Comments on: Tips for Interviews/Resumes http://www.thedevshack.com/my-pet-peeves-of-interviewing-people/ Thoughts From the World of Tech Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:48:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Mike Fleming http://www.thedevshack.com/my-pet-peeves-of-interviewing-people/comment-page-1/#comment-743 Mike Fleming Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:06:06 +0000 http://www.thedevshack.com/?p=314#comment-743 Yes, I would totally agree some are petty! I am sure everyone has their own little list of these from time to time. I believe a lot of it is due to the economy, where folks are struggling to find jobs. So they start submitting their resume to any open position. Can't fault them for that. Some of these are just recommendations. I've heard some of these from HR folks at other companies. Yes, I would totally agree some are petty! I am sure everyone has their own little list of these from time to time. I believe a lot of it is due to the economy, where folks are struggling to find jobs. So they start submitting their resume to any open position. Can’t fault them for that.

Some of these are just recommendations. I’ve heard some of these from HR folks at other companies.

]]> By: Brian Rinaldi http://www.thedevshack.com/my-pet-peeves-of-interviewing-people/comment-page-1/#comment-742 Brian Rinaldi Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:50:26 +0000 http://www.thedevshack.com/?p=314#comment-742 That's a lot of pet peeves. In fact, the sum of all of those might actually catch many people (myself included). Keep in mind that not every person reading the resume is the same as you. Some are HR people with a checklist of items that they don't know about but need to verify, others are managers that are not directly IT people, other are recruiters who look for specific keywords. Given this extensive (and imo sometimes petty) list of pet peeves I would suspect it isn't easy finding candidates. Nonetheless, I would you don't have quite as many pet peeves in the rest of your management style otherwise it might be the bypassed candidates who lucked out. That’s a lot of pet peeves. In fact, the sum of all of those might actually catch many people (myself included). Keep in mind that not every person reading the resume is the same as you. Some are HR people with a checklist of items that they don’t know about but need to verify, others are managers that are not directly IT people, other are recruiters who look for specific keywords.

Given this extensive (and imo sometimes petty) list of pet peeves I would suspect it isn’t easy finding candidates. Nonetheless, I would you don’t have quite as many pet peeves in the rest of your management style otherwise it might be the bypassed candidates who lucked out.

]]> By: Russ S. http://www.thedevshack.com/my-pet-peeves-of-interviewing-people/comment-page-1/#comment-741 Russ S. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:39:33 +0000 http://www.thedevshack.com/?p=314#comment-741 Thanks for the helpful resume tips. How have the interviews been going? Thanks for the helpful resume tips. How have the interviews been going?

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