Since we are allowed to blog about a random technology, I would like to discuss the new phenomenon of computerized applications for employment and online job searching.
First, the new procedure of gathering applications only through a computer kiosk is ridiculous. And far too many companies are utilizing this method. Instead of seeing the manager in person and making some sort of personal impression, one has to anonymously click his/her application into, no doubt, an endless file of thousands of other applications. Each person is left wondering if his/her little file will ever be opened and viewed (usually not). And this can't be an easy process for the human resources department. They have to choose people to interview without even an inkling of what they're like or whether they can even speak properly. This must waste an enormous amount of time. I realize the procedure of calling an applicant without meeting them first is normal when hiring for higher level jobs where the amount of applicants would normally not be that volumous. But for service-level positions at companies like Wegmans or Target, it just seems logical to have a more personal, face to face approach.
But this technology, used in the realm of online job searching, really bites. Companies rarely use newspapers or staffing firms anymore because all they have to do is put an ad in Careerbuilder or Indeed. And what they receive in return are thousands, if not millions, of resumes from many people who are not even seriously interested in the position, from all over the world. It is like winning the lottery if one's resume is actually chosen from the mass of files. It is a system that is so flawed that it is no wonder why so many qualified people are unemployed. My husband and I call it the "Black hole". Your resume goes in and disappears forever. How is it even possible to review so many resumes? The traditional way may not have been perfect, but it was far better than this mess of a system.
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