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So I'm hiring an IT specialist and have gotten 81 applicants. I'm downloading the resumes from the staffing website and it's interesting how people name their resumes.

I see most are of the format Lastname resume or Firstname Lastname resume with or without a date added.

Those are all fine, and useful as I drop them into a folder.

The ones I find a little funny are the ones like "Resume" or "Current resume" or "Updated resume" with or without a year. Good for THEIR file structure maybe, but not so good for the person you want to go work for. 17 files named "Resume" would not be meaningful to me in my folder.

The one that has me laughing is the one titled "Efficient, Conscientious and attention to detail performer." He gets his sales pitch right out there, but it really makes one wonder about the "attention to detail" part, especially since it's probably just the title Word assigned to the file...

Little things matter, and everything gets analyzed, folks!
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Is it that big of a deal where you see a correlation between those who title their resumes a certain way and how they perform in their actual role?
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Well over a decade ago, someone on here (probably via the GB because that where I used to play the most) forwarded me a resume for as position we had open. His email address was listed immediately under his name at the top of the page, which isn't unusual, but his email address was his texags username @ whatevertheserverwasdotcom.

This still isn't a huge deal, but his username was "The Balls"

I would have given him the benefit of the doubt if his last name was Ball and that was like a shared husband/wife account or something, but that wasn't the case. I sent it back and requested he get a nice generic hotmail address that was a little more professional looking.
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texan12 said:

Is it that big of a deal where you see a correlation between those who title their resumes a certain way and how they perform in their actual role?
I haven't gotten that far into it. Just downloading the documents was a short task and the first of the whole process. I wouldn't hold it against anyone, but since I right now ONLY have resume titles to start forming opinions by, some are definitely user-friendlier than others. Now that all resumes are saved with a meaningful title including the person's last name, I'll probably never remember who sent them which way.

I don't hire that many people that I could make an actual "those with resumes like XXX give performance like ZZZ" correlation.

But if this was a family business and I was looking for a "right hand" man or woman, and had a smaller pool of candidates, I just might remember!

And I can't say that in this case, there might not be 2 top candidates who are so close in scoring that something extremely minor (like this, probably NOT this) could wind up making the difference.
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texan12 said:

Is it that big of a deal where you see a correlation between those who title their resumes a certain way and how they perform in their actual role?
If you call your resume "Resume", you're probably not going to make the first cut, much less make it to the final table. Especially if he's looking at 81 resumes for 1 position.

In other words, we'll never get to find out how you perform in the phone screen, or on the job if you can't convey that you're a serious candidate from your resume.
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Thanks for sharing that. I enjoyed the laugh.

And Tree Hugger reminded me of some of the funny Email usernames I've seen over the years. I can't remember a standout example right now but I'm sure one will come to me later.
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TX AG 88 said:

texan12 said:

Is it that big of a deal where you see a correlation between those who title their resumes a certain way and how they perform in their actual role?
I haven't gotten that far into it. Just downloading the documents was a short task and the first of the whole process. I wouldn't hold it against anyone, but since I right now ONLY have resume titles to start forming opinions by, some are definitely user-friendlier than others. Now that all resumes are saved with a meaningful title including the person's last name, I'll probably never remember who sent them which way.

I don't hire that many people that I could make an actual "those with resumes like XXX give performance like ZZZ" correlation.

But if this was a family business and I was looking for a "right hand" man or woman, and had a smaller pool of candidates, I just might remember!

And I can't say that in this case, there might not be 2 top candidates who are so close in scoring that something extremely minor (like this, probably NOT this) could wind up making the difference.

So thats a "NO". Good info regardless.
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HollywoodBQ said:

texan12 said:

Is it that big of a deal where you see a correlation between those who title their resumes a certain way and how they perform in their actual role?
If you call your resume "Resume", you're probably not going to make the first cut, much less make it to the final table. Especially if he's looking at 81 resumes for 1 position.

In other words, we'll never get to find out how you perform in the phone screen, or on the job if you can't convey that you're a serious candidate from your resume.


What do you title it then? This seems like a trivial thing to judge someone by unless you have explicit directions on how to send a resume. On the other hand, it's kinda ridiculous how many different ways companies can ask for your resume applying online i.e. send by attachment and fill in the blank.

I'm sure it's tough to be the one doing the hiring, but damn, I would think if the job requires a degree and x amount of years of experience, it's already implied you're serious about the job.
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WorldsGreatestResume.pdf
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What kind of IT specialist are you hiring?
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texan12 said:

HollywoodBQ said:

texan12 said:

Is it that big of a deal where you see a correlation between those who title their resumes a certain way and how they perform in their actual role?
If you call your resume "Resume", you're probably not going to make the first cut, much less make it to the final table. Especially if he's looking at 81 resumes for 1 position.

In other words, we'll never get to find out how you perform in the phone screen, or on the job if you can't convey that you're a serious candidate from your resume.
What do you title it then? This seems like a trivial thing to judge someone by unless you have explicit directions on how to send a resume. On the other hand, it's kinda ridiculous how many different ways companies can ask for your resume applying online i.e. send by attachment and fill in the blank.

I'm sure it's tough to be the one doing the hiring, but damn, I would think if the job requires a degree and x amount of years of experience, it's already implied you're serious about the job.
Out of curiosity, I just went through and reviewed the resumes I've received in the past year or so for jobs on my team, or at my company.

Basically, your resume should be in PDF (preferable) or MS Word and the filename should contain your name (first and last), or initials. Optionally, you can include the word "Resume" and some sort of date (probably year) designation like 2019, 2020 or Feb. 2020.

Sometimes, you might include the approximate job title that you're seeking or something that reflects your experience. That also helps you keep your resumes organised if you're applying for more than one type of role. Maybe you're looking at both Sales and Marketing. You might have two resumes that looked like this:
  • JimboFisher_AccountExec_2020.pdf
  • JimboFisher_MarketingManager.pdf
Inside the resume, your Email address should be something that is at least professional looking. With free services like Gmail, Hotmail, etc., it's really easy to come up with something professional like firstname.lastname.number@gmail.com (add an 888 for luck if you're Chinese)

You might want a unique Email too so that nothing comes up when they start searching the Internet for your Email Address and/or Name.

On the other hand, you might be happy to put not only your LinkedIn address, but your Twitter @handle, or something like that depending on what you do. I used to work with a guy who kept two Twitter accounts active. One for work - computer stuff, and a second one for politics.

As far as thinking that just because people have applied for the job and show on paper that they have the qualifications being asked for, doesn't mean that they have the ability to present themselves in any way that would be appealing to an employer. The number of people who can't explain how they can add value to your company is staggering.

HR Screeners frequently check the very basic minimums before they send the candidates resumes on to the hiring manager. That hiring manager is usually pretty busy so he/she is going to gravitate towards the resumes that are presentable, easy to read and get to the point.

So, back to the OP's experience, if your resume filename is something like:
  • AllAroundDataCenterFixItMonkey.pdf
You might get your resume noticed but, you might not get a call back.
And, after they've interviewed 5 candidates and they want to go back to the guy named Brad, or Steve, or Mike, it's going to be difficult for them to find Brad's resume when he's titled it AllAroundDataCenterFixItMonkey.pdf

Likewise, I've got a personal friend whose home Email that he uses for job seeking correspondence is something that contains a joke but not his actual name. Again, don't make it any harder on the hiring manager than you have to.

Caveat to all of this is, if your name is something that can be misconstrued or mispronounced as something offensive, you might change that. I've worked with guys who had surnames of Nigro and ****ole. They might want to just use an abbreviation. I also worked with a girl whose username was khunt so... you might want to think twice about something like that.

Likewise, if you have a very common/generic name like "Steve Smith", you might want to add some modifiers to the filename.

If you have a name that is difficult to spell, you might want to simplify your filename. For example, I worked with a guy whose first name was Pushpendrakumar. So, he just went by PK. It would be a lot easier to look for the resume of PK than it would be to figure out Pushpendrakumar.

Hope that helps.
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Great info. I appreciate it, sir.
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Glad to help.
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I once received a resume with the contact email address of "alotta69@yahoo.com"

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Many don't stop to think that a hiring manager is not looking for someone getting away from a job. They want someone focused on being responsible for this specific job. Someone that did their homework and that is focused on taking care of this stack of work so the Manager and their team can focus on other priorities. Title resumes accordingly so you are focused on that job.
Paul Pausky BC3 '78
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HollywoodBQ said:

texan12 said:

HollywoodBQ said:

texan12 said:

Is it that big of a deal where you see a correlation between those who title their resumes a certain way and how they perform in their actual role?
If you call your resume "Resume", you're probably not going to make the first cut, much less make it to the final table. Especially if he's looking at 81 resumes for 1 position.

In other words, we'll never get to find out how you perform in the phone screen, or on the job if you can't convey that you're a serious candidate from your resume.
What do you title it then? This seems like a trivial thing to judge someone by unless you have explicit directions on how to send a resume. On the other hand, it's kinda ridiculous how many different ways companies can ask for your resume applying online i.e. send by attachment and fill in the blank.

I'm sure it's tough to be the one doing the hiring, but damn, I would think if the job requires a degree and x amount of years of experience, it's already implied you're serious about the job.
Out of curiosity, I just went through and reviewed the resumes I've received in the past year or so for jobs on my team, or at my company.

Basically, your resume should be in PDF (preferable) or MS Word and the filename should contain your name (first and last), or initials. Optionally, you can include the word "Resume" and some sort of date (probably year) designation like 2019, 2020 or Feb. 2020.

Sometimes, you might include the approximate job title that you're seeking or something that reflects your experience. That also helps you keep your resumes organised if you're applying for more than one type of role. Maybe you're looking at both Sales and Marketing. You might have two resumes that looked like this:
  • JimboFisher_AccountExec_2020.pdf
  • JimboFisher_MarketingManager.pdf
Inside the resume, your Email address should be something that is at least professional looking. With free services like Gmail, Hotmail, etc., it's really easy to come up with something professional like firstname.lastname.number@gmail.com (add an 888 for luck if you're Chinese)

You might want a unique Email too so that nothing comes up when they start searching the Internet for your Email Address and/or Name.

On the other hand, you might be happy to put not only your LinkedIn address, but your Twitter @handle, or something like that depending on what you do. I used to work with a guy who kept two Twitter accounts active. One for work - computer stuff, and a second one for politics.

As far as thinking that just because people have applied for the job and show on paper that they have the qualifications being asked for, doesn't mean that they have the ability to present themselves in any way that would be appealing to an employer. The number of people who can't explain how they can add value to your company is staggering.

HR Screeners frequently check the very basic minimums before they send the candidates resumes on to the hiring manager. That hiring manager is usually pretty busy so he/she is going to gravitate towards the resumes that are presentable, easy to read and get to the point.

So, back to the OP's experience, if your resume filename is something like:
  • AllAroundDataCenterFixItMonkey.pdf
You might get your resume noticed but, you might not get a call back.
And, after they've interviewed 5 candidates and they want to go back to the guy named Brad, or Steve, or Mike, it's going to be difficult for them to find Brad's resume when he's titled it AllAroundDataCenterFixItMonkey.pdf

Likewise, I've got a personal friend whose home Email that he uses for job seeking correspondence is something that contains a joke but not his actual name. Again, don't make it any harder on the hiring manager than you have to.

Caveat to all of this is, if your name is something that can be misconstrued or mispronounced as something offensive, you might change that. I've worked with guys who had surnames of Nigro and ****ole. They might want to just use an abbreviation. I also worked with a girl whose username was khunt so... you might want to think twice about something like that.

Likewise, if you have a very common/generic name like "Steve Smith", you might want to add some modifiers to the filename.

If you have a name that is difficult to spell, you might want to simplify your filename. For example, I worked with a guy whose first name was Pushpendrakumar. So, he just went by PK. It would be a lot easier to look for the resume of PK than it would be to figure out Pushpendrakumar.

Hope that helps.


I've been in a hiring position before and none of the trivial crap you expressed had any decision on wether or not I would consider them for a follow up. All the bemoaning about this constantly smacks of HR people and hiring managers being basically incompetent at doing the tasks required of their jobs. I don't get it. The exact skills it takes to qualify candidates are the exact skills you people are bad at performing.
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Win At Life said:

I've been in a hiring position before and none of the trivial crap you expressed had any decision on wether or not I would consider them for a follow up. All the bemoaning about this constantly smacks of HR people and hiring managers being basically incompetent at doing the tasks required of their jobs. I don't get it. The exact skills it takes to qualify candidates are the exact skills you people are bad at performing.
Cool Story Bro. I work in Information Technology where people are notoriously bad at communication.

For many people English is their second language.
Many people have no formal tertiary education.
And worst of all, many people who might be great at the job cannot explain that on paper.

And if you're working for supermegacorp, you've got to navigate several layers of screening and approvals.

Again, you want to make it as easy as you can for the hiring company to pick me, pick me.

And FYI - good recruiters will find your high quality LinkedIn profile and you won't even need a resume until you're already being seriously considered. YMMV of course.
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Worst one I got was

"Dad's Resume.pdf"

The applicant was an older guy that had been at one place forever. He had been sent on to greener pastures by his former employer, and we had him come in despite the eye catching resume title. Turns out he wasn't all that computer literate (shocker...), which was 100% a deal breaker.
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Quote:

And FYI - good recruiters will find your high quality LinkedIn profile
Yes Yes Yes .... Last 4 jobs were from LinkedIn or internal recruiters.
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Win At Life said:

I've been in a hiring position before and none of the trivial crap you expressed had any decision on wether or not I would consider them for a follow up. All the bemoaning about this constantly smacks of HR people and hiring managers being basically incompetent at doing the tasks required of their jobs. I don't get it. The exact skills it takes to qualify candidates are the exact skills you people are bad at performing.
This kind of stuff gets posted all the time... Its BS every time. Someday, I feel like someone's going to admit to using the Oxford comma or whether you put one or two spaces after the punctuation at the end of each sentence to downselect resumes.

Some people love black and white rules instead of having to use judgement. If you're removing people from the process based on arbitrary rules, there's a chance that you're going to miss the best candidate in the group and the more rules you have the more optimal candidates you're going to miss. It's lazy and it reeks of a love for exercising arbitrary power over people.
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Picard said:

I once received a resume with the contact email address of "alotta69@yahoo.com"


You try going through life as Alex Lotta, class of 1969.
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