By Harry Urschel
Many job seekers measure their job search productivity by how many resumes
they send out for potential jobs, believing that - if they only get their resume to enough potential employers - someone will surely hire them.
In their quest for sending out their daily or weekly quota, however, the quality of the fit of the targeted positions becomes a secondary consideration for the job seekers.
They generally don't consider what happens on the receiving end, and are surprised and discouraged when they get no response!
It's not unusual to hear complaints like... "I've sent my resume to 200 companies, and haven't gotten a single call for an
interview!"
They are not alone!
Sending out scores of resumes in the hopes that something has to "stick" eventually is not at all uncommon.
As a result, employers are receiving applicants for open positions in record numbers. Yet very few of the applicants are genuinely qualified. Unfortunately, often they are not even remotely qualified.
When employers consider applicants who are either currently, or have most recently, worked in exactly
the same kind of role they are trying to fill compared to someone who has little or no applicable experience, it's not hard to figure out which candidates the employer will call for interviews.
Applying to jobs that are a marginal fit for you, and hoping for a call is a losing strategy.
Simply sending a resume will not work!
So... does that mean you should never apply to jobs if you don't have the exact experience specified? No!
