The counter argument, says Mr. McCarty, is that half of all online resumes can be weeded out immediately because the candidates aren't qualified. The Clueless Most of the sites in the careerjournal study that didn't have employment information online were Old Economy companies. Some employers seemed more interested in their storied pasts. Wrigley Jr. Co ., for example, offers readers histories of gum, Chicago's Wrigley Building and Wrigley Field. But its site has no information about current job opportunities.
Some sites serve as little more than investor-relations tools.
One example is Allied Waste Industries Inc. , a trash hauler based in Scottsdale, Ariz., which lists only its press releases and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings. By scanning its announcements in March, a site visitor could learn that Allied Waste needed a chief financial officer. In May, another press release announced the appointment of an interim executive to the post. Then there are the sites, such as Waste Management Inc. , that need an unusually long time to load. The company is redesigning its site, says Sarah Peterson, vice president of communications.