Technical people revel in the details of their work and often write resumes that are clusters of acronyms and jargon. Recruiters often reject such resumes in favor of well-written, but less substantive resumes that are the hallmark of the professional job hunter. Using a resume-screening program. Such programs are easily fooled. Unqualified candidates can get on the short list merely by writing a resume that includes buzzwords from the job description.
Recruiters often start the interview process by handing out a pile of paper forms.
This makes technical people feel like they're applying for a loan rather than offering their valuable services to a company that needs those services. Underutilizing the Internet. Recruiters typically use the Internet only to post job descriptions and gather resumes. Instead, they should use the Internet to search industry-specific newsgroups for people who have the knowledge and experience to become potential employees. Forcing hiring managers out of the picture.