I am looking for a job right now, and lots of websites will offer to use your uploaded resume to automatically fill in the application the company needs. This is called "autopopulating" or "autofilling". It used to be a lot worse. You used to have to input EVERYTHING manually or at least copy/paste everything. But they are still not there yet. 9 times out of 10, there are still errors after the autofill, and you must fix them before the final "Submit". Sometimes, the errors are so bad that I still have to open my resume and do it the old-fashioned way (copy/paste).
People expect way too much from people who work on the phones. I think they think that every single question that comes out of their mouths is right there on the screen for me to tell them immediately. No. Not at all. Not even close. I can answer about 30% of people's questions without having to open up and log into another system. When I do have to log into another system to get more answers, most of the time, I can only get one answer. If they have another question, that is another system. I kid you not. So, the next time you call customer service, and the agent is a little slow, this is why.
