"We don't need no stingking résumé"

Job seekers put a lot of emphasis on their résumés. Probably more than the average employer cares about or wants to know. The down side to a résumé is it doesn’t tell the reader what kind of a person you are. It can sell accomplishment till the cows come home, but unfortunately it doesn’t say whether or not you did it as a nice person or a tyrant.

The number one favourite way an employer likes to fill a vacant position, is from within. Hire from within and you don’t need a résumé. The boss already knows what the person is like because they have been working with them. There is no guess work. Now if they can’t hire from within, they next favourite methods are hiring someone they know outside the company, or someone who comes highly recommended. Chances are, if it is someone they know they may not even need to see the résumé. It is also not uncommon for a résumé to not be required people by the person who comes highly recommended.

Trying to decide who to interview based on a pile of résumés is a daunting task for any employer. As a job seeker, you may want to help them take the guess work out of hiring you by becoming someone they know, or someone who is highly recommended.

Now go check out the blog entry called- Networking without a résumé.

Your comments are welcome.
Glen Slingerland – Skills 101 / Job Development