10 ways to annoy job seekers by ulrich schild

10 WAYS TO ANNOY JOB SEEKERS

BADLY DESIGNED APPLICATION FORMS

If you post jobs – Please check your online application or recruitment forms and make sure that the system is fully functional and working.

Please - do not ask to upload or provide a resume if all of the information from it is already provided on the form the applicant has just filled in; it becomes tedious for the applicant to fill out and for you to read.

BADLY DESIGNED APPLICATION FORMS

DUMB INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

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DUMB INTERVIEW QUESTIONSAsking strange questions such as “How much are they paying you nowadays?” will make applicants feel awkward and won’t help you find a good candidate. Instead ask meaningful questions such as “What skills and development have you been working on during your career breaks?” This will show you which applicants demonstrate a good use of their time.

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ANONYMOUS ADVERTS

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ANONYMOUS ADVERTS

Putting a company name to your job ad avoids any embarrassment of not knowing anything about the business or job sector and saves everyone valuable time. As a recruiter or hiring mananger you can also find out which candidates have put in the effort to researching the company rather than just applying for any job.

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POORLY CONDUCTED INTERVIEWS

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Candidates will be nervous and the vast majority will make every effort to impress their potential employers. There is nothing worse than being told that your interview is running 30 minutes late, the recruiter showing up in inappropriate clothing, hot tempered sessions or even answering a phone call half way through.

POORLY CONDUCTED INTERVIEWS

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Organise a decent level of

communication

Organise a decent level of

communication

Whether you’re a recruiter, hiring manager , good communication is the part that allows everyone to make the right decisions.

If you use a CMS and ATS, surely you can kick-start the communication module and provide your clients and jobseekers with decent and updated feedback. Automated emails are lame but better than nothing and no feedback is simply unacceptable.

NOT KNOWING YOUR INTERVIEWEE6

NOT KNOWING YOUR INTERVIEWEEMake sure you take five minutes to look over

resumes or forms prior to an interview.

It is unprofessional and demoralising to attend an interview and see that the recruiter clearly hasn’t glanced at the and can’t manage to ask

you any specific questions about your experience or skills.

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Hiring

Professionals

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Hiring

Professionals

Rookie Hiring Managers are particularly a problem for graduates or those looking for a career change.

Don’t invite a recent graduate for an interview and then say you are looking for someone with a minimum amount of work experience which isn’t possible unless they have got a job in that sector... an annoying Catch 22 7

Know the answers

Know the answers It is good etiquette to ask “Do you have any questions about the job?”

But before you do, make sure that you know answers to vital questions. Questions about salary,

potential start dates and times are the most common.

BEING ‘OVER QUALIFIED’

BEING ‘OVER QUALIFIED’

Don’t assume that someone who was a manager in a previous job doesn’t want a lesser-paid job. They may be able to bring key elements to your workforce and be perfectly happy not to have the added responsibility and still be highly suitable for the job!

CHECK EXTRA

INFORMATION

CHECK EXTRA

INFORMATIONIf you have requested that the applicant brings extra paperwork such as

identification, certified documents or qualifications, take the time to look at them.

If you don’t they will assume they haven’t been successful and you may also miss out on something not picked up in the application or interview.

Check out your candidate’s ‘other information’ in LinkedIn or other social media to gain further valuable insight.