Top Ten things that will kill your chances with a recruiter (I guess this works with dating too.)
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photo by Kriston Lewis
Yes, I have personally seen candidates do all these things.
10) There’s a difference between being confident and cocky. Confident is good. Cocky is bad. If you don’t know the difference you’re probably cocky.
9) Bathing in cologne or perfume before an interview
8) Not showering before an interview
7) Bad mouthing your former employer…Really just being bitter and angry in general is a bad thing for most employers. Maybe this would be different if you wanted to be a bouncer though.
6) Sex doesn’t sell in HR. No I don’t want to see any part of your_______. Please wear cloths that cover you to the interview. By that way I’m not your dear, sweetie or dude.
5) Inappropriate email addresses like tohot4you or 666girl etc….
4) Applying for a $36k a year job when last year you made $300K (happened last week) and more commonly applying for a $300k a year job when last year you made $36k…. classic college kid behavior.
3) Calling a recruiter more then 3 times a day and not leaving a message. (I had a guy do this last week!) Otherwise known as stalking.
2) Cell phone ring back music that is vulgar or otherwise blatantly offensive to anyone who might be calling YOU about a JOB. Come on change it from EMINEM to Bach or Mozart until you find a job! What’s more important to you? Your friends giving you a hard time about your ring back or your friends giving you a hard time about sleeping on their couch and being broke.
1) Having your mother call the recruiter for an update on your employment chances….
I had a lady call once that just couldn’t understand why we weren’t interested in hiring her son. She called the day before to verify that we had received his resume and application. During the conversation she told me that she had filled out the online app for her son but that he was a very hard worker and a self-starter… She also wanted to know about the process and when her son could expect an interview. My standard response has always been the same. I’m sorry I can only discuss a candidate’s status with the candidate. If he would like to call me I’d be happy to discuss his options. He called a few days later. We didn’t consider him for the position.
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My editor fell asleep on me so there’ll probably be an update tomorrow. Sorry if there’s any blatant syntax errors.
All in all I think that this is pretty funny stuff and it’s not just because I wrote it….
Zak wants to know-what if your wife calls the hr guy for you?
And no, as pushy as I am, I have never actually done that (though I’ve been tempted)
All Right I have a comment!
Thanks Beth… I think that you know the answer to your question. It would be bad if you called for your husband.