keitha
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Post by keitha on Mar 4, 2024 13:08:24 GMT
Talking to a friend over the weekend, the organisation he works for advertised a role at his level recently and he was amongst the staff selected to assess candidate applications. Amongst the universally rejected applications was one from a graduate in his mid 20's. The reason behind rejection was he put his name on the application form in blue when the instructions were to complete in black ink, then in every box wrote "see attached" he had stapled a CV to the application form.
Despite leaving university in 2020 he claimed 5 years experience as a project manager, and 2 years as senior project manager on projects valued at over £100 million.
After the interview process was complete unsuccessful candidates were notified. This guy rang in and told them there must be a mistake as he hadn't been interviewed and he was clearly the best candidate. Apparently the guy managed to get hold of some email addresses for the company and has emailed the head of HR, and the chief exec amongst others demanding an interview !
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Post by michaelc on Mar 4, 2024 14:58:28 GMT
Sounds to me like he was just trying a bit too hard rather than being "entitled".
These days though, I'm surprised he doesn't get the prospectuses of the companies for him to flick through before deciding which one to join - such is the shortage of good people (in my area at any rate). Tell him to create a Linked-In profile and watch the offers come flying in...
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Post by toffeeboy on Mar 5, 2024 14:54:50 GMT
Talking to a friend over the weekend, the organisation he works for advertised a role at his level recently and he was amongst the staff selected to assess candidate applications. Amongst the universally rejected applications was one from a graduate in his mid 20's. The reason behind rejection was he put his name on the application form in blue when the instructions were to complete in black ink, then in every box wrote "see attached" he had stapled a CV to the application form. Despite leaving university in 2020 he claimed 5 years experience as a project manager, and 2 years as senior project manager on projects valued at over £100 million. After the interview process was complete unsuccessful candidates were notified. This guy rang in and told them there must be a mistake as he hadn't been interviewed and he was clearly the best candidate. Apparently the guy managed to get hold of some email addresses for the company and has emailed the head of HR, and the chief exec amongst others demanding an interview ! Obviously watches the apprentice where they all lie on their CV's and tell anyone that will listen that they are greatest thing ever. All just seem to be clones of each other and the previous three/four series
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Post by ethel on Mar 5, 2024 16:11:35 GMT
Talking to a friend over the weekend, the organisation he works for advertised a role at his level recently and he was amongst the staff selected to assess candidate applications. Amongst the universally rejected applications was one from a graduate in his mid 20's. The reason behind rejection was he put his name on the application form in blue when the instructions were to complete in black ink, then in every box wrote "see attached" he had stapled a CV to the application form. Despite leaving university in 2020 he claimed 5 years experience as a project manager, and 2 years as senior project manager on projects valued at over £100 million. After the interview process was complete unsuccessful candidates were notified. This guy rang in and told them there must be a mistake as he hadn't been interviewed and he was clearly the best candidate. Apparently the guy managed to get hold of some email addresses for the company and has emailed the head of HR, and the chief exec amongst others demanding an interview ! It seems to me that this young man comes from a generation that are constantly told by their parents (and schools/uni's) that they are special and they think they can achieve pretty much anything they want without too much effort. Then reality kicks in once you enter the big bad world. He may indeed be the best candidate for the job but he hasn't learnt to "play the game" . And blatant lying is just ridiculous and insulting to an employer's intelligence.
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Post by adrianc on Mar 5, 2024 16:17:39 GMT
Obviously watches the apprentice where they all lie on their CV's and tell anyone that will listen that they are greatest thing ever. All just seem to be clones of each other and the previous three/four series All you need to know about the Apprentice is that the only former contestant that's actually built any kind of public career on the back of it is Hatie Kockpins.
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Post by toffeeboy on Mar 5, 2024 16:37:34 GMT
Obviously watches the apprentice where they all lie on their CV's and tell anyone that will listen that they are greatest thing ever. All just seem to be clones of each other and the previous three/four series All you need to know about the Apprentice is that the only former contestant that's actually built any kind of public career on the back of it is Hatie Kockpins. Think Tim being Sugar's right hand (maybe should be left as he sits to his left) man counts for something. It's been rubbish for a few years now but think Ricky selling his business for £10 million counts as a success, few others have done well as well. It is a business show not about building a public career afterwards so not sure why you mention that waste of space
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Post by adrianc on Mar 5, 2024 17:10:12 GMT
All you need to know about the Apprentice is that the only former contestant that's actually built any kind of public career on the back of it is Hatie Kockpins. Think Tim being Sugar's right hand (maybe should be left as he sits to his left) man counts for something. It's been rubbish for a few years now but think Ricky selling his business for £10 million counts as a success, few others have done well as well. It is a business show not about building a public career afterwards so not sure why you mention that waste of space I have no idea who those two people are.
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keitha
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Post by keitha on Mar 5, 2024 18:07:36 GMT
Lottie, although that is "onlyfans" and she wont do anything "naughty"
Err sorry love thats what guys subscribe to onlyfans for
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Post by ethel on Mar 5, 2024 18:35:12 GMT
Think Tim being Sugar's right hand (maybe should be left as he sits to his left) man counts for something. It's been rubbish for a few years now but think Ricky selling his business for £10 million counts as a success, few others have done well as well. It is a business show not about building a public career afterwards so not sure why you mention that waste of space I have no idea who those two people are. You can certainly tell who watches The Apprentice and who doesn't but wants to make some fatuous comment.
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Post by ilmoro on Mar 5, 2024 19:03:05 GMT
Think Tim being Sugar's right hand (maybe should be left as he sits to his left) man counts for something. It's been rubbish for a few years now but think Ricky selling his business for £10 million counts as a success, few others have done well as well. It is a business show not about building a public career afterwards so not sure why you mention that waste of space I have no idea who those two people are. Michelle Dewsbury, Ruth Badger, Saira Khan if you want the media types rather than successful business people
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Post by Greenwood2 on Mar 5, 2024 20:03:23 GMT
If you don't fill in the form properly and just refer back to your CV you won't get past the first sort. No chance of an interview.
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keitha
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Post by keitha on Mar 5, 2024 22:23:18 GMT
Having interviewed many people and selected candidates for interview many times,
Failure to complete the application form correctly would mean you don't pass the prescreening
obvious lies on form or CV you don't pass prescreening
etc etc
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Post by adrianc on Mar 6, 2024 8:20:59 GMT
I have no idea who those two people are. You can certainly tell who watches The Apprentice and who doesn't Like I said - the only person to have reached any kind of public awareness off the back of it. It's an irrelevant game show.
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Post by benaj on Mar 6, 2024 8:28:05 GMT
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Post by toffeeboy on Mar 6, 2024 10:31:38 GMT
You can certainly tell who watches The Apprentice and who doesn't Like I said - the only person to have reached any kind of public awareness off the back of it. It's an irrelevant game show. If it is so irrelevant why are you bothering to comment about it. Once again you seem to think that everyone thinks the same as you, I often wonder how people like yourselves function in society thinking you are always right. You should replace public with your own awareness as that is what you are saying but your overinflated ego doesn't allow that.
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