If you're in the market for a job the last thing you want to do is go around aggravating or annoying some of the most valuable people in any job seeker's network: recruiters. So what bothers them the most?
This article sums up some of the most common pet peeves of recruiters when it comes to dealing with job candidates:
- People who are too immature to realize they have faults and weaknesses.
- Having no idea what job they've applied for because they aren't really paying attention
- Mass producing resumes and applying for anything and everything without tailoring for specific opportunities
- "Lazy introductions" like unsolicited and informal emails that say something boring like "I'm looking for a job, please see attached resume."
- Generic cover-letters that fail to connect what's in the resume to what's in the job description or advertisement.
So how aggravating have you been?
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Stephen says: (9:37AM on Jul 31st 2009) Vote Up Vote DownReport2/5
hahaha. these are hilarious. I think all recruiters deal with these on a constant basis so they are less of a pet peeve than something you learn to deal with as part of the job.
As a recruiter I think my top pet peeves would be:
1. Candidates who call every day askign about new jobs, setting up interviews, etc. Follow up is great on a weekly basis but calling every day and multiple times a day isn't. Believe me if you are a candidate and we have an interview or job for you we will definitely be calling you to let you know.
2. Candidates who are unqualified for a job, yet apply anyway. Lawn Care, hospitality, and laborers are not qualified to be IT Project Managers with 5+ years experience. Stop wasting time.
3. Lying and misleading information on the resume.
4. Resumes on job boards that are posted but have no contact information or outdated contact info (i.e. nonworking numbers and emails)
5. Spelling/Grammatical errors in resume.
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Veronica says: (1:09AM on Aug 1st 2009) Vote Up Vote DownReport2/5
How about candidates who call to follow up on positions that clearly state "No phone calls about this position"?
Or people who don't merely send a boring, generic introduction, but who copy it to 5 or 10 different companies at once.
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