How to avoid online applications?

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I've been unemployed over a couple years now....seems to me it's these damn online applications, i hate them yet every company seems to use them....

Can you think of any company's who do not use online aplications?

I want to just walk in some place and get a job...but if I do that these days they tell me to go online.

I never get a call or email or anything from online applications, seem useless....i used to fill out 5-7 a day but now i don't bother because seems like a waste of time.

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But today, they rather you do it all online, actually you're more lieky to geta job if you do an online application than in person. I know it sucks and is stupid but its the way society is today!!

It depends on what kind of job you are looking for. If it is just a crappy minimum wage type job, I would try working for a small business rather than a national chain. Many small businesses can't afford a computer based application system and will hire you based on how you act when they interview you. Then again, you could also learn to be smarter than the online system and just feed it the data it wants. I did this to get my current job, which I have kept for 5 years. Common sense will dictate what you SHOULD put down. Honesty is a wonderful thing, but so is getting the chance to hold a job. Weigh the two against each other and see which one is more important.

What would you want as an alternative to an online application form?

I would find an equally long paper-based application form far worse.

Some companies have easier online application forms than others. Some are just fill in personal details/ upload CV/ short statement / confirm criminal convictions while others require you to enter all education/employment history into small boxes that have been badly designed.

I think online applications work better for me. I have crappy hand writing.

It's not the online application, it's the online personality test.

Small mom and pop stores are less likely to use them.

This.

Retail and fast food often have in-store applications, with an in-store PC set up or paper applications.

Why not have someone else fill out the online application for you?

You apply online to dozens of places, and eventually get a call back.

If you don't get a call back, have your resume updated and edited (some community groups and college alumni offices edit resumes free).

If that doesn't work, find more fitting jobs to apply to.

Lower your standards if need be. Retail and fast food tends to have shorter apps and interviews.

If you haven't had a job in a few years, having a gap in work history on a resume might need to be explained. Find some volunteer work. List volunteer work on resume. Then, apply to more jobs that you meet all of the qualifications for. Then, apply to some a few levels lower.