Why It’s Time to Throw Out This Traditional Job Requirement

Steven Hopper
9 min readJan 30, 2022
Photo by Eric Prouzet on Unsplash

The hiring process hasn’t changed much in decades and I would argue it’s actually gotten worse due the technology used to evaluate resumés. After you submit your resumé, a computer program scans it for specific information, makes an immediate decision about your qualifications, and sends you an automated rejection email all before the hiring manager even sees it.

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Steven Hopper

Stories of a former high school teacher, now business consultant. Husband. Travel fanatic. Obsessed coffee drinker. And all-around nerd.