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I found a position, online through my local newspaper's website.
But they want me to mail my resume to the complete company headquarters.
I haven't seen than since the 20th century.
Any ideas on why a company would use such an outdated procedure?
I have seen either or email or fax, or email and mail, but never just mail to.
I do plan on making a short visit to the company headquarters to drop off my resume. I plan on wearing a tie, but no suit.
It could be that they are one of the companies still in the 80's--there are some out there. (One of vendors has no web site and no e-mail, they still do it all by fax!)
It could also be that they want to see if people can follow instructions.
It could also be to weed out people just posting/applying for anything and everything online because it is easy to do so. I have seen a couple of these type posts in newspapers and I think the thought process is that if you have to take the time to actualy print, mail and post a resume' you probably have the qualifications to meet the job or you wouldn't waste said time.
We often have ads in the paper asking people to mail resumes and letters. I suppose they like to have the hard copies in front of them or perhaps they have one person set up to deal with this.
We often have ads in the paper asking people to mail resumes and letters. I suppose they like to have the hard copies in front of them or perhaps they have one person set up to deal with this.
All they would have to do is to print the application and they have their hard copy? Unless they don't use printers either.
It could also be to weed out people just posting/applying for anything and everything online because it is easy to do so. I have seen a couple of these type posts in newspapers and I think the thought process is that if you have to take the time to actualy print, mail and post a resume' you probably have the qualifications to meet the job or you wouldn't waste said time.
I definitely think you are on the money on this one.
I have another theory, which is based partly on a recent conversation I had with a NC unemployment office worker. He said that companies want to hire foreign (e.g., cheap) labor but the US laws say something about not being able to unless they can prove there are no US citizen applicants that meet the qualifications. So, to get around this, companies post jobs in places with less traffic (e.g., tiny ads in local newspapers) and hope that they do not get much response. Many times you are to mail your resume to someone in charge of international hiring, or something similar. Just a theory.
Mailing a resume costs money with the Large enevelope and stamp. A person that is unemployed can use that money for food
The envelope that does not require you to fold the resume so the total would be about $2.00
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