Comment by Valentino Martinez on August 25, 2011 at 1:27pm

Jeffrey,

I agree for your stated reasons, and will add that all job applicants not only should be applying “online”—they must apply online to get into an employer’s resume database to be considered an “official job applicant”.  

Some companies won’t interview you if you’re not in their Applicant Tracking System (ATS).  Why?  Employers are motivated by EEOC/OFCCP to treat/handle all job applicants the same (fairly).  Not doing so can attract fines and penalties for employers who have a track record of hiring “backdoor” candidates who essentially did not come in the front-door so to speak.

And Jeffrey it is “Viola” and “not rocket science” when the online job application system is user friendly and “works”.  Buttt, “Viola” my hiney, when it doesn’t work…because it can become rocket science or something worse when the system is not user friendly.  And yes, some HR types chuckle and reason, “If a job applicant cannot navigate our ATS they shouldn’t be working for us.”  This is arrogance that can work against you if your ATS becomes a hellish expereince--sufficient enough to attract complaints.

Comment by Marianne De Leonardis on August 25, 2011 at 1:36pm

I especially agree with pt 5: rinse and repeat!  Although I've never heard it put this way, so important to remind candidates to keep the networking going and keep face with the target company of your dreams.  Thanks for this!

Comment by jeffreytmoore on August 25, 2011 at 1:45pm

Thanks for the comments guys, great insights.  EEOC and OFCCP are HUGE issues....fun times :)

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