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Originally Posted by Wetdogeared
I'm starting to think that online job applications are purposefully set up to totally frustrate you and see how well you can handle that frustration. If you manage to get *anything* submitted, without complaint, it shows that you *can* handle it (frustration), which is obviously one of the job requirements for the position you are applying for.  Which makes me think, if this is how the job is going to be (continually frustrating), do I (we) really want it?
or...
They already have someone for the position but are required by some law or union agreement to post it, and they make the application so complicated that you give up in frustration.  |
I think it's option one: you need to prove you can handle administrative bs, that you are consistent (between your resume and the answers you manually put in, there must be no discrepancy), you also need to show, in some cases, creativity (to adapt your resume to the different boxes you need to fill in) and you are also proving you really want the job if you are passing through the darned hoops for them.
Bf has sent over 80 resumes in the last couple months, many at the same companies, but for different job offers, and the hoops have always been there...
