Hi Schmedap,

Quote Originally Posted by Schmedlap View Post
Unfortunately, that keyword system doesn't really simplify things all that much. The keywords just select a bunch of resumes. Those resumes must still be reviewed and applicants interviewed. If anything, the keyword thing makes it more difficult.
Too true! I could tell you stories as well from the hiring side .

I think the mindless bollix-up that many organizations substitute for a real recruitment and hiring process is one of the reasons (amongst others) why so many people are relying on personal networks and contacts to get their next jobs - the recruitment process just doesn't work.

But just wait for the next, web 2.5 enabled, online resume screening software! It will use the latest, bleeding edge technologies and algorithms to select the right person for the right job. And it will do it as well as a a recruiter did in the early 1950's .