Defiantly a millennial who wrote this:
Please note: During periods where we receive very high numbers of applications, we will only reply to those we wish to advance.
no guys - if someone takes the time to write a job application - you answer even if it is a flat out no.
Companies like that are not serious - but reading the rest of their job spec gives a similar impression.
So my advice to anyone - do not apply there unless you are truly desperate.
1. Don’t whine about millennials — this isn’t a millennial trait in any way, shape, or form (nor are, frankly, any of the other traits ascribed to them). I have no idea why people gang up on millennials, they are statistically no different than older generations were
at that age, other than that they (in USA and some other countries) are saddled with student debt and lower incomes for the same work.
2. Though I consider it
profoundly disrespectful to applicants, this is how 99% of employers now operate. Since it is now absolutely customary to receive hundreds (sometimes thousands) of applications per job listing, most employers have simply ceased proactively sending denial messages before the interview stage. Even if you ask, you may not actually hear back if they’re not interested. Many simply discard applications outright if they’re uninterested, so they won’t even know you applied if you try to follow up...
At least these guys are being up front about it. (Not that it balances out the other problems with the position.)
Job hunting has, imho, become a deeply troubled discipline in general, with software acting as gatekeepers, disqualifying qualified applicants (because they are missing a single keyword), while advancing the ones who lie and just cut and paste the requirements from the listing... And even if/when you get to a human, it’s a game, one whose rules are mercurial, capricious, and unknown to the applicant since they vary by employer, or even just the hiring manager’s mood.
(In case you couldn’t tell, this is something I’ve discussed recently with HR experts, and my reaction was utter revulsion...)