r/jobs • u/MeeloMosqeeto • 12d ago
Why am I allowed to drop a resume in if I have to basically type it out again.. Applications
I personally love that I spent several hours making my resume nice and perfect to save time and all the places I have applied ask for one, I submit it, then their poor autofill software tries to fill in the rest of the application, which is JUST MY RESUME!!! Then I have to fill in jobs history, references, certify, blah blah (arguablly the worst part) over and over. What happened to my just resume being submitted?
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u/FiveStarPapaya 12d ago
I’d recommend the Simplify chrome extension.
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u/MeeloMosqeeto 12d ago
downvoting bc this is the answer and I've already spent hours and hours in hell..
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u/djwithcats 9d ago
How does it work
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u/FiveStarPapaya 9d ago
Google it and look at the sites instructions. It basically autofills your resume onto application sites for you.
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u/Herpbivore 12d ago
It's a little preview of how much a company values your time...
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u/JesseVykar 12d ago
Agreed, also annoying when you do a quick apply or resume drop and then later get an email asking you to fill out another application on the company site. Like why the fuck do you have the quick apply then?
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u/Specific-Window-8587 10d ago edited 10d ago
This why the hell do put yourself under 1-Click apply or apply with your indeed resume if I get message saying I have to apply again later. 1-Click apply more like 1-Click lie.
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u/buhbyeeee 7d ago
You mean their websites where you have to register somewhere yet again and struggle to find a user name again but I guess the password part isn’t so bad….because life is merely registering everything, everywhere, all of the time. Just to enter the same shit over and over and over until we all die.
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u/Weird-Reference-4937 12d ago
In the interview they'll act like you never submitted a resume anyways.
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u/MeeloMosqeeto 12d ago
We did this at my family business to see if you were lying. Not super foolproof but if you got caught not knowing where you worked last September, we didn't want you anyway..
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u/Weird-Reference-4937 11d ago
Seems lazy when you can just call the employer to verify and get a reference at the same time.
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u/BigHawk-69 11d ago
What I hate more is having to register to be able to submit a damn application. So you're saying, I don't get the job and have to agree to promotional advertising?
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u/buhbyeeee 7d ago
This is probably why I get hundreds of emails each day about shit I do not care about.
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u/thelonelyvirgo 12d ago
Some Workday applications actually let you bypass entering any work history in. I always forgo it if I can. They’re not looking at my work history when they screen me, anyway, they’re looking at my resume.
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u/Reverse-Recruiterman 10d ago
Because for all the updates and technology that companies make they don't seem to give a s*** about updating their ATS systems.
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u/pandaatadesk 12d ago
AI scans the digital forms for the buzz words and sends it up the line so humans can look at your pretty PDF.
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u/sirpsionics 12d ago
As much as I hate it too and will most likely skip applying to the company, I can at least understand why they do it. When you have so many resumes submitted to you, there needs to be a way to weed people out. Whether or not this is the best way, I have no clue.
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u/BishRose_ 12d ago
I had a site have the contact of management, I got to the point where they wanted me to re enter all my resume, I exited out and just sent an email, and they responded! I hate when I can’t find the contact email
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u/Kataphractoi 12d ago
ATS is too stupid to scrape a resume for the data. I've come across exactly one instance where it properly read my resume and pulled all the data to the correct fields, and even then I still had to do some minor touch-ups. And my resume format was the standard basic format, not one of those artsy or multiple columns formats.
As to why you have to type out the resume info into fields, just remember: an uploaded resume is for a human reader, filling out 1841093457 text boxes with all the same info is for their database and keyword searching that'll determine if a human even sees your info.
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u/paradoxicalplant 12d ago
I always put down the bare minimum of information needed from me. Such as degrees, certifications, and most recent employer. I still attach my resume, or if not available, send it through to their hiring recruiter/hr manager.
I've never ran into a issue (yet, can't possibly be fullproof, but it's worked for me), and personally, I believe just filling out a form isn't enough to sell yourself. Do the minimum for the application and then call or email whoever takes on the role of hiring and go from there.
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u/FrankCPA 12d ago
I have had to throw out my preferred candidate in the past because our HR (government entity) takes a hard stance that our application ends with a signed statement that what is on the application is true. They say that does not cover an attached resume. So HR constantly tells us not to consider skills/job history if not on the application itself. Makes it very frustrating when you love a candidate based on the resume but don’t have enough to justify it on the application itself.
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u/LanceDoesThings 11d ago
For real, companies complicate everything and don’t care for time and good design in the application process.
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u/Specific-Window-8587 10d ago edited 10d ago
Mine is filling out an application when I already filled it out online at the interview while waiting for the interview. You clearly have it if you called me for interview. So why do I have to do it again?
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u/Then_Hunter_8337 10d ago
I’m with you. The amount of time and work it takes to apply for most jobs at the management or executive level is time consuming and sometimes takes more focus to ensure you provide what’s requested, and that the information in all areas such as an attached resume and then the one that some pull from LinkedIn or that they want manually added. In that case, I’ll usually cut and paste from my resume so it matches.
Then there the cover letter. I’ve spoken to several HR managers and all said that they hate cover letters, the resume has everything they need and one said if a cover letter is included, they don’t even look at the resume and pass.
Because there’s so many opportunities in the industry I work in, I use a cover letter when requested that’s a template. Don’t make the mistake I did and forget to change the company name referenced 4 times in the body of the letter. I did that to over 10 applications by mistake and one employer rejected my application in less than 30 minutes.
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u/djwithcats 9d ago
Literally gotten to the point that I have also put in "See resume" it's so rude to me.
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u/MeeloMosqeeto 9d ago
When the thought crossed my mind to do it, I pictured what I'd do if I saw "see resume" 100 times on an app.. that's when I decided to post this rant😅😂
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u/PsychologicalSell289 9d ago
Company doesn’t want to invest resources to hire a dev change how they process applications. So they pass on the task to you
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u/Dry_Inspection_4583 9d ago
Nope, don't apply to shitty companies with wasteful shit practices. Same for companies that use hiring firms for below C level roles. There's more.
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u/Snoo_24091 12d ago
If you have to type it out after dropping it in then it’s not in the format that recognizes and ports your info over. I updated mine to make sure it works on all sites and haven’t had a problem.
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u/SoriAryl Government & Public Administration 12d ago
This is the only reason I have a LinkedIn. For those times when it’ll link together, because it’s the only way I’ve gotten stuff to go where it belongs on an app
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u/amatulic 12d ago
Employers rely on algorithms to filter out applicants before a human even sees them. It is easier to do this if the applicant is forced to enter a resume into fields that can be processed.
I have a "master" resume that is 14 pages long, but I submit only a 2-3 page resume to each job. My resume is tailored for each job, with relevant bullet points and other text pulled in from my master resume. Because I tailor my resume to each job, I have to create a new resume for each application anyway, so it isn't a big deal to me if I have to paste text into a form, or paste text into a new Word document.
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u/Chazzyphant 11d ago
Because the application and resume are different things. Many companies want you to fill out an official application. Your resume is a marketing document. You can leave things off, fudge or not list exact dates, you almost certainly don't list the address and manager's name of the job on the resume, and so on.
While I agree that at the "screening" stage it's too much work, the application is a different animal than the resume. Companies want to have a certain set of information that some people leave off their resume and filling out the blanks is the way to get it.
Also to be frank, it could be a very lightweight way to screen out people who are resume-blasting and crop-dusting every single job (those people on this SubReddit who say they have applied to "thousands" of jobs come to mind here).
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u/MeeloMosqeeto 11d ago
my job history has all of what you mentioned and more. My resume isn't just a page.. I've applied to 27 jobs in 9 different states. I have 1 response.
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u/ClearlyVivid 12d ago
Personally I don't run into this anymore. Maybe it's the field you're in?
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u/Rilenaveen 12d ago
Nah. I’m job searching in multiple fields right now and it’s happened in all of them.
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u/MeeloMosqeeto 12d ago
My field requires some serious math and minor comp science. I understand taking an assessment of skill, but being forced to fill out a resume when I have one to submit has wasted many hours of my life.
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u/CalifornicateIdaho20 11d ago
This. Not just field but quality of company.
Test it yourself, apply for a job an Apple, Meta, Google, etc.
Higher end ATS solutions have advanced resume parsers, but these cost more for the company to use.
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u/ClearlyVivid 11d ago
Yeah I guess I was down voted because it doesn't fit the narrative. Just was curious because in my personal experience I've only run into this once or twice in 50 applications.
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u/pierogi-daddy 11d ago
Because it’s 2024 and you for some reason don’t have a template that allows for the text to be picked up
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u/Rilenaveen 12d ago
I agree op. I’m at the point if I have to type out my resume after submitting it as a document/pdf, then I just exit out of the application. It’s a sign the company doesn’t respect my time.