The people I'm recruiting are slowly driving me crazy and really stressing me out. This week alone I've hired 2 people and 1 has already quit. He worked 1 freaking day, then suddenly got a better offer. It's going to be a ruff week.
Most of the jobs in production require flexibility to work rotating shifts. I've learned to really qualify this with people because they tend to change their mind when asked by the Manager (which makes me look like an idiot), or back out when I call to offer the job (which is a colossal waste of my time). That being said, at least 8 times today I had to repeat myself and clarify people's availability.
I make sure to give candidates as much of a 'realistic job preview' as possible without actually taking them out on the plant floor to see what they would be doing, and still I've had 3 people quit stating that "it just wasn't what they expected". It's like the Hollywood divorce where celebrities cite irreconcilable differences when we all know one of them is screwing around on the side.
Money is a whole other issue - people want more than they are worth, say they will take less (tough times and all), but then tell me they found something better paying.
I'm pretty up front from the start. I don't sugar coat anything. I tell you the hours, how much time is spent on your feet, the pay rate, what is expected. I speak clearly, slowly, and will repeat myself 3 times if need be. Am I missing something here, or are people just really stupid in 2009?
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Dude.. welcome to my world :) or shall I say my old world... hopefully not my new one!
RUFF week, ha!
I loved reading this perspective of a job interview. It seems both sides have some sort of power in the situation. A pain I'm sure.
just wait for my follow-up post entitled "sexual harassment at work: how to make it worth your while". it's a work in progress and i'm knee deep in research
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