Let me preface by saying that these come from work experiences in Human Resources...
DO NOT.....
1. Call and ask "what kinna jobs yall got"
2. When asked what type of position you are looking for respond..."anything"
3. Ask "where yall at" or "where yall office at"
4. Tell me you have computer skills and then don't know what software you've used.
5. Call out at 12 noon when you know your azz was due in at 8:30
6. Come into our office to apply when I told you over the phone that we had no positions available
7. Start calling our office on Monday when you GOOD and WELL that payday isn't until Friday (AND NO....payday doesn't change from week to week)
8. Come in for your interview in...
a. jeans and sneakers
b. "clubware"
c. your pre-teen's outfit
9. Bring your boyfriend/girlfriend (or buddy, best friend, significant other, mother, father......) to the interview.
10. Dump a bottle of perfume/cologne on instead of taking a shower before you get to our office
11. Forget to brush your teeth and then expect us to talk to you
12. Leave your cell phone or take calls during the interview
13. Try to pick up the other person who happens to be interviewing at the same time
14. Say you have a resume and then "conveniently" not have it when you arrive
15. Try to get a position when you've been told that you are no longer eligible to work here
16. Lie about previous convictions, WE WILL FIND OUT!
17. Ask for an outrageous salary when you...
a. Have no computer skills
b. Have no work history
c. Have just gotten out of school
18. Call here thinking that it is my job to find you a job
19. Hang up on me because you don't like my answer
20. Call at 4:59 on a Friday afternoon looking for work (WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL WEEK?)
[This message has been edited by TempleAlum1993 (edited January 12, 2001).]
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