Wednesday my city held a job fair. Over 50 employers, some of them quite large,including my employer. I volunteered and worked the fair for a couple of hours- and I thought I had seen it all. How wrong I was.
Now I realize that not everyone there was actually a job seeker, I am sure some came for somehing to do and to pick up all the free chotzke's. (after all doesn't everyone need another koosh ball?) But I assumed you were looking for a job if you stopped by our booth and tried to drop off your resume. Having said that, I was amazed at the flip flops, shorts, tank and tube tops, multiple piercings and purple hair. Did they not stop to think that recruiters were manning those booths? While we have a fairly casual dress code where I work, it still doesn't look too good to show up looking like you spent the weekend in bed with a gorilla.
Let's not forget the rude ones either. Do not give me attitude when I tell you I don't know what hourly wage you will start at. Do not give me attitude when I tell you to go online to our website and fill out an application. This is a job fair, not an interview. And for Gord's sake do not get snippy and bitchy to our head recruiter. She does hold the keys to our kingdom and can make sure your application never sees the light of day if you piss her off.
Always fun I tell ya....to see job applicants...in all their glory. My hat is off to those who were dressed nicely, were polite and thanked us. I hope they all get jobs with us.
Now I realize that not everyone there was actually a job seeker, I am sure some came for somehing to do and to pick up all the free chotzke's. (after all doesn't everyone need another koosh ball?) But I assumed you were looking for a job if you stopped by our booth and tried to drop off your resume. Having said that, I was amazed at the flip flops, shorts, tank and tube tops, multiple piercings and purple hair. Did they not stop to think that recruiters were manning those booths? While we have a fairly casual dress code where I work, it still doesn't look too good to show up looking like you spent the weekend in bed with a gorilla.
Let's not forget the rude ones either. Do not give me attitude when I tell you I don't know what hourly wage you will start at. Do not give me attitude when I tell you to go online to our website and fill out an application. This is a job fair, not an interview. And for Gord's sake do not get snippy and bitchy to our head recruiter. She does hold the keys to our kingdom and can make sure your application never sees the light of day if you piss her off.
Always fun I tell ya....to see job applicants...in all their glory. My hat is off to those who were dressed nicely, were polite and thanked us. I hope they all get jobs with us.
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