Are employees getting fussier nowadays?

last SG · 2005-04-26T10:01:22+00:00

so whatever was said so far meant nothing. coz how do the candidate know what to say and what not to say? all in all it depends on what the interviewer think...

elindra SG

Well I don't think employers are getting fussier, but it is the employees who are fussy. A lot of graduates think that some work is too lowly for them to do even if it requires them to be hands on.

They want to pick on location, have a nice office etc and some don't even notify you that they have gotten a job and is not coming down for the interview!!

They don't think about what they can contribute for the company but what the company can give them and they get unhappy when someone who performs better is given the promotion though they are around longer.

Just the other side of the coin Wink

lwflee SG

Elindra, are you working in HR?

elindra SG

Nope. I'm not in HR.

lwflee SG

Hmm Nvm then. Just wanted to get an insight into how recruitment works.

elindra SG

Nowadays, not only HR conducts interviews if that is what you wanna know.

Deportivo SG

it boils down to poor interview skills.

do you speak proper english with the correct grammer?
are you able to hold a conversation with complete english sentences? (intellectual please)
did you groom yourself for the interview?
did you keep eye contact with the interviewers?

you may have the looks but you may be lacking the 'x' factor.

socrates SG

Can I enquire what degree do you possess and from which university ? Not all degrees are the same. What sort of jobs are you applying as well ?

lwflee SG

Here's one qn for all you interviewers out there: What amount of eye-contact should one keep? I would like to look open and interested, w/o looking like i'm staring. Should i go for 70% eye contact? Or would 50% suffice? Mr. Green

dragg SG

do you really believe in this? i think it is all crap!!!

Deportivo SG

there is no set amount. but the point of keeping eye contact is

1) to show that you are interested.
2) to show your emotions. basically. you can tell if someone is lying, or not, just by the gaze in his/her eyes.

if you can "speak" with your eyes, you may have already landed half the job.

Deportivo SG

to each his own.

dragg SG

the points you mentioned are all textbook stuffs.

Deportivo SG

unfortunately, majority of the interviewees do not bother to consider them.

there is a reason why they are listed in "textbooks". go figure.

Agressor SG

Well, I don't agree that all employees are fussy. I got a cousin who is ITE graduated went for an interview for salesgirl in a departmental store, working 6 days a week (no weekend off), 12 hrs a day, asking for only $850/mth. Result was, she was not selected.

On the subsequent month, we went to that particular deparmental store for shopping. All the salesgirl are from Philiphines. The supervisors are Malaysians, only the Manager is local.

So where are the foreign talents? Salesgirls also consider foreign talents?

dragg SG

so all those who landed the jobs got it because they follow those points you mentioned?

dragg SG

a departmental store do not need ITE grads. chances are your cousin will quit when a better job comes along. i think this is one of the considerations of the HR people.

Deportivo SG

my company, yes.

and that is on top of the qualifications that we are looking for.

dragg SG

then i must say your company's recruitment culture is rather conventional.

lwflee SG

Gosh, is the Singapore labor pool that bad? I am beginning to be persuaded by the "its not the company, its the interviewees" school of thought...The things you have mentioned are fairly basic.

Deportivo SG

because we know what we are looking for.

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