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You have to be oh so perfect these days, or you just don't make the cut for an initial interview.
Flip side to that... I applied for a job at the Mittal Steel once. When I turned in my application it took the secretary fully five minutes to get over the fact that not only was my application legible, it was TYPED.El Chivo wrote:I beg to differ; most of what they will get will be very nearly illegible, if your letter looks ok and has most of the words in the right order, you'll be leading the pack.
If your "skill set" doesn't include carriage returns or tabs they'll just have to get you a secretary.
I long ago came to the conclusion that Hiring is not based upon competence, skill or efficency, but is done just like women buy appliances: Buy/Hire based on color, shape & size...piller wrote:O.I., they probably thought that competence was something to worry about as they didn't want someone to come in and take the supervisor's position away from him. Sadly, I have seen too many places where the company didn't hire the best due to just that reason.
or because what you earned at your last job was $2.00 an hour more than the supervisor makes and he doesn't want to admit it.piller wrote:O.I., they probably thought that competence was something to worry about as they didn't want someone to come in and take the supervisor's position away from him. Sadly, I have seen too many places where the company didn't hire the best due to just that reason.
Not at the Steel Mills. Bottom of the dungheap there made $16/hr starting...El Chivo wrote:or because what you earned at your last job was $2.00 an hour more than the supervisor makes and he doesn't want to admit it.piller wrote:O.I., they probably thought that competence was something to worry about as they didn't want someone to come in and take the supervisor's position away from him. Sadly, I have seen too many places where the company didn't hire the best due to just that reason.
Old Ironsights wrote:Not at the Steel Mills. Bottom of the dungheap there made $16/hr starting...El Chivo wrote:or because what you earned at your last job was $2.00 an hour more than the supervisor makes and he doesn't want to admit it.piller wrote:O.I., they probably thought that competence was something to worry about as they didn't want someone to come in and take the supervisor's position away from him. Sadly, I have seen too many places where the company didn't hire the best due to just that reason.