A business owner has issued a warning to those seeking a job during the pandemic after 177 applicants were instantly rejected due to a "lack of attention".
Ryan Irving advertised for a role at his internet services company RI Web and was inundated with 183 applications - but only six were considered for correctly following the instructions.
The boss said the job advert specified for candidates not to submit a CV but to answer a handful of simple questions instead.
Ryan posted on LinkedIn to say he had received 177 CVs which were automatically rejected from the process, leaving him with just a handful of candidates to choose from.
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