There are a few rules you simply must follow when you’re looking for a new job. Sure, it might come down to your resume, your connections, and the timing, but there are a few rules of politeness that will get you everywhere. Being on time is one of them. Especially in the early stages of …
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HR boss rejects one candidate for being 2 minutes early to the interview instead of 5 minutes, rejects another for wearing brown shoes with a black belt: ‘These people had better qualifications than our current team.’
Job interviews are a lot like dates…a lot of times, people are actively looking for a reason to reject someone instead of looking for reasons to stick with them. For dating, a lot of this comes down to that initial feeling of attraction. If you don’t feel attracted to someone in the first moments of …
Seguir leyendo HR boss rejects one candidate for being 2 minutes early to the interview instead of 5 minutes, rejects another for wearing brown shoes with a black belt: ‘These people had better qualifications than our current team.’
Job interviewer asks job candidate his favorite drink, candidate says ‘water’ and refuses to elaborate: ‘C’mon, you can do better than that’
Everybody knows that job interviews are not merely about whether you’re qualified to do a job. If that was the case, companies could just hire people based on a written test and their resume. Job interviews serve the very specific function of determining whether someone would be pleasant to be around for 8 hours a …
Seguir leyendo Job interviewer asks job candidate his favorite drink, candidate says ‘water’ and refuses to elaborate: ‘C’mon, you can do better than that’
There Are Too Many ‘Man-On-the-Street’ Interviewers On Social Media and They’re Only Getting Worse
You’re walking down the street and enjoying your day. You have your headphones on and you’re running late to work. Out of nowhere, someone stops you. You don’t have time to sign a petition or pledge money to Greenpeace, but what’s this? They’re using a lav mic and someone is holding an iPhone nearby. Oh …
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22-year-old college student interviews sister-in-law about giving baby up for adoption at 20, gets angry when she says she doesn’t regret it: ‘This was the only good decision for him’
Deciding to give a baby up for adoption isn’t often a choice that an expecting mom makes easily. Even if she doesn’t want a child or does not feel like she is in the right position to be a mom, it is still a hugely difficult process to go through an entire pregnancy and birth …
Seguir leyendo 22-year-old college student interviews sister-in-law about giving baby up for adoption at 20, gets angry when she says she doesn’t regret it: ‘This was the only good decision for him’
‘The front desk clerk looked horrified and apologized’: Woman drives 30 minutes to job interview at hotel chain, is sent away before the interview starts
Interviewing for a job is one of the most nerve-racking experiences we all must go through. Having to sell yourself to a stranger on the spot is not something that most of us are comfortable with. You come with your talking points, ready to run through your work history and share your skills, and you …
Seguir leyendo ‘The front desk clerk looked horrified and apologized’: Woman drives 30 minutes to job interview at hotel chain, is sent away before the interview starts
New hire shows up to his first day at the office, only one employee notices he’s not the person they interviewed : ‘No one else seems to notice that it’s a completely different guy’
Interviewing is so different when it’s done over Zoom. As an interviewee, you can have a Google Doc open with all of your stock interview answers (and the answers specific to this job) written down so you can read them right off the page. It will be obvious you’re doing this if you’re an amateur, …
Seguir leyendo New hire shows up to his first day at the office, only one employee notices he’s not the person they interviewed : ‘No one else seems to notice that it’s a completely different guy’
Gen Zer shows up to job interview in short shorts, refuses to go home and change when they offer for her to: ‘They decided to reschedule the interview with me for tomorrow’
It can be difficult to gauge the formality of an office environment. If you work on Wall Street, it’s pretty easy to figure out that you’re going to have to wear a suit 52 weeks out of the year, but what about the rest of us? If you have a nondescript office job, the formality …
Seguir leyendo Gen Zer shows up to job interview in short shorts, refuses to go home and change when they offer for her to: ‘They decided to reschedule the interview with me for tomorrow’
Job seeker purposefully tanks interview after recruiter tries to lowball him: ‘I was told this role would pay $Y but sure, I could put in $X amount of effort instead’
Negotiation is an art and a science. It can be very difficult to do successfully, especially if the initial offer you’ve been given is so paltry that it will take a lot of work to get up to a range that you’re comfortable with. If you’re offered so much less than you’re initially looking for, …
Seguir leyendo Job seeker purposefully tanks interview after recruiter tries to lowball him: ‘I was told this role would pay $Y but sure, I could put in $X amount of effort instead’
30+ Job Search Memes on Their Hundredth Round of Interviews
Looking for a job can be one of the most soul-sucking things you have to go through as an adult. You’re constantly setting yourself up for rejection. It’s incredibly draining, especially in the era of online applications, where most apps you send through fall into an abyss, never to be seen or heard from again. …
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