Job Hunting Frustration
Nov 19th 2009, 6:02 pm
#271
WTF?
Joined: Aug 2003
Location: Homeostasis
Posts: 79,386
Re: Job Hunting Frustration
Well, in a spirit of enquiry, I logged back in and took a look at the next section.
It was - "What is the next shape in this sequence?"
So I called their HR department and told them that while I would be delighted to be considered on the basis of my qualifications and experience, I would not be spending any more time on what looked like a bogus IQ test.
It was - "What is the next shape in this sequence?"
So I called their HR department and told them that while I would be delighted to be considered on the basis of my qualifications and experience, I would not be spending any more time on what looked like a bogus IQ test.
Nov 19th 2009, 6:08 pm
#272
Lost in BE Cyberspace
Joined: Feb 2009
Location: North Charleston,SC. born in Stockport,UK.
Posts: 10,109
Re: Job Hunting Frustration
That is often a sore point with me about practical experience vs a string of letters after your name.
When he first arrived here, DH applied for a job at GA Ports- 30 years shipping experience in the industry in the UK, however the gal they hired was fresh out of college here with a degree in Logistics.
When he first arrived here, DH applied for a job at GA Ports- 30 years shipping experience in the industry in the UK, however the gal they hired was fresh out of college here with a degree in Logistics.
I'm not complaining, I realise how lucky we are too even have a steady income, but it is annoying that education is preferred over experience. I can understand it in jobs that are more specialized and need a modern up to date education in that specialty, but when hubby changed career fields he did a training school and had to pass exams to get the job.
Nov 19th 2009, 6:19 pm
#274
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 7,605
Re: Job Hunting Frustration
Seriously, though, how does that work? Say somebody will spend a whole day doing thousands of silly schoolboy problems, in the hope of getting an interview. What does that demonstrate? *
*Apart from poor time management. I got eight job applications in, in the time I could have spent doing those tests.
Nov 19th 2009, 8:10 pm
#275
WTF?
Joined: Aug 2003
Location: Homeostasis
Posts: 79,386
Re: Job Hunting Frustration
Looks like it worked then!
Seriously, though, how does that work? Say somebody will spend a whole day doing thousands of silly schoolboy problems, in the hope of getting an interview. What does that demonstrate? *
*Apart from poor time management. I got eight job applications in, in the time I could have spent doing those tests.
Seriously, though, how does that work? Say somebody will spend a whole day doing thousands of silly schoolboy problems, in the hope of getting an interview. What does that demonstrate? *
*Apart from poor time management. I got eight job applications in, in the time I could have spent doing those tests.
Nov 20th 2009, 5:44 am
#276
Lost in BE Cyberspace
Joined: Nov 2007
Location: Bay Area, CA
Posts: 13,158
Re: Job Hunting Frustration
I got approval to hire an IT guy recently; we posted an ad on Dice, and our recruiter did some preliminary screening. I interviewed 4 potential candidates this week (1 hr each), liked two of them, decided on one of them, spoke to my boss for about 10 minutes on the topic and got the go-ahead, then offered the guy the job at the upper limit of his desired salary range. Working in a small company has its advantages ...
