I was originally asked to hire 2 midnight people (temp positions) this ended up turning into 7 positions possibly 9, and there not even for me but for Edmontn, Calgary and Vancouver, Nowadays with PC's you can work for one location and be in another.

so last week I sit through about 60 interviews and have come to realize, it's not Global Warming, the Pandemic, or Middle Eastern conflicts that will end the world, it's todays youth or young adults.

Now I wasn't expecting Omarossa or anything, infact any resume that looked too good I ignored, why would an MBA want a 13 dollar temp midnight shift anyway, and I did try ad narrow my search by looking at call centers and people who were familiar with the midnight shift.

now down to the basics?

1) doesn't appearance mean anything anymore, and I don't mean personal appearance but dress, If I was going on an interview I'd wear a suit, In one week only 1 guy wore a suit and it was all black , with a black sweater underneath and big gold chain on the outside.

so among my winners in worst dressed,
1) the guy who showed up in purple MC Hammer pants- I quickly brought him into the board room, excused myself so I could run out to the receptionist and yell Hammertime before I went back in to do the interview.
I did ask him what he has been doing since 1991, maybe I could pay him on a 1989 scale

2) girls shows, she's a size 20, her stretchy sweater is a size 8, props to hte inventor of the stretchy material as passed the strength and tension tests, but worst of all there was a stain the size of my fist on her chest, I couldn't look away, I couldn't even figure out how she left for a job interview and got it, she was alte also, maybe she did and oild change on her car

3) buddy shows up with shorts and sandals, has toenails like Howard Hughs, if I needed someon to bark a tree he's my man:thumb: . By now I'm sick and tired of all the idiots, I can see how Simon Cowell gets cranky, so I ask him if he's applying for a lifeguard position... I'm really mad at this guy, I can't wear shorts in the office, what makes hm think he can stroll in begging for a job dressed like that.

Rule 2
answer questions like the manager wants to hear, don't be truthful, case in point, what are your weakness's- correct answer or lie, I'm a workaholic
wrong anwer- I do some crazy shit when I'm on the pipe

people just love to chat in the interview they have no shame, my favorite comments

1) are abortions overed under medical
2) I want to leave my job because my new boss is all about productivity(she's actually on my maybe list to hire)
3) don't call the number I gave you, I've been evicted and were moving in with my boyfriends parents
4) I won't be drunk but is it okay to semll like alcohol if I had a couple drinks beofre I came into work on the weekends
5) I had people bring up suicide attempts, spousal abuse, chemical dependancy etc ...almost like I was interviewing LizaMinnelli

it was a horrible week, by the endeveryone sounds like everyone, your just going though the motions, you get bitchy with people, now the bad part the hired ones start Monday.... so i'm on vacation and left the training to some poor sucker being flown in from Toronto :lol:

:laugh: Well, I'm can understand why you need at "time out" :lol: And maybe you should try to let somebody else do the interviews next time? Maybe your bloodpressure would benefit from that. Just a thought :D

Answer questions like the manager wants to hear, don't be truthful, case in point, what are your weakness's- correct answer or lie, I'm a workaholic
wrong anwer- I do some crazy shit when I'm on the pipe

Yeah, no kidding. It's like what Jeff Foxworthy said when he applied for a job at IBM; "What are my weaknesses? I'm trying to sell you something here. I'm not going to tell you how it's broke!"

[QUOTE=Caligula;6394701) the guy who showed up in purple MC Hammer pants- I quickly brought him into the board room, excused myself so I could run out to the receptionist and yell Hammertime before I went back in to do the interview.[/QUOTE]

:rollin: :clap: Tooo funny Cal!!

I really enjoyed reading this post...and also I'm glad to see that it's not just me that's noticed you can't get the staff these days :)

Tell you what, I weep for the future with the youth of today....:no:

God thats to freekin funny.
My boss sent me home with about 200 resumes and applications. He asked If I could find 10 halfway decient people call them and set up interviews. I found 2, Ya hear me!? 2 out of 200, and I dont even know how they will do in the interview.
One of the best. I called a guy ( age 28) his Mother answered the phone. I asked to speak with him, she informed me that he had a "long and rough night". I said to her I was calling from the Hotell and I would like to set up an interview. After at least 5 minutes of rustling and some muffeled yelling he got on the phone and YELLED at me! He said if I wanted to set anything up with him I should do it at a respectable time. This was 10:00 am.

5) I had people bring up suicide attempts, spousal abuse, chemical dependancy, etc ...almost like I was interviewing Liza Minnelli...

:laugh: , Cal!!! Sounds like you had an interesting week!!! :lol:

I do know what you mean about today's youth. These kids have all this stuff just handed to them and no idea what kind of work it takes to achieve that stuff. Most of the ones I know who DO have a job don't even use at least some of their money to help with their households (groceries or a little rent or something). Their parents don't make them have a savings account. I know kids who work but all their money is their own--they don't pay a car payment, they don't pay car insurance, etc.

When I was in high school, we had to learn to make a resume and cover letter, we had to come in to school dressed for an interview and do mock interviews in front of class, and we were drilled over and over again on how to fill out an application. It seems simple now, but nobody is born knowing that stuff, and when kids don't learn that stuff, they have been done a huge disservice, as has the work community.

The lack of respect for anyone, the "I'll do whatever I want" attitude and the sense of entitlement out there is horrifying.

My sister just started working as a dental hygienist. When she was in school working on her degree, she remembers a series of guest doctors speaking to her class about how the medical/dental community is finding a frightening trend in youth now. There is a strong emphasis in medical education on having symphathy and compassion for your patient when you work with them so that you don't make their pain worse, and they are finding more and more youth don't care or are unaware when they inflict pain on their patients. Scary...

Cal, hugs to you :ghug:. Sounds like you need it!

The lack of respect for anyone, the "I'll do whatever I want" attitude and the sense of entitlement out there is horrifying.

Funny, that's the very same attitude preached by most of the rap and hip/hop brigade which they swallow up by the bucketload these days.

Mere co-incidence? I don't think so....:irked:

:rollin: OMG... I knew, just by the title and who wrote it that THIS was gunna be GOOD!! :laugh: :lol: :laugh: :lol:

Damn, Cal! I laughed so hard I swallowed my gum…again!:rollin:

You should get yourself one of those Trap-Doors like Mr. Burns has in his office so the next time one of those “Homer Simpson” types walks in you just hit the switch…problem solved.

Excellent. :sneaky:

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