Author: Yaki
I spent almost the entire day on Boss Zhipin today, sent 300 greetings, chatted with around 200 people, and came away with some thoughts to share with everyone～
Four types of job seekers
1. The broad-net type
They pay almost no attention to the position or the JD and just send greetings relentlessly. Once they’ve sent a greeting, as long as you reply, they immediately send you their résumé, with almost nothing else to say. This is an extremely common phenomenon.
To prevent this type of person from being mixed in with the relevant information, I took an action in the JD—I described it in the opening line:
"Candidates who have read the JD and believe they are qualified for the position, please send 'I am qualified' in the chat."
Based on the messages I’ve received over the past few days,Probably no more than 3% of people have read the job posting JD!
2. The friend-adding type
These job seekers almost always want to exchange WeChat contacts after just a few words, and are especially eager to add me on WeChat. I set up automatic exchanges, and my WeChat is configured to automatically accept requests so we can chat. But strangely, almost no one talked to me on WeChat about the application all day. I’m not quite sure what these people’s purpose is; I just find it rather interesting!
3. Intermediary type
Intermediaries nowadays are very good at disguising themselves—you can tell they’ve put a lot of effort into it. In the past, intermediaries would basically just give a short introduction along with their experience in an industry, then send greetings like crazy, pretending to speak in a personal capacity, and exchange WeChat contacts.
But the ones I’ve encountered recently are a little different—their résumés are quite detailed, and they’ll chat with you on Boss first, sort out the basic requirements, and then exchange WeChat contacts. Once they have you on WeChat, they’ll send you a whole bunch of people and tell you, “We have many people here; they can work part-time or be bought out for full-time work.”
After painstakingly chatting for half a day, it turns out they’re an intermediary. It’s pretty infuriating.
4. Clear and straightforward type
This type of person best meets the recruitment requirements. Their introductions are written extremely clearly, and you can even confirm a great deal of information from the descriptions in their profiles.
Today I tried looking at a girl’s introduction and roughly estimated that it might be ENTP, and it turned out to be a direct hit. Communication with this type of person is simple, clear, and straightforward—it’s so comfortable. You can talk about vacations, salary structure, and the company’s product model, and after just a few sentences, you can basically decide whether to continue the conversation.
I feel that people who take their résumés and introductions seriously will take their work equally seriously. It’s worth mentioning that some people have turned their résumés into PPTs, with quite a few pages and all kinds of information included. Unfortunately, there are too few people like this, and they also have their own principles. I proactively added several people on WeChat—I hope to have more partners like this around me!
For those currently looking for work
After these past few days of interviews, if you are looking for a job, or if you may face the challenge of looking for a job in the future, you really need to think carefully about how to fill out your introduction and résumé.
Although you see a great deal of information every day, that kind ofpersonality conveyed through the textis really quite easy to notice. You probably only need to read a few lines to sense how much time a job seeker has invested in their introduction and résumé.
About introductions vs. résumés
If you genuinely hope to enter a new industry or take on a new position, I strongly recommend that you clearly describe your status and abilities in yourintroduction—rather than just your résumé.
Your introduction shapes the subjective impression people form when they first see you, and that first impression almost determines whether the interviewer will reply to you and how the subsequent communication will proceed.
By the way, we’re hiring!
If you can see this, I really want to say:
I’m looking to hire a short-video scriptwriter/director who has worked on AI-focused accounts or IP incubation. I’ve been hiring for three days already—please recommend some friends around you to me~
My kid has to talk so much for voice input now!!!
I’m Yaki. Good night 🌙