I should have been suspicious from the moment that I saw who the phone call was from. I mean, they take over forty days to respond to my application? And when they do reach out to talk to me, they[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Too many of the jobs that I see, especially on the online applications, force you to distinctly ask how much of a salary you’re looking for. By telling them up front your opportunity to negotiate for a salary goes out[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yeah, I was annoyed. To tell you the truth I don’t remember applying for this job so I don’t really remember what this company does. Then again, I’ve applied to hundreds of jobs and it’s been two months since I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When I returned home I called Kevin from Commercial Employers (he’s the one who contacted me last week and set up this “interview”) to complain about this so-called Graphic Designer job. He was very apologetic and claimed that they were[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In the past I got my job with Hasbro in October, with Computer Expressions in November, with Philadelphia Chewing Gum in October, a contract job with Plow & Hearth in November, and my last job, with Siemens in November. So[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In the past I’ve been an Art Director and a Senior Designer, both were positions that required some supervision of others but they were still very creative positions. If this job is (offered to me) more of a strictly supervision[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Maybe it’s because I can be somewhat anal, I’ve kept a written record of every single job I’ve applied to since my first application, right after my job was sent to India. I realize that because of the pandemic unemployment[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I suppose I should be encouraged by this phone call. Since I’ve been searching for a job this year, I’ve never had a recruiter call me back and have me speak (interview) with a manager or superior. That’s a good[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I have to remember back to my unemployed days of 2018 and 2015 thru 2017 that even though I may get phone calls responding to my job applications, they may be only from middle man recruiters representing those jobs or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m guessing many of these companies that subscribe to the use of these tests, to give possible interviewees, do so because some consultant somewhere, sold them on the idea that using these will supply the with the “best” candidates. It’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…