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Re:That Plum Job Listing May Just Be a Ghost by smallerfish on Monday March 20, 2023 @01:04PM (#35234768)
Job posting: "If you aren't an exact fit on paper, please apply anyway".

ATS system: "Candidate does not have staff software enginer for 5 years of job titles + doesn't have 'SQL' and 'HTML' listed in their skills section" = /dev/null

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Re:That Plum Job Listing May Just Be a Ghost by bluefirebrand on Monday March 20, 2023 @02:31PM (#35236354)
Hiring Manager: I can train the skills if the person is right and has a solid foundation

HR recruiter: I don't want to actually have to look through all of these resumes to find "close" matches.

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Re:That Plum Job Listing May Just Be a Ghost by feoren on Monday March 20, 2023 @05:10PM (#35238780)
Hiring Manager: Okay, fine, then just forward me all the resumes you get, and I'll look through them!

HR recruiter: No

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