Job Seeker Pet Peeves

Job Seeker Pet Peeves Jason Buss  of  Talent Buzz  recently spoke with some job seekers to get their perspective on what it is like to be looking for a job today. Some of their major pet peeves included:  On-line applications on company sites and  job boards  that are cumbersome, time consuming, and seem to end up in the black hole.Vague and poorly written  job descriptions.Poorly constructed employer  sites that fail to engage the job seeker  or create a meaningful experience.  Unfortunately these are not new issues and companies still seem to have a long way to go towards building more efficient systems for connecting employers with job seekers. Employers want to capture not only active job seekers, but passive onesthose who are currently employed and happy, but may be window shopping on company sites or on the boards just to see what is out there. But no passive candidate is going to invest the time to jump through the hoops many employers place in front of them to apply and they certainly arent going to spend an hour or more completing an online application.  Many  savvy job seekers  are turning towards social and business networking tools to build relationships and source job leads and spending less time on the job boards. The premise of these sites is to build community, not collect resumes. Companies hire people, not resumesdoesnt it make sense to invest more of your time in building relationships and less time toiling away at a 10+ page application?