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Unlike nearly every other world class job site, they don't have a 'smart resume parser ' that reads your resume and fills in such things as work history and tech skills.
I would have expected that having made me pay they would have invested in that kind of tool.
So use this site only if you're ready to spend 2-3 hours more in setup than any other site. You have to manually re-enter all your data to have it searchable in their format
I chatted with one of their customer service people and the bottom line from her was 'well clients search the tags you entered when you started up' They are pretty broad and way to limited for tech jobs.
It's nice if they force a client to read your resume instead of searching, but my guess is few do.
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We appreciate your feedback and understand some of your frustration and, as we emailed you separately, we have refunded your subscription fee. Please understand that we agree resume parsing is an element of many job sites and can be helpful, our experience and testing show that it is not always of high quality (even with some of the best services having as low as a 50% accuracy rate, depending on the file being uploaded). While we continue to test options that will be up to our standards, it is true that FlexJobs does not currently have one live for users.
Instead, we offer our users the option to upload their resume upload instantly (if they already have one prepared, as it sounds like you do), and then to supplement their resume with fields in our resume profile process with key areas as you choose. These resume fields are quick easy-to-use drop downs, text fields and boxes which are easy to copy and paste the pre-written copy into should a user like to (rather than manually re-entering). While the time someone chooses to spend on their FlexJobs resume profile definitely will vary depending on each person and their career field, the average to do a complete profile in this way is about 30-45 minutes (although it can take as little as 5-10 minutes to do a more minimal profile).
Overall, the primary goal of FlexJobs is to provide an easier, safer, and more effective way to find quality, professional telecommuting, and flexible jobs. Also, as part of our membership, we offer many elements of our service that free job sites do not, such as expert skill testing in over 100 areas, member partner savings on products and services supporting a flexible work-life style, and attentive customer service.
Again, we have refunded your subscription per our Satisfaction Guarantee, and we wish you the best in your job search. If there is anything else we can do to help, please feel free to contact us at feedback@flexjobs.com or (866) 992-9222. Best regards,
The FlexJobs Team