Sometimes, employers reveal all of their red flags before they ever even hire you. Whether we like it or not, the place where we work dictates a lot about our lifestyle and level of happiness. As a result, a job interview is just as much about the applicant gaining an understanding of the company culture …
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Employer schedules interview at 7 AM and keeps candidates waiting for 8+ hours, to see how they respond: ‘It was a test of desperation’
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 …
Seguir leyendo Employer schedules interview at 7 AM and keeps candidates waiting for 8+ hours, to see how they respond: ‘It was a test of desperation’
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’
Job application demands applicants describe their ‘recent trauma’ to proceed: ‘Bro I just wanted an internship’
There is no end to the annoyances when it comes to the process of finding a job. It can feel like demoralization and humiliation are an unavoidable part of the process, unless a friend of a friend is willing to give you a nice cushy position where you only interview as a formality. Alas, such …
Seguir leyendo Job application demands applicants describe their ‘recent trauma’ to proceed: ‘Bro I just wanted an internship’
Man named Daniel Rivera uses a fake name to apply for jobs, immediately starts getting interviews: ‘Now considering doing all future applications as Brandon Walker’
It’s no secret that we live in a society of snap judgments. One time, I had a career counselor tell me that the average recruiter looks at a resume for less than 5 seconds. They get the quickest gist possible of your whole work/life experience, and then they toss you in a pile. Sure, many …
Seguir leyendo Man named Daniel Rivera uses a fake name to apply for jobs, immediately starts getting interviews: ‘Now considering doing all future applications as Brandon Walker’
After months of working for their dad for free, 21-year-old gets an interview for a paying job, dad finds out and accuses them of betrayal: ‘I need someone to work with me’
We all know a person or two who wound up working for their parents. Whether it is for a few months after finishing college and before finding a job in the field they want, or it is for the rest of their career, many kids find themselves working side by side with their parents. Next …
Seguir leyendo After months of working for their dad for free, 21-year-old gets an interview for a paying job, dad finds out and accuses them of betrayal: ‘I need someone to work with me’
25+ Job Search Memes Avoiding Writing Cover Letters
Looking for a job is one of the hardest things that most of us have to go through. There’s the obvious element: it’s annoying to have to continually sell yourself, to put so much effort into something that will likely get looked at for 15 seconds, and to feel the mounting pressure of money lost …
Seguir leyendo 25+ Job Search Memes Avoiding Writing Cover Letters
Higher-ups refuses to give a raise to employee with 10 years of experience making $50K, hires an inexperienced employee for $80K: ‘I handed in my resignation. Boss and department head were shocked’
How many of you were told that if you worked hard and were loyal to a company for many years, you would reap significant financial benefits? If your parents or grandparents worked for a company that gave out large pensions upon retirement or had great union benefits, they probably strongly believed that loyalty and hard …
Seguir leyendo Higher-ups refuses to give a raise to employee with 10 years of experience making $50K, hires an inexperienced employee for $80K: ‘I handed in my resignation. Boss and department head were shocked’
‘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