30/07/2021
Julius says:
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I concur.
Everytime we do an executive search for potential candidates, 60% are usually eliminated by their emails when the filters in the system scan for applicants' names and credentials.
I have seen the likes of [email protected] being spammed by the system in seconds.
20% of the remaining applicants are filtered out through social media background checks.
Most people don't realize that most mobile applications on your phone require your email for authentication and log in.
So when we find let's say [email protected] and the web search reveals ,say, your Twitter handle as 'Mbogi genje' , you're declared a spam account and you're filtered out.
If it's a name that matches the applicants name, further analysis is done. If your social media accounts showcase activities and content that's beneficial either to the company or society, you're factored in.
If you're the type that loves to troll people, trash talk, send or receive nudes and other malicious content. The systems can actually unearth all that.
Afterwards, the remaining 20% make it to the Credentials Evaluation Stage. In this stage, your resumés, cover letters and other received documents are checked and verified.
Usually 5-10% emerge as potential interview candidates after this stage. I will give you an example; last month we had 109 applicants for a biochemist job and only 11 were called for the interview.
Surprisingly, only 7 showed up. Now that's something that's worth talking about. You can't complain about how hard life is and you can't show up for the interview.
Going to an employer's or a HR's social media platform (inbox/DM) after sending your application to the channels specified by the company in the name of 'Hello, can I send you my CV, I want that job' is being desperate and frankly you disqualify yourself immediately.
The kind of things we see with your resumés is something I have no words for.
If the job is advertised, go to the job description s