Posted on 05/06/2015 8:49:28 AM PDT by MNDude
I am in the process of hiring some candidates for some job positions. It's incredible what a wonderful resource FaceBook has been in helping me screen candidates and not waste my time interviewing (God forbid hiring) many candidates.
Ms. Smith: a cover letter showing enthusiasm. Resume shows relevant experience. I check out FaceBook. She has neon blue hair and a nose ring. NOPE!
Ms. Dow: A perfectly written cover letter highlighting how she's a fit for the job. The resume reinforces this. A trip to Facebook shows "B****es will F**** your man!" is the first statement she has posted on her page. NOPE! next...
Ms. Jones: Another nice resume. On FaceBook? "There's not enough coffee and middle fingers for this Monday" Lots of "F*** You" pictures posted on her account. Endless drivel and profanity. Lots of selfies of herself wearing very little clothes. NOPE! next...
I'm now at the point that a perfect resume for these guys might be a sign that a career center put their resumes together. No way they could have.
Ms. Anderson: Her cover letter and resume seem decent enough. I've learned that if possible, check out everyone on FaceBook to see who they really are. On FaceBook, I see postings of how she's excited to get a new degree from a community college. No garbage, just a lot of nice family photos.
Ms. Anderson gets the interview.
"The young woman behind the counter had a streak of purple hair, multiple piercings, a sizable tattoo on her right forearm, and was friendly, courteous, helpful, efficient and pleasant to speak with. I could not ask for better service."
Turned out OK?
Sure, if you mean limiting yourself with your freak tattoos and purple hair to working in a truck stop for the rest of your life, then yeah. Everything is hunky-dory.
But for normal people - we know better than that.
Better than sucking off the gibsmedat gubmint teet!
If you put out an ad for a construction worker you are going to get many men and a very few women who apply.
If you put out an ad for a receptionist you are going to get many women and maybe one from a man.
“So I tucked my hair up under my hat and went in to ask him why. He said you look like a fine outstanding young man, I think you’ll do. So I took off my hat and said imagine that, huh, me, working for you?”
Works both ways, lol
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