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Re: Interested in input from managers and individual contributors on hiring newbies
Subject:Re: Interested in input from managers and individual contributors on hiring newbies From:dick -at- rlhamilton -dot- net To:"techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Sat, 20 Mar 2021 18:00:26 -0700
I canât find the sub-thread now, but I know that in response to Kristaâs request, there was some discussion about resumes and making a PDF resume more likely to be favorably scanned by an AI.
I wonder if anyone has looked into whether it makes sense to add bookmarks and other metadata into a PDF resume? I wonder if an AI would even notice.
It seems like the kinds of things you would put into a PDF to make it more accessible to a screen reader would also make it more accessible to a screening AI.
Thoughts?
Richard Hamilton
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> On Mar 19, 2021, at 09:30, Van Laan, Krista <Krista -dot- VanLaan -at- itron -dot- com> wrote:
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> I am working on the second edition of "The Insider's Guide to Technical Writing" and would like to update the section on breaking into the field. Job-hunting has changed a lot over the years, and it seems to be harder than ever for a new graduate or career-changer to meet real hiring managers or get around the impersonal job application software.
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> For hiring managers: How do you recruit new hires who have no experience? What do you look for when hiring someone like this?
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> For individual contributors who have started within the last ten years: How did you find your first job?
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> Krista Van Laan
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