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Topic	Does anyone else hate filling out job applications? The process is such a joke
Sahuagin 10/08/17 8:44:49 PM #35:	Rockies posted... How does that prevent them from being spammed by bots? They never do any kind of captcha, and I almost never see ones that require you to open a verification email. It's pointless to make an account. I don't care that I can "track" my application, because if it actually goes anywhere they'll just contact me directly. well I can't speak to any particular case. setting up an account is just how default authentication works. if you're saying the account is useless, then maybe it's useless. Rockies posted... They use programs to extract resume data, or at least to search resumes for keywords. Most of them do have some sort of resume extraction tool, although it never seems to put stuff in the right fields (which is why I'm apprehensive about using an autofill tool). But that's really not an excuse, their extraction software just sucks and is out of date. I'm sure modern software could easily extract resume data to the right place. unless you're filling out a form, an "extraction tool" will never be completely accurate. again, this depends on the case. if you write up a resume from scratch there's no guarantee they can electronically parse it. if you fill out a .pdf or something that they gave you, or follow some particular rules they have about how it's formatted, then maybe they could. but filling out a web form, they will get entries directly in their database filled in exactly how they want it. Rockies posted... Also, what would even be the endgame of spamming a job application site? If it's to get a job, that's going to hurt you at some point if they find out. And how many different resumes can you really try out on one job? I take it you don't realize how... virulent... the internet is? setting up a public website is just asking to be inundated by spam-bots. there's no motive, this stuff is just everywhere. make something public and vulnerable and it's only a matter of time before something or someone finds it and exploits it. Rockies posted... Edit: Just thought of one possible reason, could come from third party recruiters submitting different candidates. But still, the point is these systems aren't robust enough to stop spam anyway I'd have to see a particular example. --- *The truth basks in scrutiny.* http://i.imgur.com/GMouTGs.jpg http://projecteuler.net/profile/Sahuagin.png <cite>Sahuagin posted [p:888066010] in Does anyon... [t:75849471]...</cite> <quote><cite>Rockies posted...</cite> <quote>How does that prevent them from being spammed by bots? They never do any kind of captcha, and I almost never see ones that require you to open a verification email. It's pointless to make an account. I don't care that I can "track" my application, because if it actually goes anywhere they'll just contact me directly.</quote> well I can't speak to any particular case. setting up an account is just how default authentication works. if you're saying the account is useless, then maybe it's useless. <cite>Rockies posted...</cite> <quote>They use programs to extract resume data, or at least to search resumes for keywords. Most of them do have some sort of resume extraction tool, although it never seems to put stuff in the right fields (which is why I'm apprehensive about using an autofill tool). But that's really not an excuse, their extraction software just sucks and is out of date. I'm sure modern software could easily extract resume data to the right place.</quote> unless you're filling out a form, an "extraction tool" will never be completely accurate. again, this depends on the case. if you write up a resume from scratch there's no guarantee they can electronically parse it. if you fill out a .pdf or something that they gave you, or follow some particular rules they have about how it's formatted, then maybe they could. but filling out a web form, they will get entries directly in their database filled in exactly how they want it. <cite>Rockies posted...</cite> <quote>Also, what would even be the endgame of spamming a job application site? If it's to get a job, that's going to hurt you at some point if they find out. And how many different resumes can you really try out on one job?</quote> I take it you don't realize how... virulent... the internet is? setting up a public website is just asking to be inundated by spam-bots. there's no motive, this stuff is just everywhere. make something public and vulnerable and it's only a matter of time before something or someone finds it and exploits it. <cite>Rockies posted...</cite> <quote>Edit: Just thought of one possible reason, could come from third party recruiters submitting different candidates. But still, the point is these systems aren't robust enough to stop spam anyway</quote> I'd have to see a particular example. --- The truth basks in scrutiny. http://i.imgur.com/GMouTGs.jpg http://projecteuler.net/profile/Sahuagin.png</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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