Unfortunately it works both ways as well. I would love to tailor my resume to highlight what makes me awesome for your company and particular problem/domain, but so often I see job descriptions that are just lists of buzzwords and some pathetic attempt to sound cool "we have ping pong! (read: I swear we're hip)", "we're looking for a rock-star (read: slave)".

Then to top it off, when a hiring manager realizes that he doesn't have time to deal with hiring, he passes it off to a recruiting agency -- something that makes it even harder for me as a job seeker to help sell myself to the company. Am I the only one that hates the secrecy that recruiters use in describing their clients positions? They make it sound like I might possibly be working for the CIA or something with their lack of details on what matters (e.g. Company name so I can research their history and what they need) and they give me an exhaustive list that nobody could ever possibly have had experience with unless they had already worked at the company! No I don't have 10 years experience with $_OBSCURE_TESTING_PLATFORM, but give me a few hours and Google and I can figure it out. But how can I relay that via a resume? Especially one that will be filtered by either a computer or an HR drone that knows nothing other than buzzword bingo.

This is an area that is ripe for someone to come in and revolutionize the arena.