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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Torm" data-source="post: 2527187" data-attributes="member: 12706">Warning: This is something of a rant, but it contains a couple of serious questions. I know there are some HR and other hiring types on the board, and I'd really like to know.1. Why don't potential employers read resumes?And I'm not talking about every resume sent to them. I understand that could get tedious. But I've noticed that in virtually every interview I've done so far, the interviewer has not read my resume with any sort of thoroughness. I would think that if they were going to give someone face time they would want to be as prepared as possible for it, but every time, I find myself giving details that tell me, "I didn't read anything other than the top couple of lines, and I don't really care about your training, skill, or experience, I just want to know whether or not you can shmooze me."The most irritating ones are the ones who call for a "pre-qualification" phone interview, waste my time, and then ask whether I have specific certifications or major abilities (whole programming languages or OSes, for example) that are not listed on my resume and are required for the position. Duh. If I had a skill or certificate that could make me more money, or get me a job more quickly, would it not be listed on my resume? <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":]" title="Devious    :]" data-shortname=":]" /> 2. Why in the eitch-ee-double-hockey-sticks do they ask why I am the superior choice over the other candidates?This is something that must be in some HR playbook somewhere, but it is completely stupid, and I can't help but politely point out how little sense it makes when I'm asked it. (Which probably hasn't helped me get a job, but....) Ask what I feel my most important feature is for filling the position - that's fine. But the other question asks me to compare myself to people whose skill sets I'm unaware of. "I am your most experienced candidate with 10 years in the computer field .... oh, one of the other resumes is Woz? Oh, um, well, nevermind. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f631.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":o" title="Eek!    :o"  data-smilie="9"data-shortname=":o" /> " See? Completely stupid.And 3. Why all the shopping around?I don't understand why these people feel the need to play shopping games. If they would hire the first person they get who is qualified, answered their questions more or less right, and passed the screening stuff (drug test, criminal background check, etc.) they would fill the position quicker, and just as reliably if not more so. Instead, the person they ultimately hire is the person who is best at playing the HR game, rather than necessarily best at the actual position, and the process just drags on and on.So how about it, folks? Answers? Insights? Similar experiences? Shoot.</blockquote>

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