Re:Note that I wouldn’t pass the listed minimum requirements
by gwbas1c on Wednesday June 30, 2021 @10:58AM
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> Which makes it problematic when we make HR people do the initial screening. They would filter out a lot of good candidates just because they used Python instead of Java, or had been working on a C++ project one year less than the person leaving the team.
Part (but not all) of the problem is resume spam. There's a small amount of people who apply for every job under the sun, even though they aren't qualified.
That, IMO, is what HR resume filtering should be: Making sure someone isn't just spamming their resume. Otherwise, the "We use FooLang, so your X years of experience with BarLang is okay" really is a decision the hiring manager needs to make. [Edit] Ideally, HR should know enough to not pass along a resume from someone who just completed a 3-month coding bootcamp for an architect-level position.
Part (but not all) of the problem is resume spam. There's a small amount of people who apply for every job under the sun, even though they aren't qualified.
That, IMO, is what HR resume filtering should be: Making sure someone isn't just spamming their resume. Otherwise, the "We use FooLang, so your X years of experience with BarLang is okay" really is a decision the hiring manager needs to make. [Edit] Ideally, HR should know enough to not pass along a resume from someone who just completed a 3-month coding bootcamp for an architect-level position.