Since most recruiters are measured on «time - to - hire» (how fast they fill a job), they prefer to search for
qualified job candidates rather than combing through the avalanche of applications and resumes that result from job postings.
Not exact matches
And, although information is often found that disqualifies
candidates, they are seeking information that supports the
candidate — that demonstrates that the
candidate is
qualified for the
job —
rather than eliminates the
candidate.
In fact, the
candidate who gets the
job is not always the most
qualified;
rather, the
candidate with the best presentation is who gets hired.
He thinks that hiring managers and HR professionals are narrowing their focus and are ruling out too many
qualified candidates by relying on a resume to select or weed out
candidates and
rather than saving time he feels they are prolonging the
job vacancy.
Most people that conduct interviews are not highly trained interview experts, but
rather people that work at the company themselves that perform other
job functions in addition to interviewing
qualified candidates.