r/madlads • u/ycr007 • 15d ago

Reductio ad fontium

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u/grnfnrp 15d ago

I paste the job advert into my CV font size 0.001 in white then pdf it so the ingest system auto ticks all the screening requirements

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u/violin-kickflip 15d ago edited 15d ago

Do not recommend. Some recruiters know how to sniff this out. Don’t want this popping up when you’re in the interview stage and then you’re disqualified.

Rather, take the time to weave the job description into your resume. Achieves the same result.

Edit: some folks recommending using ChatGPT to tailor your resume. that can be hit-or-miss, but agreed. definitely leverage AI

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u/Fuck0254 15d ago

Rather, take the time to weave the job description into your resume. Achieves the same result

Making a custom resume for every application is a suckers game. I'd rather fail an interview than waste so much time.

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u/JannePieterse 15d ago

Maybe if you're just looking for a job in as a cashier or something and it doesn't really matter what company you end up working for ...

If you're going for something a little more specific you should be doing research on the company you're wanting to work for anyway, and then it takes literally 5 minutes to tailor your cover letter template a little.

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u/Fuck0254 15d ago

Researching the company comes after you have an interview scheduled. I'm not researching a company I'm not interviewing for.

Also, writing a resume to work as a cashier is also a suckers game. Nobody is going to read that, just have AI do it, or if their site allows, don't submit one at all.