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The Wall Street Journal reports on the fact that companies are enhancing their corporate recruiting sites and functions to make themselves more attractive to candidates. Features such as blogs, video, podcasts, interactive chats, graphics and more are intended to appeal to Generation X and Y.Â
With all of the time, effort and money being put into these sites to make them competitive with candidates, it was interesting to note one candidate’s take on the situation:
Some employers also have gone overboard with enhancements to their career portals by adding too many graphics and links, notes Matt Dunn, a second-year Harvard Business School student. “Companies have become addicted to technology,” he says. “They’re making their sites even harder to navigate because of all the bells and whistles.”
This seems like the perfect irony. Even as companies reach out to recruits who supposedly embrace all of these bells and whistles, there is a call for getting back to basics. Give the recruits information that is easy to access and digest that helps them decide where to apply. Sometimes bells and whistles and podcasts are too much.
This concept of “more is not better” can also apply to the job seeker. Sometimes, it is best to ignore all the bells and whistles out there. You can create high tech resumes online, video resumes, resumes that incorporate your voice, links to every place you ever worked…It goes on and on. However, sometimes, your skills come through in a more true and genuine way when you offer them simply. No bells, no whistles to try to cover up (or ironically highlight) your weaknesses. Just you, your skills and your accomplishments. Unadulterated you. Refreshing for a change!
Keppie Careers can help you put your best foot forward. We’ll write a resume that helps you and employers realize what you have to offer! www.keppiecareers.com
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