Why did you submit so many resumes and still no interview?

Preamble

Job interviews are a constant topic in the workplace. As long as you work hard in the workplace, you will not be able to get around this hurdle.

Then, as the most crucial part - the interview, more and more questions are exposed to the public.

However, there is a paradox among the general public. Companies often say that recruiting is difficult, while job seekers often say that it is difficult to find a job. If a match is made, why are both sides scratching their heads.

The key is to fit. Enterprises cannot find suitable candidates, while job seekers cannot find suitable positions. The reality and information faced by both sides are far from expectations.

There is an episode of a recent TV show "How to Train as a Scholar":

The reason why "Resume Emperor" is frequently frustrated in job hunting is that a fresh graduate has participated in at least 150 job fairs from March to the present.

About 100 resumes were delivered in each job fair, that is, at least 15,000 resumes have been delivered so far, but only one company has interviewed him.

In the end, he still did not find a job, he felt very confused and confused, so he participated in this TV show.

Another important guest on the show is a female HR who claims to be from a large company. She bluntly said that many large companies will give priority to the resumes of 985/211 graduates when recruiting.

Other resumes are likely to be left on the table and collected by the cleaning aunt as waste paper.

The core of this program: as an hr, do a mock interview for the 15,000 resumes that have no way to be delivered, and detect the problems behind them.

In the video of the program, I briefly introduced the basic situation of this student:

Graduated from ordinary second-level colleges and universities, Department of Finance, President of the school's student union, CET-4, Computer CET-2, scholarship recipient.

Expectation: To work for a well-known large company.

Reason: Self-awareness is very good, I feel that my ability and level are worthy of large enterprises, large enterprises have development prospects, and small companies do not consider it.

Why did you submit so many resumes and still no interview?

Overwhelmed, at a loss

In the program, we can clearly see the dissatisfaction of this classmate. Because he thinks he has sent so many resumes, why almost no interview opportunities.

Isn't it often said that effort and return are proportional?

Although the program did not state that it was the same 15,000 resumes, it was said that some of them had been adjusted. However, according to my guess, the same resume should be delivered one by one.

It was explained in the program that he participated in a lot of interview training, and also devoted a lot of time and energy to see the relevant interview and resume skills. Efforts were put in, but still no reward.

Resume as a stepping stone, skills are important, but only one aspect. The core is one's own inner ability, and it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. In other words, it is also one's own refining ability, a reflection of one's ability to summarize oneself.

As the guest reminded in the program, if you don't even have the ability to knock on doors, what's the use of participating in so many interview trainings?

The focus of a recruitment is that the enterprise recruits the right talents to provide value. So, since the salary difference is not big, why should I use you? Compared with people in the same position, or peers, where is your value advantage?

So, before looking for a job, it is advisable to ask yourself the following questions:

What do I like to do?

What can I do?

What do I want to do?

Lastly, what jobs in the market are right for me?

Self-learning ability = plasticity

15,000 resumes, under conversion, what is the concept?

I think that many people who have worked for more than ten years can only achieve such a delivery volume under the circumstance of sea investment. And the protagonist is just a student, who only delivered so much in one year of job hunting. On the surface, he has worked very hard, but in fact, he may not have achieved the slightest growth in these 15,000 deliveries.

Think about it carefully, maybe his resume hr will pass at a glance. Mechanical delivery and repetition, seemingly hard work, are actually stupid. This kind of delivery has no purpose, no goal, and is completely meaningless.

In fact, this delivery behavior is consistent with the nature of many companies pretending to work overtime. All employees are required to work overtime until 10 o'clock, but during the normal time from get off work to 10 o'clock, all employees are "fishing" and work overtime for the sake of overtime.

But what is the value you create by working overtime?

After 15,000 deliveries, I haven't found my own problem yet. This is the most terrifying thing. Such persistence is sometimes not necessarily a good thing, at least at the level of job hunting.

If one day I actually join the company and take charge of the project, a project must fail 15,000 times to realize the problem, then the cost to the company will be too high.

Therefore, does it mean that your ability to reflect on learning needs to be considered?

Why did you submit so many resumes and still no interview?

Professional ability is the first hard currency

We intercepted part of the chat between Xiao He and hr:

The HR in the program asked Xiao He, "How is your English?"

Xiao He: "After passing the fourth level, it's okay"

HR: "You want to apply for a job in finance, do you have any experience in this area?"

Xiao He: "I just studied this major, but we are all students, so we haven't done it."

HR asked again "What is the one thing you are most proud of?"

Xiao He said, "I was the president of the student union and assisted teachers in their work."

HR: "Do you know what the 985 students I interviewed were most proud of?

First of all, in terms of English, they will not use CET-4 or CET-6 to assess their English level. They will tell me how much IELTS is, or how much TOEFL is.

Then, in their junior or senior year, they have gone to some financial companies to intern through their own efforts for more than 6 months. "

Although hr is not polite, what he said is reasonable. In the case that I do not have a great advantage in my hard conditions, I did not take the initiative to improve, and demanded myself with high standards.

Could it be that TOEFL IELTS is only for 985 or 211 college students? Or the internship experience of the junior and senior year, is only 985 or 211 students can it? This is not the case. Just like college students, the same is true for professionals. Their strength and background are the first hard currency.

The company hires you

roi will be counted first

The workplace itself is also a place where values ​​are balanced. Enterprises pay employees salaries and platforms, and employees create value.

The profitability and survival of an enterprise are inseparable from the labor output of each employee. Therefore, when companies are recruiting, they will evaluate your costs and expected benefits for the first time.

You don't have a good academic endorsement, you can tell others about your ability.

You don't have a good project experience and can tell others about your thought and actions before and after doing it.

You don't have good presentation skills, you can show yourself through your own works, whether it's articles, project reports, etc.

If you are a real "three no" personnel, will you be hired as an hr? After all, HR needs a reason to hire you, not because you have submitted more than 10,000 resumes.

As for why? Of course, you want to generate value for your target position.

Why did you submit so many resumes and still no interview?

Why are companies screening for academic qualifications?

The latest data shows that the number of fresh graduates has been on the rise in recent years. The number of domestic graduates has reached 7 million, and the number of international students is more than 8 million.

However, the school recruitment positions of famous enterprises are limited, and the supply is obviously in a situation of exceeding demand. Naturally, the right to speak is on the side of the enterprise.

In most cases, the positions of famous enterprises will be full of resumes, and the number of HRs responsible for recruiting is limited.

So, what is the most effective way for HR to screen resumes?

Without affecting the recruitment indicators, first screen according to some rigid indicators.

Of course, some outstanding talents who are not graduates of famous schools will inevitably be screened out. Some people say that these talents are not necessarily inferior to 211 and 985 graduates.

But what does it matter?

Graduates from prestigious schools have enough HR appointments for interviews to pick.

In fact, this screening can not only save time, but also improve the quality of the interview. After all, students who graduate from prestigious schools and meet the job requirements have a higher probability than ordinary schools.

So, this is why HR likes to pick resumes from prestigious schools.

Knowing yourself clearly is the first step in finding a job

The pursuit of a bigger and better platform is not wrong in itself. After all, people go to high places, and the business systems and business processes of large platforms are all worth learning. However, competencies need to be understood before that.

First understand your own abilities and hard conditions, whether it is really the company's job requirements. If you do not meet the requirements in the short term, it is useless to submit more resumes.

In this case, is it really hopeless to enter a big company? In fact, it is not always the case. It can save the country by curve.

First of all, if you have a preference for a big company in a certain industry, for example, you want to go to a top consulting firm such as McKinsey. Maybe the current requirements are not particularly suitable, so what should I do?

Can be advanced in the industry, and then go to the high-level development of the industry. When your ability in a certain industry exceeds that of your peers or similar people, and the company's input-output ratio can be calculated, then your value will come.

So first of all, you can go to a third- and fourth-tier company, enter the industry first, and understand the specific business.

Secondly, you need to take stock of your skills and abilities to see if your skills and abilities meet the needs of the development of this position or the development of the industry.

Finally, check for omissions and fill vacancies, and now experience in the industry for several years. Then, speak through strength and performance, and use actual development to prove your ability and level.

After you have taken stock of everything, I believe you will have a clear plan and understanding.

Xiao He's story is like a mirror, reflecting the following questions for us:

For the human resources market, one's own ability is the hard currency forever, and job matching is the core aspect of job hunting. Those who are lucky will be educated and eliminated by the market sooner or later. The waves washed away the sand, and the last thing left was gold.