#Recruitment #JobApplications #Qualifications #CareerAdvice
Have you ever come across job applications where the candidate seems totally unqualified for the role they’re applying for? 🤔 I keep seeing this trend in my sourcing process, and it got me thinking – should someone who is clearly not a match still apply anyway?
Here are some thoughts and possible solutions:
– Shooting your shot: Is there any harm in applying for a role you’re not fully qualified for? Some say it shows ambition and determination, while others argue it clogs up the hiring process.
– Possible reasons: Are these applicants truly unaware of their lack of qualifications, or are they just trying their luck? It’s important to consider the motivations behind such applications.
– Solution: One way to address this issue could be to provide more detailed job descriptions, clearly outlining the required qualifications and experience. This way, applicants can make more informed decisions before applying.
What do you think? Have you ever applied for a job where you felt underqualified? Share your thoughts and experiences below! 💬 #JoinTheDiscussion #CareerDevelopment
Sounds like you need screening questions. I use them all the time in UKG UltiPro for this reason. It’s integrated with indeed, so even easy applicants answers those.
Some unemployment requires a certain amount of applications be made. It could be people trying to hit those numbers. Or simply people just applying for jobs and hoping for the best.
have you try to don’t post it in “entry level” in Linkedin because you want a mid but you still want to pay him like a junior? on linkedin it’s full of “entry level” offers 4+ years of experience in the role, well that’s not entry level
“I’m a quick learner” lol.
Totally get shooting your shot, but so many candidates who have obtained one cert and were told they’re a fit for roles they’re not a fit for by someone who: a) doesn’t know wtf they’re talking about or b) has something to gain by hyping certs.
Certs are great but it’s exhausting trying to explain to candidates with 0 cyber experience that I can walk out of my door anytime of day, throw a stone, and hit someone looking to get into cyber. Having a Sec+ isn’t going to do it unless we’re staffing for some giant company looking to splash their end of year budget on trainable candidates.
It’s wild how some people think they can just wing it for such specialized roles! Maybe they’re hoping to catch a break or get noticed for something else, but it definitely clogs up the process.
Especially when it’s an “easy apply”, people just browse and submit applications. I recruit for a public accounting firm and routinely receive resumes from truckers for some reason. Been this way for years, it is what it is.
Thank god my ATS has a fairly robust keyword search. I pick the first 10 that look good, the rest going the trash
I literally have had people apply to Litigation Attorney positions that don’t have their JD and have zero Legal experience…it has got to be a “I applied for this many jobs this week” thing for government assistance.
Because everyone who is tangentially qualified for roles is getting culled by incompetent hiring managers who can’t see transferable skills or string literal matching software like ATS. Couple that with many of the unhinged asks on the job postings (when compared to pay), and presto recruiters good and bad have cultivated an environment where everyone who wants a job is given a blunderbuss. The process is far far too convoluted to actually give a shit what is on the posting anymore, and far too many people are rewarded for simply lying outright.
You’ve trained job seekers to spray and pray. As a job seeker this has yielded measurably better results for effort put in than applying to jobs where I exceed every qualification or meet them perfectly. When the hardest part is getting a first round interview rather than the technical skills test your process is an abject failure.
Get back to 1 or two rounds of interviews with a technical test where the only people interfacing with applicants are actually within the domain being hired and you’d see all of this garbage evaporate.
There are the people complain that applied for a thousand jobs and got no responses
My all time best:
NLP Lead Engineer – JOB
Quiznos Bread toaster – APPLICANT
I had people apply for nursing positions that didn’t have a nursing license all the time lol
Same here. I don’t understand why they even bother. It seems like it takes more effort than it’s worth. Also the ones who apply for every single job from forklift operator to .Net developer to cost accountant meanwhile their experience is teaching English in Korea.
Desperation and naivety in equal measure.
Lots of people buy lottery tickets.
Edit: I work for an agency. This piles candidates onto a database over the years and helps out massively in the long run.
It can be such a red flag. I’ve had candidates apply for every role under the sun and then finally apply for something they’re qualified for but at that point we’ve seen a lack of self awareness via all the roles they applied to in the past, as it remains on their profile in our ATS.
I see this a lot myself and wonder the tools that they are given to job seekers make it so easy for them to apply that they don’t really care what they’re applying for.
Reminds me of a zombie movie where all the zombies were walking towards the mall. Not because they needed to buy something but because they know nothing else.
We assume it’s them, but it could be indeed recommending them to apply to hit their numbers. The candidates don’t really look at the posting, they just see recommendations by indeed and quick apply.
You also see this kind of advice from LinkedIn influencers encouraging people to apply if they don’t meet the qualifications.
They need something to complain about on the recruitinghell sub, so they apply for a job they are absolutely not qualified for and then bitch about getting ‘ghosted’ when the recruiter makes the totally unreasonable decision that a person who’s been manning the fry station at McDonald’s isn’t qualified to be their company’s next CFO, and then sends them a generic rejection message rather than giving them detailed ‘feedback’ about why they weren’t selected, and a free career counseling session and resume rewrite.