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Article: One-In-Four HR Managers Receive More Than 50 Resumes For Each Open Position, CareerBuilder.com Survey Finds.
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- January 10, 2007
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CHICAGO, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- If you're looking for a new job this year, be prepared for some competition. Twenty-seven percent of human resource (HR) managers say they receive more than 50 resumes, on average, for each open position. More than one-in-ten (13 percent) HR managers receive more than 100 resumes per job opening. The survey, "Resumes 2007," was conducted from November 17 to December 11, 2006 and included 360 HR managers.
When evaluating candidates' applications, 77 percent of HR managers surveyed say they look for relevant experience. They ...