For anyone that does hiring if person has qualifications what reason would you not hire?

Question

I send out resumes that have been checked by agency I have pretty much all the qualifications in some cases exact fit but don't even get a interview why are they ignoring my resume is it age? race? gender? i would like some hiring managers or human resource person to answer why.

Answer 1

I know for a lot of restuarants they won't hire if they have a feeling the persons personailty will harm the business, or maybe they found someone better.

Answer 2

The positions that I fill have a need for someone who writes and speaks proper English. If I receive a resume or application with misspellings or bad grammar, that person is not considered a good candidate for the job. Also, the interview process is very subjective. You can say one thing wrong that will just rub the interviewer the wrong way. I can't say what that is, because it's probably different for everyone. Another thing that will surely ace you out is if you are set for an interview and you are late.

Race and gender (and age) never have anything to do with my decisions on whether to hire someone or not.

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

Check your resume VERY carefully...any typos, grammatical errors? That can be an immediate decline, especially if the job involved communication or detail work. You would be amazed at how many I find from communication professionals that have them.

Are they actually contacting previous employers? If so, could someone be sabotaging you...even a receptionist or secretary Even though it is illegal it happens all the time.

If you can't come up with anything, have a friend who can be brutally honest with you take a look at it and give you some criticism....or make a call to one or more of the companies once the job is well past and see if you can speak with the HR manager for advice on what did or didn't work. Hope that helps.

Answer 4

I'd have to see the resume in respect to the type of jobs you are applying for.
Top reasons I won't hire someone...
1. Not available for the working hours.
2. Numerous past employers, without any significant company loyalty.
3. Pushes to speak and/ interview on demand, instead of waiting for call.
4. Not presentable in public.
5. Uses slang or curses and speaks too familiar on first meeting.
6. Demands certain hours, days off, or holidays.
7. Shows disrespect for superiors.

Depending on the person and circumstances, it could be one of many reasons. It would have to be assessed on a case by case basis.

Answer 5

I would say it may be a case of bad luck, meaning they interviewed someone else before they got to you and hired that person, sometimes they want to hire a friend but still have to go through the motions of posting the job to keep it on the up and up, never interview anyone and hire friend or relation....sometimes it is who you know!

Answer 6

You shouldn't list your age or race on a resume. They can probably tell your gender by your name. Employers get hundreds of resumes a day, week, or month depending on the size of the company. You must follow up with them if you want them to remember you. Call them or go visit them to let them know you're very interested in the job.

Answer 7

It could be a number of biases - proximity to job, age (too young for the responsibilty, child bearing age - may leave to have kids, too old - won't fit in to a young environement).

the same could apply for gender or race - sometimes when there are several suitably skilled candidates for a job, employees short list by what they consider to be the best "cultural fit" for their environment. (This means the culture of the office - not a racial or actual cultural thing) and the factors that you mentioned could influence this decision.

Why don't you try leaving your age, race and gender off and see if it makes a difference.

The other thing could be that your Referees may be letting you down, but due to the Privacy Act this information is unable to be disclosed to you.

Answer 8

1. That particular job may be oversaturated with applicants and your's just never makes it to the top.

2. They may actually doing some type of affirmative action. I used to work for a company where every single application we were handed to evaluate was someone from East Indian decent. They wanted to make the official "best place for minorites" award. They should not do this type of reverse racism if you ask me.

Answer 9

I'm in the same boat. Just got rejection letter for a job I was qualified for 200%. They said I was underqualified. They gave the position to a relative. Darn school systems.

Answer 10

In some cases, there may just be other people that are slightly more qualified. One person told me that if you have job-hopped a lot (a new job every year or so), it can work against you, no matter how qualified you are.