From a resume cover letter I found online: I have been sending emails to job postings to customer service/sales positions on <job board> now for awhile and I cant figure out why it is that I dont get any replies back. Im colleges educated from a 4 year liberal arts institution… As a fellow liberal arts-educated person, I do have sympathy for this person’s plight. I think a good first step would be punctuation and proof-reading.
Continue ReadingA Thorough Verification
We are strong proponents of candidate assessments as you know from reading our blog. There is another aspect of successful hiring that we advocate and that is thorough background verifications. We have numerous customers who conduct employment, education, credit and drug verifications. In case you wondered why, Foxnews.com offers this statistic-driven headline – 1 in 12 Workers in U.S. Admit Using Drugs in Past Month: Nineteen percent of workers age 18 to 25 said they used illegal drugs during the past month, compared with 10.3 percent among those age 26 to 34; 7 percent among those age 35 to 49; and 2.6 percent among those age 50 to 64. That… Read More
Continue ReadingThe Worst Ad Title Ever
This is literally the title for a sales position ad: Job_30080825204027 Honest to Pete, what a colossal waste of money.
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