Things you hate about Job Adverts/Recruitment
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xx99xx said:
'£competitive'
Just list a bloody salary range or a minimum and avoid wasting everyone's time.
This was my biggest annoyance!Just list a bloody salary range or a minimum and avoid wasting everyone's time.
Stupidly long adverts and buzzwords in them as well annoy me me. And a list of benefits that I wouldn’t say are benefits but the minimum required.
Although I did see a job that said you are able to get a Blue Light Card (discount for emergency services). Was actually the best benefit listed...can save a bloody fortune!
The fact that basic shelf stacking/customer service roles nowadays seem to have two methods of recruitment.
Fill out three 50 question tests, submit a full CV tailored to the job, manually re-enter all of your qualifications and work experience from your CV that I've literally just submitted into an application form than never bloody works properly, then write two sides of A4 about why you would love to ork at (insert rubbish retail chain here)
Or:
"My mate needs a job"
"Great, send him in for an interview"
I'm not bitter, I got my first job through the latter method.
Fill out three 50 question tests, submit a full CV tailored to the job, manually re-enter all of your qualifications and work experience from your CV that I've literally just submitted into an application form than never bloody works properly, then write two sides of A4 about why you would love to ork at (insert rubbish retail chain here)
Or:
"My mate needs a job"
"Great, send him in for an interview"
I'm not bitter, I got my first job through the latter method.
skinnyman said:
I work for a FTSE100 company, we have an internal jobs board, I'll often browse the listings and the 'position role' section is filled with so much corporate spiel bulls
t that I can read the whole thing and still not have a bloody clue what the actual job is.
...and then, when you contact the internal recruiter, they don't know either....t that I can read the whole thing and still not have a bloody clue what the actual job is.
Not an advert, but I'd assume their adverts would be similar to those mentioned in this thread.
I visited an architects practice in London for a meeting and there was a sign upon entering the building, left for reception, right for the "imagination centre". Architects can be rather kooky people.
I visited an architects practice in London for a meeting and there was a sign upon entering the building, left for reception, right for the "imagination centre". Architects can be rather kooky people.
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