Question:
Has anybody ever heard of this? Careerbuilder and Monster resume
Answer:
Over the past month (since things
started going downhill at my present job), I've been sending off my
resume(s) at Careerbuilder and Monster. No replies, not one darn one.
At MLive, 50% response rate. Hell, I had better luck sending blind
resumes via snail mail which, oddly enough, is the next step in my
secret evil plan to secure new employment. Score so far:
Careerbuilder: 33 resumes, 0 interviews
Monster: 24 resumes, 0 interviews
MLive: 10 resumes, 5 responses
Snailmail: 40 resumes, 32 interviews
Starting to think my resume gets changed to porn or something online.
Maybe a new objective...."disillusioned middle age man seeks
employment to aggravate new employer" -or- "seeking employment as part
of my research in depression at the workplace"
The good news is that the spam generation engines make for great
delete button fun