And what makes you aspire to work for our awesome company?
oh gods is it yet another of those fact-gathering LJ posts? YOU BET YOUR BIPPY IT IS.
Job applications! What are the questions that you hate, hate, hate, on written applications or in live interviews? Besides all of them? Yes, I have a semi-secret plan to do with collecting most-hated questions; if it works out well, you'll find out eventually.
A couple of my least favorite are "Why do you want to work for us?" (because I like to eat and pay my own rent), and "Why do you want to make widgets?" (I don't, you had an ad in the paper, and if the dog groomers were a mile closer I'd apply to them instead). And you just know they're going to judge you if you can't write your last three employers' names, addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses and contact people's names, plus reasons for leaving, in three square inches of page space. "Tell us about your weak points," and "Describe five situations where you gave good customer service. Use the back of the page to go into detail," aren't actually questions so much as orders, but those count as well. Basically the Growlery is open, and you are invited to complain about stupid job application forms.
And just as a palate cleanser after all that bitterness, the job-hunting foxes are having a good day (link goes to Animals Talking In All Caps).
Job applications! What are the questions that you hate, hate, hate, on written applications or in live interviews? Besides all of them? Yes, I have a semi-secret plan to do with collecting most-hated questions; if it works out well, you'll find out eventually.
A couple of my least favorite are "Why do you want to work for us?" (because I like to eat and pay my own rent), and "Why do you want to make widgets?" (I don't, you had an ad in the paper, and if the dog groomers were a mile closer I'd apply to them instead). And you just know they're going to judge you if you can't write your last three employers' names, addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses and contact people's names, plus reasons for leaving, in three square inches of page space. "Tell us about your weak points," and "Describe five situations where you gave good customer service. Use the back of the page to go into detail," aren't actually questions so much as orders, but those count as well. Basically the Growlery is open, and you are invited to complain about stupid job application forms.
And just as a palate cleanser after all that bitterness, the job-hunting foxes are having a good day (link goes to Animals Talking In All Caps).