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by engi_nerd 3491 days ago
>Basic rule of thumb-- the bigger the company, the dumber they are... and less likely to care about job applicant experience.

One strong signifier that a company cares little about job applicant experience is requiring you to use BrassRing or a similar recruiting portal. I'm sure BR makes things easier on HR professionals but it's clunky and frustrating for applicants.

The best way I've ever applied for a job online was with a small company that just had a simple list (nothing flashy, basic HTML) of their current job openings with an invitation to submit your resume to their recruiter (who was actually specified by name!). Brutally simple and effective.