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- All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
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When I was starting out I would copy job postings for the position I wanted and then post a fake version so I could see what sort of resumes I'd be competing against.
The take away from doing that: put effort into the design of your resume - make it a pdf and never send a word doc.
Oh, also applying for jobs is a pure numbers game. You should be applying to as many as you can and not spend too much time on any one application.
People send fucking Word docs‽
Some HR clowns specifically ask for them
Wait til you see "Copy paste your entire resume into this tiny plaintext input box." Lmao
and then upload it as a document separately anyways because fuck you, also write a cover letter because ditto
Is this a joke? You say you were doing the same thing as the HR people, i.e. posting fake applications so why is this getting voted up?
I'm just sharing relevant information. It's not just HR people posting fake jobs, it's also other job hunters checking out the competition.
Good to know I can expect maybe 1/3 of applications to be legit
You should expect 95% of your applications to never even be looked at. It's a total numbers game.
Oh, I hear ya. My life remains in shambles