candidate thinks that he wants to communicate he is an entrepenure, so he tells the hiring authority that he has a business on the side…that is very successful, he adds…
now, if you are trying to hire someone to work really hard for you, whose money do you think the candidate is going to protect first…your’s and your company’s or his???
if the business is so successful, why would one look for a job?
pleeeeez…if you have a business on the side you will kill your chances of getting hired by telling an employer about it
…on top of that …you’ll look stupid!
a job seeker can get so wrapped up in “strategizing” a job search or a particular interview that they forget the four basic questions that any employer is going to ask…no matter how many questions they ask or how difficult they are…the hiring authority wants to know:
1. Can you do my job?
2. Do i (we) like you?
3. Are you a risk?
4. Can we work the money out?
..next time…. the explanation of these questions…
i know that many will say that i ain’t “with it” or an old fuddy-duddy…BUT…men (..women too, i guess) who grow or keep goatees and beards while job searching, should rethink the decision..
employers are prone to ..even subconsciously..question a candidate’s viability if the candidate is wearing a goatee or beard more than those that are clean shaven..
don’t ask me why…and you can claim all you want that it isn’t fair …but there is a tendency to think that people are covering up “something” when they grow at goatee or beard
and the truth is, they are…they are covering up…. their face..
studies have shown that there is a slightly subconscious, distrustful, negative feeling toward candidates with goatees or beards…it is very subtle, but nonetheless, there…and, as a candidate, you simply don’t need even a subtle negative feeling toward you
it doesn’t matter if your wife, girl friend, mother, etc. think you look great with a beard…unless they want to hire you, get rid of any facial hair during your interviewing process..
you can always grow it back after you find a job…
our candidate got the offer…accepted the job…was told it was dependent on a credit check…
his credit was excellent…no problem!
wellllllll..one of the places that his credit report said that he had worked at wasn’t on his resume…he had been at that company for only 3 or 4 months and it showed up on his credit report…. but he thought it best not to put it on his resume..
we can sympathize with him and understand…but the client didn’t…offer rescinded..
the lesson here is obvious..think twice before keeping a job off your resume..
