What some job seekers don't know

[fan_of_small_world]

I just don't get some people.

Here are a few things that some people applying for jobs apparently don't know:

(1) If you are job hunting and your current e-mail address is something like this:

hottiechick@...
clubbbhopper@...
super_dude@...

you really should go to hotmail or yahoo or some other free e-mail site and GET A NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS.

(2) When you answer the phone and can't talk, I really don't need to know that it's because you just got out of the shower and are naked.

(3) When I tell you that you need to bring your driver's license to the interview, please don't drive yourself there and then tell me that your license has been suspended.

(4) Sending an e-mail to my boss when I don't get back to you within 30 minutes of sending me your resume does not help your chances.



I love my job

 

[AprilShowers]

I somewhat feel your pain. I used to fill in for our receptionist for her lunch breaks. You just can't believe the people who would come in and expect to be hired! The way they looked & smelled! What were they thinking?
The most original though was the guy who had his resume delivered with a very expensive bottle of wine for me! Of course HR made me give it back to him.

 

[LadyyRedd]

A friend of mine who is a recruiter told me about one resume she got once that I'll never forget.

The guy put his GLAMOUR SHOT type photo in the upper corner of the resume and put the word "HOT!" underneath the photo.

Kimya

 

[dreamcometrue]

I went to a job interview in December. My appointment was the first one, but there were some people on the interview panel running late, so I got to see some of my "competition". Remember, this was December! In comes a lady, in a Christmas sweater, and earrings the shape of Christmas lights that blinked!! Then, another girl comes in, chewing gum, wearing sweats and a baggy sweatshirt! Hello!? This was an interview for a clerk position for an elementary school! Ok, well, the kids would probably like the blinking Christmas earrings, but still...you don't show up for the interview looking like that!

 

[agnes!]

I went to a job interview in December. My appointment was the first one, but there were some people on the interview panel running late, so I got to see some of my "competition". Remember, this was December! In comes a lady, in a Christmas sweater, and earrings the shape of Christmas lights that blinked!! Then, another girl comes in, chewing gum, wearing sweats and a baggy sweatshirt! Hello!? This was an interview for a clerk position for an elementary school! Ok, well, the kids would probably like the blinking Christmas earrings, but still...you don't show up for the interview looking like that!

Who got the job?

agnes!

 

[barkley]

they also don't know about changing their voice mail message to something more professional-i mean i 'know' i should'nt consider it in a hiring situation, but it does creep into the back of my mind that when i left a message for you to schedual the interview i got a long strange voice mail recording with 'i like big butts' playing prominantly in the background

 

[DISUNC]

I just don't get some people.

Here are a few things that some people applying for jobs apparently don't know:

(1) If you are job hunting and your current e-mail address is something like this:

hottiechick@...
clubbbhopper@...
super_dude@...

you really should go to hotmail or yahoo or some other free e-mail site and GET A NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS.

(2) When you answer the phone and can't talk, I really don't need to know that it's because you just got out of the shower and are naked.

(3) When I tell you that you need to bring your driver's license to the interview, please don't drive yourself there and then tell me that your license has been suspended.

(4) Sending an e-mail to my boss when I don't get back to you within 30 minutes of sending me your resume does not help your chances.



I love my job

Do you work for Dunder Mifflin?

 

[dreamcometrue]

Who got the job?

agnes!

me! Although, I hope I didn't just get it because I was the only one that showed up in business attire!

 

[Hixski]

People are going to be laid off in a couple of months at my work. I am just starting to get my resume out there. I hope I will pass muster. I will be seeking another IT job. I guess I will start my checklist.

1. No e-mail addresses like Oldchubbygal@hotmail.com.

2. No Christmas sweaters with blinking light earrings.

3. Drivers license: Yes, and it is not suspended.

4. Voicemail for phone messages: Just says we are not home and we will return your call if you leave your name and number. No big butt music in the background.

Have I covered everything? I hope so. I would like to get the job and not having someone laugh hysterically the minute I walk out the door.

 

[SandraVB79]

A friend of mine who is a recruiter told me about one resume she got once that I'll never forget.

The guy put his GLAMOUR SHOT type photo in the upper corner of the resume and put the word "HOT!" underneath the photo.

Kimya

That's what happens if you're a recruiter for the Chippendales!

 

[fan_of_small_world]

People are going to be laid off in a couple of months at my work. I am just starting to get my resume out there. I hope I will pass muster. I will be seeking another IT job. I guess I will start my checklist.

1. No e-mail addresses like Oldchubbygal@hotmail.com.

2. No Christmas sweaters with blinking light earrings.

3. Drivers license: Yes, and it is not suspended.

4. Voicemail for phone messages: Just says we are not home and we will return your call if you leave your name and number. No big butt music in the background.

Have I covered everything? I hope so. I would like to get the job and not having someone laugh hysterically the minute I walk out the door.

Sounds like you got it all covered! You'll be a shoo-in!

Seriously, though, good luck on your job search. It's not fun, I know, and hopefully you won't come across the HR equivalent of the bozo applicants I've seen (and yes, I know the HR-bozos are out there, too, I've worked for some, lol).

 

[fan_of_small_world]

Do you work for Dunder Mifflin?

I LOVE that show!

No, unfortunately, the above are all real-life experiences! And you wonder why so many companies have staffing shortages. Ugh!

 

[nealymouse]

And if hired, Please dont be late your 1st day and then tell me (the boss) you have to leave early UGGG. That really happend.

Or demand a higher pay scale before you are even considered for the job. WE had one woman who came to an interview and wanted X amount of money and told us before we started the interview. My business partner and I said we dont start anyone at that scale and we can end the interview now if you need that pay. She went on to say "oh by then end of this interview I will get what I want LOL. We didnt hire her and she called us for weeks wanting to know why. The truth was she was not even worth 1/2 of what she was demanding.

We had someone else leave a bars number as a contact. When asked if she moom lighted as a bar tender (not a problem with us) she said NO I am always there drinking !!! same person had a very sexy e-mail address LOL

 

[GoofyBaseballMom26]

My husband is the manager of an auto parts store and he constantly shakes his head at the people who come in asking for jobs....

I highly suggested that my son change his cell phone message when he was being recruited for college baseball... his wasn't bad - just dumb and I didn't think it made a good first impression. He actually listened to me and changed it.

Another thing young people need to think about... I'm sure some recruiters are looking up people on "My Space" . I would if I was interviewing someone college age or younger. If you look at some of the pages people have.... I can't believe the things people put out there about themselves!

 

[Maleficent13]

Please do not have your answering machine bless me. It confuses me, and makes me hang up without ever leaving you the "would you be interested in an interview" message.

 

[SC Minnie]

Any if you get hired don't come in for your first entire week hung over and wreaking of alcohol. At the same time falling asleep during meetings are not a good thing. Showing up after 8:30, taking 1.5 hr lunch, then leaving prompty at 5 because 'you aren't supposed to get overtime' is not good either. Sitting in a team meeting and checking your phone every 2 min is not acceptable.

All this actually happened. We had a temp come in to fill a maternity leave last fall. The person was 28 years old, college degree, and been in the work force for 6 years- should have known better. Needless to say we let him go before the mat leave was over. The guy missed out on a full time job as we are now hiring.

 

[agnes!]

Gee...I didn't know that answering machines gave out 'blessings' .

agnes!

 

[korbbec]

I love the people that come in to fill out an application with no pen. Or the ones that fill it out by saying "see attached resume". Those go right in the filing cabinet- if an employer gives you an application, they are looking for that specific info- if you cannot fill it it you will not be a good hire.

 

[DISUNC]

I LOVE that show!

No, unfortunately, the above are all real-life experiences! And you wonder why so many companies have staffing shortages. Ugh!

The sad part is 'The Office' is ALL TOO REAL! I worked in a place sooooooo like that!

I once received a Resume' with a video of the person in their spare time. It was all soft focus, of them with their children, washing their car (?), entertaining a family dinner, and receiving communion at church.

Reminded me of a Feminine deoderant commercial.

The job was for a Systems Engineer!

 

[shirleyb]

I do interviewing periodically for my company, and I'm always amazed at the people that come to a job interview in jeans. Even if it's for a manufacturing job on a production floor, I was always taught by my mama, no jeans in a job interview!