Ian C Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-31946667 To all those who bleat "it dun mater u cn still unnerstan me i carnt be boverd"... WRONG Insurers Admiral said many young candidates failed (the job application), despite the company not asking for formal qualifications Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cered Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Wow... Sadly it doesn't surprise me though. I've had to interview people in the past, here's a breakdown of some crackers: - One fine fellow turned up 20minutes late, in sweat-pants and a hoodie, arrived with an 'entourage' of fellow synthetic fibered friends. My boss interviewed this one, by interview I mean he made him wait 20minutes in his office then told him to leave. - "Job center told me to come or I lose my benefits" He didn't get the job - One lady turned up in a mini skirt and no underwear. Left quite the imprint on a faux-leather chair. She was short-listed, the seat was binned. - Another arrived for an interview... With his dog and a crumpled up CV, entitled "*****s curriculum vito" It blew my mind, all my life I had it drilled into me that I turn up for every interview in a suit with a fresh CV. In school, university, parents and even older friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Yep, I've interviewed some shockers too - terrible spelling, lazy punctuation and no idea how to act in a social environment. Unreal when you think what I do for a job! Why do they even bother?! It's the same for work experience applicants. Taking time on an application pays. Same as writing a classified advert for a car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasmt Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Ive always been told first impressions count for everything, I'm not in any position to be giving interviews etc but if anyone came in to generally take the p**s then id be doing the same back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 We had a guy apply for here And on his CV was his military experience. 5 weeks in basic training. But he managed to spread that sentence to 4 paragraphs So I rang him and told him I was a corporal in the Army and did 14 years and he hung up lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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