Mr. Dill: Your points are well taken. I hope I wasn't implying that you
have some sort of "bad" attitude with regard to how you choose applicants,
but I wanted to point out that one may also see an interesting candidate on
a listserv that allows for the posting of resumes. I personally would not
rule out this possibility if I were in a position to hire someone. I am
not saying I would spend all my time going cross-eyed in front of the
computer reading posted resumes, but if I ran across one that looked
interesting, I might want to look into it.
thanks,
Arlyn Danielson
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From: Dill, Christopher L.[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 1998 10:39 AM
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Subject: Re: Museum List Etiquette?: Resumes
Arlyn Danielson said: "Your comment begs the question,
why not hire from this type of posting?"
It does? OK. When I advertise widely to meet the
legal requirements under which I must operate, I pay
for ads in AVISO, Mountain-Plains Newsgram, and AASLH
Dispatch. I also post on MERC, Museum-L, our own home
page and on North Dakota Job Service's WWW page. I
usually get 50-75 applications, of which 15-25 are
clearly qualified. I am required to read ALL the
applications I receive to be sure every applicant is
treated fairly. The last thing I want to do is read
MORE resumes, especially when I don't have anything
open - which is why I'd rather not see resumes posted
on Museum-L. I suppose if I had a position open, and I
happened to read a resume for someone who was
qualified, I could invite them to apply.
Perhaps my attitude is "bad," but it seems to me that
since I have a job to "market" I could expect potential
applicants to actually address the requirements of the
job and make some effort to prove themselves to me,
rather than expecting I will simply be so taken by
their credentials that I "call that potential candidate
for an interview."
Hope that helps you understand the position I took.
Chris Dill
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