I don't get it. This is a job application and you're trying to make a good first impression. Complying with their requirements is the first step towards doing that. A lot of people don't have the freedom to pick and choose their employers based on their style of humor. You know what a lot of people don't want to hear? "lol this part of the application is annoying"
"humorless individual not worth working for."
I probably have 10 other things I consider before taking into account my employer's style of humor. Not to mention, the person (machine) looking at your application may or may not be the person you're going to be working with. So, by doing this, you're potentially filtering yourself out based on an algorithm or temperament of an HR person. The idea that this necessarily represents the quality of the employer is kinda strange.
If the requirement is having a linkedin page and they don't appreciate this type of humor (they think it's a bad first impression or whatever), then there is no compensation that makes me want to work there.
A company that lets a HR person filter out my application based on a thing like that? Again, they can't pay me enough to work there.
Priorities vary, that's the beauty of it. For me personally, treating this kind of stuff sternly would be a very serious red flag. I might put this link in my CV.
Of course, I'm not the type of person to complain and panic when a job search takes a long time. On the other hand, I'd say that I had some incredibly good luck with my jobs so far [regarding culture fit, generally meeting great people, etc].
Well, I understand the point, but as an applicant you DO have the luxury of applying to hundreds of jobs, and at least when I'm applying, I'm trying to weed out potential employers just as much as they are trying to find the best candidate. So, I stand by my point.
Actually, all my job applications are "here's what I think" sort of applications. I don't much care about complying, only showing who I am. Yes, I didn't get some jobs and probably some of my applications DIDN'T help much, but looking back, I'm glad I didn't get those jobs anyway because in the end after hundreds of applications I ususally found something that was more my style.
>I'm glad I didn't get those jobs anyway because in the end after hundreds of applications I ususally found something that was more my style.
As somebody else mentioned, it depends on the size of the company. In some cases, you have no information about the culture or quality of the employer based on something like this. The strong pushback I'm seeing for something this obvious is wild.
The person reviewing the first pass of resume and the person you are actually working for may be three people removed.
If you intend to work for companies less than 50 people, this is a good strategy, but it will fall apart past that. That said, that's a valid choice if a little difficult in the current environment.
> "Good on you for having the financial security to select and filter employers so aggressively."
It may not even always about having financial security at that moment. Sometimes it may be about already having a cruddy job, and not wanting to just move into another cruddy job, so you suffer with the current job for as long as it takes to find the right job to replace it.
