Why I Won't Hire You2

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HIRING

WhyIWontHireYou

BYCHARLIEBALMERJAN16,20121:30PM

Ifyou'veeverhired

anyoneforajob,youunderstandawholenewperspectiveonwhatmakes

anapplicantstandoutandwhatmakesyoutossanapplicationtothebin.

Fairornot,blogger,consultant,andhirerCharlieBalmerdiscusses


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honestlythemistakesthatcanruinyourchanceswithapotentialemployer.

PhotobyStockLite(Shutterstock).

Iwillbe

veryhonestwithyouinthispost.Mostinterviewarticlesonlyshowobvious

mistakes,


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asifmostpeopledon'tknowshowinguplateisbadform.IwilltellyouthethingsIdidn'treallyknowabout

untilIwastheoneinterviewing,andinterviewingforavarietyofpositions

andperson-types.Nointerviewpreparticleeverpreparedmeintherightway

forhowinterviewersreallythink.ThatiswhatIwill


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besharingwithyoutoday.

Whenyoufirstwalkintomyoffice,Iamexpectingyoutobeoneofthe

99%+peoplewhoIknowIwon'thireinthefirst5

minutes.IamhopingIwillbeprovenwrong,becauseIreallywant

tohireyouandbedoneinterviewing.Unfortunately,mostpeople


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lookingforjobsdon'tdeservethem.HerearethemostcommonwaysIknowyoudon'tdeserveanyjobIhavetooffer.

Yousendmeastupidlylongresume

IfIhave

tospendmorethan30secondsfindingoutwhatyouhaveaccomplished,forget

it.Youhaveannoyedme.Somehow,sinceresumeswentdigital,


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peoplefeelliketheycancramin10pagesofboringessaystalkingaboutthisachievementorthatrole,andexpectmetoread

everyjuicyword.Morelikely,Iwillignorethewholething,writedown

inmynotes"poorcommunicator",andmoveon.Ifyouhavea

goodsetofskillsorsomethingcatchesmyeye,you


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mightstillgetaninterview,butI'llstillneverreadtheresume.Andyouhadbetterbeabettercommunicatoronthephoneor

inperson.

Thinkaboutitthiswaytheresumeitems

communicatetomeyourpastsuccessesina(supposedly)succinctmanner.Ifyou

can'tnailitinonesentence,doIreallywant


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tolookforwardtoyourramblingemailseveryday?IfIcan'treadyourresume,itdoesn'tbodewellforyouremails,andI

getenoughofthoseinmyinboxasitis.

To

craftagreatresume,tailorittomyjobposting.IfIhave

askillsetintherelike"WindowsAdministration",make


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sureyouhaveatleastonebulletpointtalkingaboutsuccessinaprojectwhereyouusedthatskill.Makethebulletnolonger

thanthreesentences.Oneisbetter.Iamlikelytoreadonesentence.

Imightreadthree.MorethanthatandIwon'tevenknowwhat

youwrotethere.Youwastedmytimeandyourown.


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Youcan'ttellmewhyyoulikeyourcurrentjob

Ialwaysaskpeoplewhattheylikemostabouttheir

currentjobbeforeIgetintoanydetailsaboutarole.Why?I

wanttoseeifyou'llbehappyworkinginthisnewjob.If

youcan'ttellme


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anythingyoulike,oryoutellmesomethingyoulikebutitsoundsreallygeneric?Thenforgetit,Ihavenoideawhat

youwanttodoinlifeandyouprobablydon'teither.Comesee

mewhenyouknowwhatyouwanttodo.Iwouldevenbe

happywithsomethinglike"Well,thisjobdoesn'tenlivenme,


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butmylastjob,IloveddoingXXXeveryday,andman,Imissthat.Itlookslikethisrolewillletmeget

backtothat."Letmeknowyou'repassionateordon'twastemy

time.

Theworstanswers?"WellIlikethechallenge"orsome

otherBS.Don'tBSme.IhaveasuperBS


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detector,andmostotherinterviewersdotoo.TheworstBSisthekindwheremorethan50%ofcandidatessaythesamething.If

youcan'tbeoriginalaboutwhatyoulikeaboutyouruniquejobhow

canIexpectyoutobecreativeworkingforme?

If

youhaveagenericanswerlikeyouenjoylearning,the


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challenge,helpingcustomers,thatcanbealright.Justsoundexcitedwhenyoutalkaboutit.Givemeanexampleofatimewhenyou

gotreallyfiredupaboutit.Idon'tmindifitdoesn'trelate

tothejobIaminterviewingyoufor,thoughthathelps.Justexpect

metoaskwhyyouthinkthisjobwillgive


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youthesamepassionandhaveagoodanswerready.Really,whyelseareyouapplyingifyoudon'tknowthis?

Nocareerplansorvision

WhenIaskyouwhatyour

nextroleisgoingtobeaftertheoneyou'reinterviewingfor,you

hadbetterhaveagoodanswer.Everyoneshouldhavea


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storyaboutwhyyouwanttocomeworkforme,inthisspecificrole.Ifyoucantellmehowthisrolehelpsyou

accomplishyourlongtermgoals,I'mmuchmorelikelytothinkyou'llbe

happyhereandworkhardinthejob.Ifyoujustwanta

job,whyshouldIcare?Someoneelsewillcometo


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mewiththeirvision.Eventually.

Agoodanswerisawellthoughtoutvision.Youshouldhavethatanyway.Hereisa

goodexample:"Iamlookingtomoveawayfromworkinginmy

currentsmallcompanytoabiggercompanywithmorecareergrowthandopportunities.

Iwanttorisetoanexecutivelevelinthe


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next10years,butmycurrentcompanyistoosmalltoallowmetostretcheffectivelyinthatway.[Thisrole]buildsonmy

strengthsincommunicationandprojectmanagement,andwillhelpmegrowasa

leaderandimprovemyinfluencingskills.Inafewyears,Iwouldlook

tobecomingaseniormanager"andonwithhow


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thisrolefitsintoyourlifevision.

NoSkills


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Please,don'tbotherapplyingifyoudon'thavetherequiredskills.Iwillknow.Ifyou'llbeprogramming,expecttoprograminthe

interview.Andprogramwell.Ifyou'llbeprojectmanaging,youhadbetterbe

abletotellmeabouttherightwaytobuildaprojectplan

andprojectvision.I'llprobablyevendescribeaprojectand


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askyoutobuildaplanrightthere,withme.Justbecausethetitlehassomethinginityouvaguelythinkyoucando,

ifyoudon'tmeettherequirements,pleasedon'twastemytime.Imight

beokifyouareupfrontwithmeandtellmeyou

wantacareerchangeandarewillingtotakea


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morejuniorpositiontolearn.Imighttakeachanceonyouifeverythingelseissolid.Buttellmethatinyourresume

sowedon'twastetime.Yes,tellingmethatinyourresumeimproves

yourchancesofgettinghired,evenifnotnecessarilyforthisjobor

winninganinterview.Iwon'tclaimthisistruefor


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allinterviewers,butitistrueforme.

It'saboutsettingexpectations.Ifyoucomein,andmyexpectationis,forinstance,

thatyouknowUnixadministration,andthenyoutellme"Well,Iread

abookandIreallywanttolearnit",no,Iwon't

likethat.Ifinsteadyouputinyourresumean


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objectiveline"LookingtogrowskillsinUnixadministrationfromaprojectbackground",nowweareonthesamepage.IfIdon't

needanexpertrightnow,maybeIwillinvestintrainingyousince

youhavethevisionandself-motivation.Oh,anddescribingwhatyouaredoing

toprepareisalsogood,evenifyoudon'thave


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onthejobexperience.Seehowtheexpectationcanchangemyperspective?Givemehappysurprises,notunhappysurprises.

Answermyquestions

withconjecture

Iwilltestyouinalotofways.

Iwillaskyoutodescribealotofsituationswhereyou

failed,whereyousucceeded,whatyouwouldchange,whatyou


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hateandwhatyoulove.Don'tsitthereandtellmewhatyouwoulddointhefuture.Ididn'taskwhatyouwould

do,Iaskedwhatyoudid.IfIhavetowaitforyou

tofinishtalking,thensay"Couldyougivemeaspecificexamplewhere

youdidsomethinglikethat?"Thenyouhavefailed


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toanswermyquestion.IfIaskforanexample,pleasegivemeone.Ifyoudon'thaveone,that'sok,tellmeyou

haveneverbeeninthatsituation,butyouhavesomeideasifI

wouldliketohearthem.Yes,Iprobablywouldliketohearthem,

butImightalsohaveanotherquestionwithdifferentexamples


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Iwouldratherknowabout.

Ifyoudon'tthinkwellonyourfeet,spendsometimereadingthroughandpracticingsituationalinterview

questions.Iwon'teveruseoneIseeonline,butitwillhelp

trainyourmindtoanswer,andgiveyoufreshmemoriestodrawfrom.

Ialsodon'tmindwhenacandidatepausestothink.


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Iwillwait.Iknoweveryonehasdifferentstylesofthinkingand


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ineverycase,fromhiringajanitortoanexecutive.

Showmeyoucangetthingsdone.Thismeansyoucan

accomplishchallengingtasksquickly,comeuptospeedwhennecessary,gotheextra

mileifyouhaveto,influencepeers.Youmustbeself-motivated.Showme

youareintelligent.Iwillaskyouquestionsthatare


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designedtomakeyouthink.Showmeyoucan.Don'tconfuseintelligencewitheducation.Idon'tcarewhatkindofschoolingyouhad,if

youcan'tthink,nojob.Ifyoucanthink,andaren'teducated,no

probleminmybook,thoughI'llprobablylookformoreexperienceinstead.Show

mehowIfitintoyourvision.Truthfully,we'llwork


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besttogetherifyouthinkthisjobisthebestplaceforyoutoberightnow.Iwanttohelpyousucceedin

yourcareer,letme.Behighlyskilled.Unfortunately,Idon'thireawesomepeople

whodon'thavetherightskillmix.ButIdokeeptheirinformation

aroundforwhenIneedtheirskillmix.Ialso


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similarjobsomewhereelse,you'llbeboredwithme.Period.Idon'twantanyofthat.TheEnd

Mostofthestuff

IamtalkingaboutherehasnothingtodowithGolemTechnologies,but

moreaboutwhatitisliketohireinthefirstplace.There

aresomanyarticlesouttherewithbadadvicefor


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boththosehiringandthosetryingtobehired,Iwantedtoinjectsomerawhonestyintotheequation.Ifyouarelookingto

hirepeople,thenIwouldrecommendyouusemy5pointsaboveto

screenpeople.Asformehiring,no,Iamnotcurrentlyhiring,so

pleasedon'taskme.WhenIamhiringthough,and


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ifyouhappentoapply,theaboveisthecriteriaI


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willusetodecide.

Thisistrueacrossbusinessfunctionsandacrosscompanies.ThepeoplewhohavethestuffIlisted

towintheinterviewwillgetjobstheywantconsistently.Ifyouare

lackingsomething,thenfigureoutawaytogetthere.Justhavinga

planputsyouaheadof99%ofjobcandidates.I


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alsolikegivingpeopleachancewhenevertheyletme,aslongasIhavetheflexibilitytodoso.Sofar,Ihaven't

beendisappointed.

Doyouhavehiringwarstories(interviewerorinterviewee)

?Sharetheminthecomments!

WhyIWon'tHireYou

|GolemTechnologies

CharlieBalmerisanentrepreneur,


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HowCanIMakeSureMyResumeGetsPastResumeRobotsandintoaHuman'sHand?DISCUSSIONTHREADSFEATUREDALLSTARTANEWTHREAD

timgrayMon16Jan20122:27PM

WHYI

WONTAPPLYFORYOURJOB..

1-requiremetofill

outyourcompany's"application"thatsimplyrepeatsalltheinformation


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thatisonmyresume.Whyareyoushowingmethatyourcompanyismoreinterestedinbusyworkthanskills?Youwillnevereven

lookatthe"application",itisawasteofeveryone'stime.

2-Requireyetanotherlogintopostmyresumetoyourcompany's

website.yourcompanyisnotspecial,whyareyoucluttering


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upyourownserverswiththesillyloginsforpeoplethatwillneverbeusedagain?HiresomecompetentITpeopleanddesigna

resumesubmissionsystemthatdoesnotrequireaun-neededloginforthemto

havetoremember.ThebestoneIhaveseenemailedthesubmittera

pincodeandallowedthemtologinwiththeiremailand


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pincodeiftheyeverneededtoupdatetheresume.

3-Postridiculousrequirements.30+yearsinjava,astronautthathasbeen

inspace10times,hasgod'scellphonenumber.Ifyouarelettingthe

idiotsinHRwritethejobdescriptionatleasttakesometimefrom

golforyourfantasyfootballtoproofreadthejobposition.


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Itjustmakesyoulooklikeaveryuneducatedmanager,abigredflagfortherealprofessionals.

4-Donotpost

asalaryrange.Youwantmetowastemytimetofindout

youarepaying30%underindustryaverage?Behonestandpostthesalary

rangesoyougetrealprofessionalsthatdon'twantto


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wasteourtimetoapply.

Theabovearethereasonsthatmostcompaniesget5000resumesormoreforasingleposition

thatarenotwhattheyarelookingfor.Mostlybecausethehiringmanager

isincompetentatwritingaproperjobposting.TheHRdepartmentthinkthey

aregodlike.Andeveryonethinkstheircompanyissogood


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theydon'thavetogiveanyrealinformationabouttheposition.

Wantabetterlistofhirestochoosefrom?Dothe

aboveandlooklikearespectablecompanytoworkfor.

Honestly,

ifyouwanttopnotchprofessionals,youhavetolookgoodenoughfor

ustoapply.

ian.g.case@timgray


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Alsothis,thisandmorethis.

zakany001@timgray

Interviewsaretwo-waycommunications.Manycompaniesdon'tunderstandthat.promotedby

SteveClimaco

[email protected]:

"Whenyoufirstwalkintomyoffice,Iamexpectingyou

tobeoneofthe99%+peoplewhoI


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knowIwon'thireinthefirst5minutes."


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Try:

Whenyoufirstwalkintomyoffice,Iknowwithinthefirst5minutesifyou'regoingtobeone

ofthe99%Iwon'thire.

IfMYfirstinstinctis

toedityourwritingforclarity,youmightneedmemorethanyou

thought.Perhaps"obvious"mistakesaren'tobvioustoeveryone.


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DaveyNC@timgrayBingo.Especiallythesalaryrange.Whyemployersholdthatbackuntileverybodyhasputinlotsoftimeandhadmultiple

interviewshasalwaysbeenamysterytome.Isupposetheyliketo

thinkthattheircompanyissuchawonderfulplacetoworkthatthey

wanttoseewhowantstoworktherewithoutthe


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wewilldecideifwewanttolearnmoreaboutyou.

jp182@DaveyNCIthinkplacesdothatwhentheyREALLY

wanttopaybeforetheindustryaverage.Thiswaytheycantryto

ropepeopleintotakingalowersalary.

JohannSchmidt@timgray

#3IloveitwhenIfind


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jobpostingswithridiculousrequirements.IoncefoundapostingforMicrosoftthatrequiredanumberofyearsexperiencewithacodelanguagethat

actuallyexceededtheageofthelanguageitself.

Butreallyif

HRistiredofsomanyapplicationsbeingsentintheyneedto

bemorespecific/detailedintheirjobposting.Hellifthe


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personisbeinghiredtoworkonaprojectsaywhattheprojectisabout.

promotedbySteveClimaco


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DearZeus@timgray

Every.Single.One.

MayIalsoadd:

3a-Ifyoupostedajobforan

entrylevelpositiondonotsayIneed5yearsofexperience.Also

donotsaythejobisperfectforthoserightoutofcollege

andstillwant5yearsofexperience.Iwasso


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tellmewhy.Idon'texpectahugeletterthattellsmewhy,butasentenceortwoinanemailwon'tkillyou

(unlessyouhave500applicants,butthenyoulikelydidnotinterviewall

ofthem.)IfIalso,"growupandaskthemmyself",

actuallyrespondtomeinsteadofignoreme.Imay


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rejectmebecausehemistookmy5-year-planfora6-month-planandtoldtheHRmanager,whowasreadytohireme,thatIwasn't

worthitifIwasonlygoingtostaytherefor6months.

TheHRmanagerapologizedaftershefoundoutthetruthbutsadlythe

jobwasgone.

Kamatari+approvedthiscomment


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dollen@katiew

Whileagoodandvalidpointkatiew,thisiswhylifehacker.comismockedas"LifeHaters."


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jamescobalt@timgrayHasGawkermadeastatementonwhywecan't+1/like/thums-up/etccomments?Causeseriously,+1timesathousandforMrGray's.

yalestar@katiewTheimperiousandarroganttoneofthisarticle

reallypissedmeoff.Therearevalidpointshere,butIwishmore

employerswouldcometorealizethatthiswhole"I'mGod,


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andyoubegmefortheprivilegeofinterviewinghere,andIfullyexpectyoutofail"dynamicisn'thelpinganyone.Thisapproachto

interviewingandhiringissuretogetyoutoadiesandpeoplewhoare

goodatbeingobsequious.Talentedpeoplewon'ttoleratethiskindofthingfor

verylong.

Also:Spelloutwholenumbersthat


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aresmallerthanten,e.g.:"Whenyoufirstwalkintomyoffice,Iknowwithinthefirstfiveminutes...";)

katiew@yalestarHee,verytrue.Also,onreflection,I'dediteven

furtherbydeletingoneofthe"firsts.""Whenyouwalkintomy

office,Iknowwithinthefirstfiveminutes..."


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Kamatari+@DearZeusF***ingapproving.Thumbsupstoppedworkingformelongago.PlusIagreethehelloutofwhatyou're

saying.

DearZeus@Kamatari+Hahathankyou!Idon't

commentheremuchbutIhadtoonthisonebecausetimgraywas

so,soright.

Kamatari+approvedthiscomment


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Kamatari+@DearZeus

Ihonestlythinkeveryonenotagreeingwiththisguyisright.Idon'tmeanthat

inamob


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mentalityway,buthonestly,Hiringmanagerslikethispersonstraightupfailtotakeintoaccountthatontheothersideofthe

applicationprocess,WEAREFREAKINGHUMANLIKEYOU.

brianbrereton@katiew

That'snotwhathesaid,orwhathemeant.

RvLeshrac@DaveyNC+1forsalaryrange.I'venot


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givenafuckabout"theprocess"forawhilenow,andaskforthepayupfront.IfIhavetodriveacrosstown

andsitintrafficforthreehourseveryday,Ineedtoknow

thatyou'repayingmeenoughtofillupthetankandmaintainmy

car,aswellascoverthefactthatI'mspreading


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mypayacrossallthatextratime.

promotedbyDaveyNC

cyclocrossmechanic@DearZeus

Withregardsto#

5there'sareasoncompanieswon'tsaywhytheydidn'thireyou:lawsuits.

Thisisespeciallytrueforlargercompanies-thebiggeryouarethebigger

atargetyoubecome.Assomeonewhohasbeena


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recruiterandahiringmanagerI'vehadseveraltimeswhereI'dlovetohavetoldapersonwhytheyblewitinaninterview

butwasstrictlyprohibitedfromdoingso.Oftenit'sbeenduetosomething

thatapersoncouldprobablyimproveinwithsomeeffort.Ifyouget

rejectedfollowinganin-personinterviewdon'tbeafraidtoask


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therecruiterforareasyoucouldimprovein.Don'tdothisinanemail-pickupthephoneandcallthem.They'remorelikely

tobehonestwithyouoverthephoneand"offtherecord".

I'vegivenadvicetopeoplefollowinginterviewsbecauseIknowthey'reotherwisesharp

peoplewhosimplydon'tinterviewwellormakeeasilycorrected


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mistakes.Interviewingisaskillandifyourjobdoesn'trequirefrequentinteractionswithstrangersthenyou'regoingtohaveahardertimeinterviewing.

Alsobeawarethatastheeconomyrecoverstherewillbemore*quality*

candidates***outtherecompetingforthesamejobssoitisvery

likelythattheothercandidatesimplyhadmoreexperienceor


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greaterexpertiseinagivenarea.

***it'sabitofamyththathigherunemploymentcreatesmorecompetitionforjobs.

Whileitmakessenseitignoreshumannature.Whilethenumberofapplicants

goesupthatdoesn'tmeanthenumberofqualifiedcandidatesgoesup.When

theeconomyistankingthepeople


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whostillhavejobswillclingtothemratherthanrollthedicebychangingjobs.ThismakesitMUCHhardertorecruit

passivecandidates(whoareusuallytopperformersandthusthemostdesired)

promotedbySteveClimaco

Guvmint_Cheese@timgrayIcannotspeak

forallcompaniesre:#4,butthereasontheydon't


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doitatmineisbecausetheyareusuallywillingtoexceedtherangeforapersonwhoisaperfectfitforthe

positionandbringsexperiencethatexceedstherequirements.Theydonotwantto

scarethosepeopleoffwhomightbeatajobwithahigher

salarythantherangefromapplying.Thiswastruefor


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mewhenIcametoworkforthem,andIactuallytookasmallpaycuttotakethepositionbecauseitofferedbetter

work/lifebalanceandisoneofthetopplacestoworkinthe

industry.

Re:#1,mycompanyusesathirdpartyapplicationto

manageapplicantsandresumes.Theprofileyoufillouton


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thewebsiteisactuallyyourapplicationforemployment,sothereisnoadditionalpaperworktofilloutforthatiftheyhireyou.If

you'regoodenough,andthepositionishardtofill,youcouldprobably

getawaywithfillingoutminimalinformationontheprofileandjustattaching

yourresume.Mostpeople,andpositions,don'tfitthisprofile.


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Ithinkittookme15minutestofillitoutontheirwebsite,andhonestlyifthisistooonerousforanapplicant,

Idoubtwewouldwanttohirethemanyway.

rmagere1

@katiew

ActuallyIdonotthinkthatyourrewritecaptureswhat

theoriginalposteractuallymeant.

Yourrewritestates


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notgetthejob(reasonableassumptionassoonas3+peopleapplytothesameposition)and(b)thatmostofthemgetthemselves

outofthe"hiring"groupwithinashorttimeframeduetothings


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theycouldhaveprevented(possiblytrue/possiblynot)

Theemphasisofyourrewriteison(asIreadit-might

bedifferentonothers)"Iamjustanotherpower-hypedmanagerwhocomes

upwithbroadlyspeakinggeneralisationsabouthowbadmostpeopleareforjobs"

Hencethetwostatementsarenotthesame


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atall(oratleastwhenIreadthemtheydonotconveythesamemessage)

Moon@jamescobalt

Because

wedon'twantanotherDigg.

brentbuchh@timgrayAgree!

[email protected]..."expecting"and"

Iknow"couldbearguedtohaveaslightlydifferent


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leveloffinality.Andreorganizingthesentenceyourwayonlychangestheorder,nottheclarity.Hissentencewasfine.

paolo.scaramuzzino

@timgray

WHYIAMSKIPPINGHEADHUNTERS

Youareso

rightTimgray.

Ihaveevenstoppedapplyingforpoststhatinvolve

recruitersorheadhunters.

Afternearly20yearsof


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careerin4differentcountriesin2continentsinover10companiesIconsidertheheadhunterssomewhattotallyincompetentfrustratedmissedpsychologist/sociologist.

IhavebeeninvolvedinmorethanIcanrememberrecruitingprocessesmeeting

over30self-declaredtop-notchinternationalheadhunters,andIcanonlythinkofone

singlecasewhentheinterviewerknewlet's-be-goodandsay10%


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Sosinceabout6yearsago,whenapplyingforaposition,fistquestionis:"doestherecruitingprocessinvolvesheadhunters?"Iftheanswer

is"yes"Iimmediatelysay:"Iwilldealwithyoudirectly,Iwill

provideanybackgrounddocumentationyourequirewithoutarguingbutIwon'tacceptan

interviewwithanheadhunter,ifit'sfinewithyou,we


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cangoahead".

Andguesswhat...Ihaven'tfoundevenONESINGLEcompanythathasdeclinedmyapproach...and

haven'tfoundONESINGLEcompanythatwashappywiththestafftheso-called

top-notchinternationalheadhuntershadfound.

Andguesswhat?Ihavedoubled

mysalaryateachcareerstepeversince.


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SowhatcanItellyou?Headhuntersandoutsourcedrecruitersareuselessexpensiveparasiteofthejobmarketluckilybeingdecimatedbythiscrisis

whichmightturnouttobeoneoftheveryfewpositiveside

effectsofthecrisis.

Companiesdon'tneedthem,candidatesevenless.

Gomakeyourpathbyyourself.


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DaveyNCapprovedthiscomment

DaveyNC@RvLeshracYeah,Ieventuallycametoregardtimespentdrivingtoandfromworkasbeing

partofthejob,mostlybecauseIhaveworkedfromhomeformany

years.IdecidedthatifitweresomethingthatIwouldnotdo

inthecourseofanormaldaythenitwas


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workrelated.OneofthereasonsthatIleftAtlantawasthat2-3hoursadayIspentinthecargoingto

andfrom.

Idon'tunderstandwhysomanypeopleregardthat

muchcartimeasanacceptabletradeoff.

[email protected]

Replytopromote.Makeyourownpath!Loveit!


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MindedOne@cyclocrossmechanic


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Iactuallygotanengineeringco-oplastweekwithoneofthebig3wirelesscompaniesbecause,afterbeingrejected,Iaskedif

therewasanythingIcoulddowithinthenextsixmonths/yearinorder

tobebetterpreparedandmoreequippedformynextinterviewwiththe

company.IalsoletherknowthatIunderstandif


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itiscompanypolicynottoanswerthesequestions.Turnsoutthenextdaytheyopenedupanotherposition,andIwasthefirst

personshethoughtof.

"Unfortunately,Idon'thireawesomepeoplewho

don'thavetherightskillmix.ButIdokeeptheirinformationaround

forwhenIneedtheirskillmix.Ialsotend


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Ikeepgettingcallsforinterviewsfromthesamecompanies,becauseeventhoughImaynothavetherightskillsetforthejob,

IthinkI'mimpressingduringtheinterview.

Palin4Pres!

@Guvmint_CheeseUm,youjustsaidthat#1issoyourHRdoesn't

havetofilloutthat15minpaperwork.You


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alreadyhiredthem!:)

EscapePod@timgray@timgray:Wellstated.Aftersittinginasanassociateonmanycandidateinterviews,

I'vewalkedawaythinking(tomyself)Iwouldn'tworkforthesearrogantbozos

iftheytripledmycurrentsalary.

EditedbyEscapePodat01/18/12

4:14AM

jamescobalt@Moon

I


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don'tevenuseDigg,butliterallyTHOUSANDSofwebsiteshaveawayofshowingagreeanceincommentswithakudossystem.It'ssocommon,

sofarbeyondjustDigg(whichisentirelydifferentbecauseIthinkDigg

isavote/visibilitysystemversusakudos/agreeancesystem)thatthesedaysIthink

peoplekindofexpectthat.Thisisoneofthe


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onlycommentsystemsIusethatdoesn'tofferthatoption.


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mrsplooge@timgray#TimgrayWhereisthelikebutton?

tracykelly@timgraytimgray,

Whatawellwrittenandthoughtout

comment!Iagreewitheveryword.Unfortunately,toimplementsuchapolicymay

simplykeeponeinanundesirableemployment,orhalttheprocessofdiscontinuing

anunemploymentsituation.

Nevertheless,Iintendonfinding


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amiddleground.

IfeelasthoughIhaveahigherthanaverageskillsetintheI.T.field.Please,nobragging

wasintended,IonlymeanIamcompetentbasedonseveralyearsof

continuededucationandIhavecometoknowtheindustryfairlywell.Given

that;Iseesomanyjobsannouncementswithdescriptionsthat


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couldonlyleaveapersonwonderingwhatthe"heck"theorganizationislookingfor.Alltoooftenitwouldseemthepersonwhowrites

thejobdescriptionismoreintentonexpressingtheirabilitiesasaword-smith

ratherthanprovidinganadequatenarrativeoftheduties.Iguessthisties

intothestatementyoumadeaboutcertaindepartmentsthinkingthey


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aregodlike.

Loveyoucomment!


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