Resume faux pas: drop those buzzwords, Boeing recruiters tell job seekers.(HEARD ON THE STREET)

Design News,  February, 2005  

Tags: Boeing Co., job, opening, recruiter

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Copying and pasting the job requirements onto your resume will only get you so far when applying for a job online, according to Boeing's top recruiters. The aerospace giant received 2 million online applications for the 20,000 openings in 2004, and resumes that contained the right "buzzwords" often helped candidates pass the initial software-based screening, contends Rich Hartnett, Director of Global Staffing.

But such a paste-and-hope approach rarely leads to an interview, not to mention a job offer, Hartnett adds. The most common mistake job seekers make is ...

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