Using Applicant Pro

You would think that in 2025, a resume-extraction site for an internet browser could do better than this, but I guess not.

I had a week or two ago applied to a company that, rather than emailing resumes and cover letters, has you upload a resume to Applicant Pro. My resumes are formatted with a quasi-two column header for each job, with title and employer flush left and dates flush right.

The boss of the company emailed me about interview times and said they needed more information, too.

Applicant Pro had a job from a decade ago listed as my top job. 

Then, when I fixed that, it asked the old contact/no question, and I of course said no.

OK, getting a bit more irked.

Then, it asked the old "references" question, and it's a general protocol of mine not to supply them until after initial interview. The company's not that big, but, it's a newspaper company with 4-5 editorial staff and this is the ME's position. They'll have multiple candidates and won't be hiring until a second round of interviews. They don't need references right away.

And, two weeks since that initial interview, crickets, including not even a follow-up question about references.