I've attended a career fair recently and I overheard a recruiter laughing about how no one in his company ever reads applications submitted online. He called every job seeker at the fair "losers" who are looking for something that isn't there.
Apparently, almost every job is filled by people close to the current employees.
For tax break purposes, companies have a quota of certain people they need to hire but have trouble finding them. The recruiter claimed that online job postings are only meant for these "special" people and not "non-special" people. Companies avoid stating that they're only looking for "special" people because they don't want a discrimination lawsuit.
Apparently, almost every job is filled by people close to the current employees.
For tax break purposes, companies have a quota of certain people they need to hire but have trouble finding them. The recruiter claimed that online job postings are only meant for these "special" people and not "non-special" people. Companies avoid stating that they're only looking for "special" people because they don't want a discrimination lawsuit.
Is there even a point in applying online?