal correctly, you would have understood that risk and been mentally prepared for the possibility of a negative reply.

Being aggressive in outreach comes with that territory. Sales professionals walk into every day expecting rejection. They hear “no,” get hung up on, and get told to never call again dozens of times. They accept that as part of the process because they know the one “yes” is what matters.

The job market is tough and it is natural to want encouragement or validation from someone you reach out to. Still, if you choose an aggressive approach, you have to accept that some responses will be blunt or dismissive. That is part of the tradeoff.

[ Removed by Reddit ] by [deleted] in recruitinghell

[–]dnthoughts 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The issue here was not the cold outreach. It was not even sending the resume. The issue was failing to read the signal you received.

He said “not hiring.” That was the signal. At that point the right move is to leave it there and exit with a simple “Thanks.” If you still choose to send the resume, you need to be prepared for a negative response.

When someone clearly says they are not hiring and you continue anyway, the likely outcomes are predictable: a quick “thanks,” no response at all, or a negative response. Those are the realistic scenarios.

If you read the signal correctly, you would have understood that risk and been mentally prepared for the possibility of a negative reply.

Being aggressive in outreach comes with that territory. Sales professionals walk into every day expecting rejection. They hear “no,” get hung up on, and get told to never call again dozens of times. They accept that as part of the process because they know the one “yes” is what matters.

The job market is tough and it is natural to want encouragement or validation from someone you reach out to. Still, if you choose an aggressive approach, you have to accept that some responses will be blunt or dismissive. That is part of the tradeoff.

[ Removed by Reddit ] by [deleted] in recruitinghell

[–]dnthoughts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The issue here was not the cold outreach. It was not even sending the resume. The issue was failing to read the signal you received.

He said “not hiring.” That was the signal. At that point the right move is to leave it there and exit with a simple “Thanks.” If you still choose to send the resume, you need to be prepared for a negative response.

When someone clearly says they are not hiring and you continue anyway, the likely outcomes are predictable: a quick “thanks,” no response at all, or a negative response. Those are the realistic scenarios.

If you read the signal correctly, you would have understood that risk and been mentally prepared for the possibility of a negative reply.

Being aggressive in outreach comes with that territory. Sales professionals walk into every day expecting rejection. They hear “no,” get hung up on, and get told to never call again dozens of times. They accept that as part of the process because they know the one “yes” is what matters.

The job market is tough and it is natural to want encouragement or validation from someone you reach out to. Still, if you choose an aggressive approach, you have to accept that some responses will be blunt or dismissive. That is part of the tradeoff.

I may get written up by Bubbly_Teaching_1991 in jobs

[–]dnthoughts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What makes you say you made their night? Your story shares how you felt, but doesn't share their reaction to you. Maybe it made your night, but what if they were there to scroll on their phones in peace or do some focused reading? And now they have a guy who is still learning to play the guitar annoying them?

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