Online job applications

Onkel Neal · 01-07-16, 03:18 PM

Man, filling out online apps has become a real chore.

These things are not standardized in any way, so you have to fill each one out, line by line. And boy, are there pages and pages of lines.... What it boils down to is job applicants have to do HR's work for them. I miss the good old days where you could photo copy a resume and fax it or email it.

Say Mark Zuckerberg, if you really want to do something good for the world, come up with a universal application process and get industry to adopt it.

GoldenRivet · 01-07-16, 05:01 PM

thats the one good thing i can say for the airline industry... 95% of them only accept applications from airlineapps.com

now that said, each one has generally has their own forms once you get to that particular website, but at least they are all in one place.

Platapus · 01-07-16, 05:58 PM

The problem is that your application won't be seen by a human unless it passes a keyword filter. That's why it is broken up into discrete data fields.

This is why doing some research on the company can really pay off as you can put in the key key-words.

I am in the process of applying for an adjunct faculty position and crikey, these universities are worse then any company when it comes to online applications.

Tchocky · 01-07-16, 06:01 PM

Yikes, I remember applying online for my current job.

Not even that, applying to be considered for a chance to be assessed.

Eugh.

G'luck Neal!

Onkel Neal · 01-07-16, 07:24 PM

Thanks, appreciate the feedback and well wishes. This Feb I will have the coveted 2 years of commercial driving experience under my belt and can start applying for higher paying jobs. Not in the oil fields, like I had planned 2 years ago when west Texas was going full throttle. Thanks to our Saudi "allies", they killed that. But there are still plenty of chemical plants that I can try.

Dan D · 01-08-16, 05:35 AM

I have had a similar experience when I helped my daughter with her application for a scholarship. She wants to go to school in England for a school semester.

So I took her school certificates and converted them into pdf-files which I then -for better readability- converted into one, bigger, pdf-file to be sent as an attachment together with the online application.

The problem was, it was not mentioned anywhere what the maximum size for attachments is, nor was there any error message like „attachment could not be sent“.

As a conseqence, my daughter received a letter which said „thank you for your application, but your school certificates are missing“, which we had to send again.

Oh well, I thought online applications were there to speed things up.

All the best for 2016 to you, anyway.

Jimbuna · 01-08-16, 08:56 AM

Those days are behind me now but I still remember when you simply sent off your curriculum vitae plus a covering letter explaining why you considered yourself to be a suitable candidate for the post.

Prior to that it was usually a skills test working from schematics etc. to show you had the skills required (mechanical engineering).

Good luck with the job search Neal, Steve and I look forward to becoming part-time ranch hands but only during the summer months

01-07-16, 03:18 PM	#1
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Online job applications Man, filling out online apps has become a real chore. These things are not standardized in any way, so you have to fill each one out, line by line. And boy, are there pages and pages of lines.... What it boils down to is job applicants have to do HR's work for them. I miss the good old days where you could photo copy a resume and fax it or email it. Say Mark Zuckerberg, if you really want to do something good for the world, come up with a universal application process and get industry to adopt it. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

01-07-16, 05:01 PM	#2
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	thats the one good thing i can say for the airline industry... 95% of them only accept applications from airlineapps.com now that said, each one has generally has their own forms once you get to that particular website, but at least they are all in one place. __________________

01-07-16, 05:58 PM	#3
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The problem is that your application won't be seen by a human unless it passes a keyword filter. That's why it is broken up into discrete data fields. This is why doing some research on the company can really pay off as you can put in the key key-words. I am in the process of applying for an adjunct faculty position and crikey, these universities are worse then any company when it comes to online applications. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

01-07-16, 06:01 PM	#4
Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Yikes, I remember applying online for my current job. Not even that, applying to be considered for a chance to be assessed. Eugh. G'luck Neal! __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

01-07-16, 07:24 PM	#5
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Thanks, appreciate the feedback and well wishes. This Feb I will have the coveted 2 years of commercial driving experience under my belt and can start applying for higher paying jobs. Not in the oil fields, like I had planned 2 years ago when west Texas was going full throttle. Thanks to our Saudi "allies", they killed that. But there are still plenty of chemical plants that I can try. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

01-08-16, 05:35 AM	#6
Dan D Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: 9th Flotilla Posts: 839 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have had a similar experience when I helped my daughter with her application for a scholarship. She wants to go to school in England for a school semester. So I took her school certificates and converted them into pdf-files which I then -for better readability- converted into one, bigger, pdf-file to be sent as an attachment together with the online application. The problem was, it was not mentioned anywhere what the maximum size for attachments is, nor was there any error message like „attachment could not be sent“. As a conseqence, my daughter received a letter which said „thank you for your application, but your school certificates are missing“, which we had to send again. Oh well, I thought online applications were there to speed things up. All the best for 2016 to you, anyway. __________________

01-08-16, 08:56 AM	#7
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,461 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Those days are behind me now but I still remember when you simply sent off your curriculum vitae plus a covering letter explaining why you considered yourself to be a suitable candidate for the post. Prior to that it was usually a skills test working from schematics etc. to show you had the skills required (mechanical engineering). Good luck with the job search Neal, Steve and I look forward to becoming part-time ranch hands but only during the summer months __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!