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Re:Forget the resume, kill on the cover letter by tptacek on Monday June 01, 2009 @05:23PM (#636829)
That's what interviews and references are for.
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Re:Forget the resume, kill on the cover letter by antidaily on Monday June 01, 2009 @05:55PM (#636879)
Except I don't have time to interview 50 candidates.
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Re:Forget the resume, kill on the cover letter by arebop on Monday June 01, 2009 @06:12PM (#636904)
Maybe you could find a way to make time, perhaps by starting with a shorter initial phone screen. Interactive dialog has much better predictive power compared to resume+coverletter in my experience.
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Re:Forget the resume, kill on the cover letter by iron_ball on Monday June 01, 2009 @07:51PM (#637047)
And people constantly point out that even an interview is no predictor of job performance.
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