You can also thank the Internet. I previously worked at a small company that decided to place an ad for an electronic technician on Monster and ended up with over 400 resumes the first day. It literally overwhelmed them...and most of the resumes were from automated resume warehouses. Out of the several thousand resumes clogging the company's servers, only a handful were actually qualified for the job requirements and even less were local. That company vowed never to use Monster, Dice, or any of the other job boards.
My son-in-law is also the head of HR for an investment bank and they rarely, if ever, use Internet job boards for hiring, preferring word-of-mouth instead. Like the small company I worked for, one Internet ad resulted in thousands of resumes, with a vast majority not even fitting the original job description. Since they hire only professionals and it's a niche market, they have no problems avoid the web. Al Geist Technical Writing, Help, Marketing Collateral, Web Design and Award Winning Videos Voice/Msg: 802-658-3140 Cell: 802-578-3964 E-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://www.geistassociates.com (Online portfolio and resume) See also: URL: http://www.geistimages.com (Fine art photographic prints for home or office and beautiful note cards for all occasions.) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jones, Donna Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 11:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TCP] employment update > This seems to be some new HR practice that has become > popular in the past 10 years or so. Do you know why I think they do it? So they can keep people hanging as long as possible in case Choice #1 doesn't work out. If they send letters to people saying that they're not interested in them and something falls through with the person they offered the job to, they may have to start all over again with new candidates. However, if people are still waiting in the wings to hear if the position has been filled, the company can call someone else and pretend that this person was Choice #1 all along. - CONFIDENTIAL- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, and may also be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not review, use, copy, or distribute this message. If you receive this email in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and then delete this email. ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
