- Joined
- Jul 25, 2019
Work for corpo... When I applied for my current job, I had to submit a cover letter. I now help with hiring (we try to get coworkers, not just managers, in the interview) and HR never gives us the cover letters, just the resumes.I hate recruiters/HR/recruitment agencies. I think they're the reason IT companies are "always hiring" and IT employees "can never get into the job".
A bunch of faggots that come from outside, know nothing about the industry they work with, and just cross-check CVs and applications. Do people even read cover letters? Every job spot I see that has something like: PLEASE WRITE A CUSTOMIZED COVER LETTER, YES WE DO READ THEM, will take about 2 hours to slap you with a generic "we moved on with other applicants..."
Pretty much all the people circumvent them and try to talk to people in the companies for a job. "3rd party hiring consultants" do nothing but poach talent, devise intricate 5-step recruitment exams that nobody bothers to fulfill, and shitpost on Linkedin about how people don't deal with their shit.
/rant
No clue what they do with them or why they exist. I assume everything before it gets to us is algorithm and throwing out lied-on applications, but I don't really know... There are probably a few dozen applications for each position we open and the actual team they will be working with see between 3 and 6.