Work Discussion

 I noticed this slide come up for a news report in the AM on job interviews, and impressions by HR folks (on recent college graduates).

I worked with a guy who'd spent two years as a hiring 'guru' for his company and he'd interviewed around 200 people in that period.....with about 30-percent being new college graduates (this was in the 2005/2006 period).  He wasn't that impressed with the college kids he had (even in that era).

So I looked at the listing here.  Dressed inappropriately?  For me, that would mean he showed up in jeans or without a tie.  If a woman?  This means she wore slutly clothing or had three buttons undone on the blouse.  On this question....for me, it's a no-hire situation and I'd wrap up the interview in 5 minutes.

The statement....brought a parent to the interview?  Who the hell would do that?

Using inappropriate language?  Who would be that crazy?

I paused at this point, and thought of my brother....the electrical engineer guy.  Yeah, he might actually show up in a white shirt, dockers pants, and Red Wing boots.  If asked how to handle a situation...yeah, he'd probably say 'Andy would pause here and tell some parable' (referring to the Andy Griffith Show).    On profanity?  Well....he might utter some Amish/Mennonite phrases on occasion.  

The truth is....we do need some 'characters' at the office to freshen up prospective, and adding a few weird folks isn't that big of a deal.  But you probably don't want Wanda's momma at the office helping to keep Wanda focused on work, and you don't want Steve to show up in Hawaii shirts and shorts as normal dress/attire.

Footnote: On the unreasonable compensation thing.....the kid probably owes $120,000 and is desperate to pay it off in ten years.