Drowning In Resumes

We’ve heard the horror stories: a job a goes up for an hour and gets six hundred responses. Ugh.

That’s not very efficient.

How can you manage the paperwork?

Trevor Smith at RecruitingBlogs.com has a couple suggestions:

Write a focused job description. The fewer responses you get, the fewer you need to manage. “I’ve found it best to focus descriptions on specific skills and a ‘here’s what a typical day looks like'” description, Smith says. “Most candidates will disqualify themselves if they don’t match most of the requirements listed.”

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