Job searching advice

[Guntrader]

Worked with a guy who paid a professional resume service.
Holy smokes, that was a beautiful resume!
On paper he looked like the guy you wanted to hire for your team.
But in real life he was a total bozo.

[snozzberries]

You know what kills me, are Recruiters that want to talk to your 3 references in Step 1. I tell them yes I have references, no I won't tell you who they are. Talking to my references isn't step 1, it's the last step. Do you realize how many Recruiters I talk to? Leave my references alone and quit bugging them. If there is an offer on the table, contingent on good references, then you can finally talk to them.

[L_O_G]

You guys act like this is something new. If I had a $1 for every resume I looked at that was "fluffed" more than it should be I would be a rich man.

LinkedIn helps solidify what jobs they had, and atleast the date ranges for the most part.

The "fluffing" aspect is not new...the friends endorsing the fluffing is new, and is enabled by the Facebook-like construct of the site.

For example, one of the candidates I interviewed was for an Import Logistics Coordinator position. The guy had on his profile that he had 3 years of international logistics experience, and was endorsed by several other individuals for skills like "Import" and "International Logistics". I dug into that experience during the interview, and the guy had never heard of incoterms, he struggled to define "drayage", and he had no clue what HS codes are. It was utter bullshit, endorsed by several "professionals". And that is why I don't put any stock in LinkedIn profiles.

I'm not saying all candidates on LinkedIn are rockstars, but they are out there. I hired my last Warehouse Manager off of there, and he is one of my all time best hires. Like anything, regardless of how you are getting applicants, a strict vetting process will be needed.

[BadKarma]

All the people I have hired had cover letters. Also, while the job was posted, I found them through networking. Not via the online submission. I really think it depends on the industry and position.

[Pablo]

Retirement. Oh yeah!!

That stupid fear of being laid off can choke to death on a ginormous turd.

[AR15L]

Screw resumes, cover letters and applications. Make them come all over you, Rick.

FIFY.

Let the good times Rick Roll.

I always get that part mixed up of who pays whom?

[RocketScott]

Screw resumes, cover letters and applications. Make them come all over you, Rick.

FIFY.

Let the good times Rick Roll.

I always get that part mixed up of who pays whom?

I believe I mentioned synergism.

Go in there and spray the synergism all over the place.