A job was posted the place we wanted somebody with a really particular background and abilities. One notable candidate:
1) known as me up at NIGHT on my private HOME PHONE to inquire in regards to the job. The job itemizing included an e-mail handle, no telephone quantity, but when they actually felt the necessity to name, they might have simply seemed up the corporate’s telephone quantity. As a substitute, they selected to look my dwelling telephone quantity up within the telephone listing. I used to be NOT impressed, to place it mildly.
2) very first thing, requested how versatile the job was (we famous flexibility within the hours / working days) as a result of “I’m a mom and my youngsters will all the time be a very powerful factor to me, and when you could have youngsters you may must take off all of a sudden, for instance, for dentist’s appointments.”
Now, simply to be clear, I’m a mom, too, as is the one that did get the place, and I’m all for flexibility. However the best way the query was requested and the truth that it was the very first thing requested and the truth that it was necessary sufficient to name me at dwelling to ask that … not a great look!
3) stored speaking about how good she was for the job, as a result of she had such superb credentials. I requested her to ship a resume and canopy letter as per the posting. Her credentials weren’t superb, actually not as superb as she although they have been. For instance, she was happening and on about her Masters within the discipline, however that wasn’t listed wherever as a requirement, and we actually didn’t want it – what we wanted was related, present expertise within the discipline, and she or he had a complete of 4 years expertise unfold out over 20 years.
4) despatched her resume from an e-mail handle highlighting her “mommy standing” (no shock after # 2, I suppose) – suppose an handle that begins with “mommy”, then notes the variety of children and referring to her children with an endearment.
5) despatched a resume with no cowl letter.
6) then resent with the next cowl letter (in all probability would have been higher to skip it):
Expensive … Buyer Service Workforce,
I’m making use of for a job that was posted on our group web site.
I seemed over your web site and merchandise. I really feel that there are various updates that your organization must be within the twenty first century. Our technological advances in society have been racing than ever earlier than.
Hooked up is my resume.
Some recommendations:
Web site must be up to date.
7) adopted up on our well mannered rejection letter with a proposal to replace our web site graphics. Now, our web site isn’t good, however it fits our wants is certainly within the twenty first century…
The kicker? Her resume had the worst formatting I’ve ever seen on a resume, and I’ve seen fairly a couple of. As in, there was principally zero formatting, aside from beneficiant use of the enter button. Dimension 8 font (yikes!) however nonetheless two pages lengthy, no bolding, no completely different font sizes to point headers, nothing. It seemed one thing like this:
Expertise
2020-2021
Llama Groomer
Grade A Llamas
New Orleans Llama Grooming Heart
20156
Llama Groomer
Furry Heart for Llamas
Grade A and Grade B Llamas
Haircuts
Manicures
Pedicures
2006-2008
Random Firm
Secretary/Assistant
20042005
Llama Groomer
Llama Zoo, Washington DC
Camel Groomer
