Avoid Job Hunting Pitfalls

摘要

I SEEMED like a shoe-in for the job — even the human resources (HR) manager thought so. However, the company wouldn't consider me because I was already in its system. "What does that mean?," I inquired. It turned out I had filed my resume on its website some seven years before. Because the firm didn't consider me qualified then, when it now reviewed resumes for the job it automatically rejected me as unqualified. After the conference call, I told the recruiter I was puzzled by the firm's dismissive approach. I have since learned that it's common practice.