Comments on: I’m Perfect For The Position, So Why Did I Get Screened Out? http://www.impacthiringsolutions.com/careerblog/2009/10/14/im-perfect-for-the-position-so-why-did-i-get-screened-out/ Put Yourself In the Job BEFORE You Get Hired Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:11:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Rita Ashley http://www.impacthiringsolutions.com/careerblog/2009/10/14/im-perfect-for-the-position-so-why-did-i-get-screened-out/comment-page-1/#comment-464 Rita Ashley Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:14:58 +0000 http://impacthiringsolutions.com/careerblog/?p=967#comment-464 You may have been screened out because you didn't use a personal connection to get an introduction. Hiring managers always go to familiar faces before random resumes. Another reason you believe you are a perfect fit and didn't get a call is the job description doesn't reflect the actual job. Many times job descriptions are generic and/or written by people other than the hiring manager. If you think you are the best fit, read the post above and make absolutely certain you gain an introduction to someone in the company who will share your credentials. Rita Ashley, Job Search Coach Author: Job Search Debugged. www.jobsearchdebugged.com You may have been screened out because you didn’t use a personal connection to get an introduction. Hiring managers always go to familiar faces before random resumes.

Another reason you believe you are a perfect fit and didn’t get a call is the job description doesn’t reflect the actual job. Many times job descriptions are generic and/or written by people other than the hiring manager.

If you think you are the best fit, read the post above and make absolutely certain you gain an introduction to someone in the company who will share your credentials.
Rita Ashley, Job Search Coach
Author: Job Search Debugged.
http://www.jobsearchdebugged.com

]]> By: Denise http://www.impacthiringsolutions.com/careerblog/2009/10/14/im-perfect-for-the-position-so-why-did-i-get-screened-out/comment-page-1/#comment-450 Denise Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:53:32 +0000 http://impacthiringsolutions.com/careerblog/?p=967#comment-450 I just believe that some hiring managers are looking at other factors such as rates, salary, etc. What has happened to me is that I was rejected and then called back so I know the problem was not me or else they would not have called back. Of course I was no longer interested in the poor judgment that they made the first time. I just believe that some hiring managers are looking at other factors such as rates, salary, etc.

What has happened to me is that I was rejected and then called back so I know the problem was not me or else they would not have called back.

Of course I was no longer interested in the poor judgment that they made the first time.

]]> By: Ask a Manager http://www.impacthiringsolutions.com/careerblog/2009/10/14/im-perfect-for-the-position-so-why-did-i-get-screened-out/comment-page-1/#comment-421 Ask a Manager Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:23:15 +0000 http://impacthiringsolutions.com/careerblog/?p=967#comment-421 There's also one extremely common thing: You ARE a great candidate, but the employer has 20 great candidates. In this job market in particular, sometimes the math just means they can't hire every great candidate. There’s also one extremely common thing: You ARE a great candidate, but the employer has 20 great candidates. In this job market in particular, sometimes the math just means they can’t hire every great candidate.

]]> By: James http://www.impacthiringsolutions.com/careerblog/2009/10/14/im-perfect-for-the-position-so-why-did-i-get-screened-out/comment-page-1/#comment-394 James Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:15:35 +0000 http://impacthiringsolutions.com/careerblog/?p=967#comment-394 "Sometimes people make it through the resume screen but then get weeded out after the initial contact." Don't forget people who get weeded out before the résumé screen, by recruiters who spend 15 seconds on a résumé and 30 minutes getting the answers to illegal questions by looking applicants up on Facebook. For an example, see http://www.yelp.com/topic/chicago-recruiters-avoiding-wow-players : "...I recently had a lengthy dispute with a fellow recruiter. She brought up searching facebook etc. on potential candidates, she also spouted off in a previous discussion that she spends 15 seconds looking at a resume and makes a determination. My response to her was you spend 15 seconds reviewing someones career but 30 minutes searching them on the web? Her priorities are clearly misguided... "...The recruiter I was referencing was spending the majority of her time surfing the web on candidates that were not even remotely qualified for any of the openings we had. I told her maybe she should spend 30 seconds on the resume and get off the Internet..." If an applicant followed the personal branding advice to completely fill out the profile information and make his or her profile public...then he or she can be weeded out for things like his or her age, marital status, number of children, religion, activities like National Guard service, etc. “Sometimes people make it through the resume screen but then get weeded out after the initial contact.”

Don’t forget people who get weeded out before the résumé screen, by recruiters who spend 15 seconds on a résumé and 30 minutes getting the answers to illegal questions by looking applicants up on Facebook. For an example, see http://www.yelp.com/topic/chicago-recruiters-avoiding-wow-players :

“…I recently had a lengthy dispute with a fellow recruiter. She brought up searching facebook etc. on potential candidates, she also spouted off in a previous discussion that she spends 15 seconds looking at a resume and makes a determination. My response to her was you spend 15 seconds reviewing someones career but 30 minutes searching them on the web? Her priorities are clearly misguided…

“…The recruiter I was referencing was spending the majority of her time surfing the web on candidates that were not even remotely qualified for any of the openings we had. I told her maybe she should spend 30 seconds on the resume and get off the Internet…”

If an applicant followed the personal branding advice to completely fill out the profile information and make his or her profile public…then he or she can be weeded out for things like his or her age, marital status, number of children, religion, activities like National Guard service, etc.

]]> By: Kathy Condon http://www.impacthiringsolutions.com/careerblog/2009/10/14/im-perfect-for-the-position-so-why-did-i-get-screened-out/comment-page-1/#comment-384 Kathy Condon Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:58:03 +0000 http://impacthiringsolutions.com/careerblog/?p=967#comment-384 While it is important to review what you could do better, it may not have been you at all. Often companies have the person selected ahead of time and just go through the motions. That has happened more than once in my experience working with people. http://www.kathycondons.blogspot.com While it is important to review what you could do better, it may not have been you at all. Often companies have the person selected ahead of time and just go through the motions. That has happened more than once in my experience working with people.

http://www.kathycondons.blogspot.com

]]> By: Andrea Devoto http://www.impacthiringsolutions.com/careerblog/2009/10/14/im-perfect-for-the-position-so-why-did-i-get-screened-out/comment-page-1/#comment-380 Andrea Devoto Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:08:15 +0000 http://impacthiringsolutions.com/careerblog/?p=967#comment-380 Sometimes people make it through the resume screen but then get weeded out after the initial contact. If you are working with a recruiter they should know what "intangible" things a hiring manager is looking for such as personality. If they don't know they haven't done their job and it is not putting you in a position of strength. If you are going for the position on your own, be sure to try and get the hiring manager to talk first. Get him to tell you what he/she is looking for and then you can put in your background as it goes. Sometimes people make it through the resume screen but then get weeded out after the initial contact. If you are working with a recruiter they should know what “intangible” things a hiring manager is looking for such as personality. If they don’t know they haven’t done their job and it is not putting you in a position of strength. If you are going for the position on your own, be sure to try and get the hiring manager to talk first. Get him to tell you what he/she is looking for and then you can put in your background as it goes.

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