The combination of the unemployment rate and the Internet is making work ever more hectic for those on the hiring end.  Human resource workers say they are inundated with electronic resumes — and say it’s impossible to give every application a long look, and some resumés get only a 10 to 20 second glance before being tossed into the electronic graveyard.

According to the human resources director at Denver Health hospital, they may get 6,700 applications in a month. Mark Gengkinger says, “it’s very exhausting. it’s like an endless pile that never ends.”  A generic curriculum vitae doesn’t cut it.  Gengkinger tells Fox, the key to standing out is a very targeted resumé.  It’s also about networking: who you know can get you over the first hurdle.

Whole Foods Market takes pride in its lengthy, selective hiring process.  The Fortune 500 business employs 51,100 team members worldwide, the bulk of them, 87% are full time.  Just the initial online job application can take 30 or more minutes and includes screen after screen of questions delving into personality.

The idea is to see if someone is a good fit for the job and company culture.  If you make the first cut, you may be interviewed by a team or panel.

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