I had to write a job ad for a technical position, and instead of asking for a certain number of years experience, I just listed all the things they'd have to do. Compared to previous instances where we sort of went with a job ad that was more fitting with the usual orthodoxy, we got tons of good applicants, and I had to turn away really good applicants which isn't something I had the luxury to do previously.
Fact is, people complain about getting 1000 applicants, but usually you can look at the applications and realize over 99.9% of those applicants aren't really qualified for the job. The key is to try to get the people who are actually qualified to say "Oh! I can do this! I should apply!", since those are the people who will actually add value in the role.
Fact is, people complain about getting 1000 applicants, but usually you can look at the applications and realize over 99.9% of those applicants aren't really qualified for the job. The key is to try to get the people who are actually qualified to say "Oh! I can do this! I should apply!", since those are the people who will actually add value in the role.
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