My daughter did an
experiment for me not long ago. She applied to job openings she'd found on a
couple of job websites. She was a recent college graduate and her resume looked
similar to those that cross your desk. It was well done--no typos--and the
cover letter was nice too, specifically addressed to each organization's human
resources manager. No photocopied mass mailing for her.
She mailed the applications
and waited. And waited. And waited. Finally, she got a handful of “no thanks,
but we will……..
