Monday, July 19, 2010
Driving
Why do people in cars speed by you in a rush and then swerve in front of you only to get into the turn lane and end up waiting? Stupid people in cars should have their license revoked!!
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Interview
A question I pose... In my line of work as the 'hiring manager' at my job, I interview numerous amount of people. Lately the applicants have been slim picking. As some points I bring people in in hopes they are a diamond in the rough (sp?).
This interviewee tells me that she quit her prior place of employment because she didn't like how another manager worked things. Keep in mind this was a fast food business. She told me that the manager was upset about working late night and when it came time to close down the store the manager would take their laptop into the dining room and fool around on it. The interviewee then tells me that everyone else had to do the managers job for her. OK, this is kinda where I stop listening and make the finial decision to NOT hire her.
Thinking to myself that this is not a horrible person, decide to lend some subtle advice to her. I gently explain to her that is an employee of mine can do my job for me, that makes them very valuable to me. If I have certain responsibilities that must be accomplished and I delegate them out, then I am doing my job. And if I can make it through my entire shift as a manager and NOT do anything then I have become a VERY good manager. To some unfortunates, there are some aspects of my job that hourly employees are not allowed to do, an example is... employee files.
So, your feedback. If I see that someone I am interviewing has made a horrible mistake in interviewing, should I 1) stop there and end the interview with no explanation 2) do as did and politely suggest or imply that this is probably not the right thing to say in an interview and hope they have better luck the next time they apply for a job OR 3) continue with the interview and lead them on?
This interviewee tells me that she quit her prior place of employment because she didn't like how another manager worked things. Keep in mind this was a fast food business. She told me that the manager was upset about working late night and when it came time to close down the store the manager would take their laptop into the dining room and fool around on it. The interviewee then tells me that everyone else had to do the managers job for her. OK, this is kinda where I stop listening and make the finial decision to NOT hire her.
Thinking to myself that this is not a horrible person, decide to lend some subtle advice to her. I gently explain to her that is an employee of mine can do my job for me, that makes them very valuable to me. If I have certain responsibilities that must be accomplished and I delegate them out, then I am doing my job. And if I can make it through my entire shift as a manager and NOT do anything then I have become a VERY good manager. To some unfortunates, there are some aspects of my job that hourly employees are not allowed to do, an example is... employee files.
So, your feedback. If I see that someone I am interviewing has made a horrible mistake in interviewing, should I 1) stop there and end the interview with no explanation 2) do as did and politely suggest or imply that this is probably not the right thing to say in an interview and hope they have better luck the next time they apply for a job OR 3) continue with the interview and lead them on?
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