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Although this is obviously a dumb solution, I do get what he's saying. Part of why the job market is so bad right now, is that there is a lot of people (often with the help of automation) sending out applications in bulk to companies they fail to meet even bare minimum requirements for. For example, its anecdotal, but a local company has given up on public postings because last time they tried, they received thousands of applications in a single day (most of which with no qualifications) and the ones they tried to reach out to weren't even in the country. There are a lot of ways to help filter this, but it just highlights what a mess things are right now.
those poor victimized CEOs...
This hurts everyone, and hurts employees and small businesses most. A big company has far more resources to deal with spam applications.
yea, no.
if you're a small business and are getting an "overwhelming" number of underqualified apps, then you're probably trying to find a masters degree holder to take an associates degree position. regardless, sorting through apps/resumes is part of the process of running a business. the entire world isn't obliged to make your job easier. fuck that. i have no sympathy whatsoever