Job Seekers vs. HR: The Battle of Egos

Job seekers say that HR never returns phone calls. HR says that job seekers call too often. In her March 12, 2003 column, Amy Lindgren of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel tries to settle the skirmish.

For the job seeker: "Send customized materials to a few employers each week, follow up to ask for a meeting, and listen to the feedback you're getting from the recipient of your attention."

For HR: "If you don't want hundreds of resumes, why advertise so broadly?"

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