{"id":3432,"date":"2022-07-06T10:22:41","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T15:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tonybeshara.com\/blog\/?p=3432"},"modified":"2022-07-06T10:27:08","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T15:27:08","slug":"pursuing-employment-in-place-of-vacationing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tonybeshara.com\/blog\/pursuing-employment-in-place-of-vacationing\/","title":{"rendered":"Pursuing Employment in Place of Vacationing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vacations, I believe they are essential and I have taken a few extended ones myself, especially when our kids were young. However, rarely have I taken a vacation more than two or three days. Being gone more than three days, in the profession of recruitment, is very difficult to do while maintaining your edge.<\/p>\n

I have seen multiple candidates, some who have been out of work two weeks, others two months and even a few for six months. Many of the candidates are professional and have earned in the six figures. I have had several candidates inform me that they could not go on the interviews that I scheduled for them because they were “on vacation”.<\/p>\n

I wondered, “Vacation . . . from what?”<\/p>\n

I know that sounds sarcastic and\/or cynical, but what were they taking a vacation from? Multiple candidates that hadn’t had an interview in a month or six months and then I suddenly schedule them for an interview, only to receive a \u201cvacation notice\u201d. Blows me away!<\/p>\n

This kind of thing happens every year. And I guess it’s simply a “timing” thing. But wouldn’t you imagine that if you’d been out of work for that long and needed a job, you’d figure some way to get to an interview?<\/p>\n

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Practicing cooperative actions with meeting family, friends, or attending extracurricular events after the interview, would be beneficial in a job search.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Telling me that, “I really need a job, but I’m going on vacation and can’t make an interview” makes me believe that you really don’t want a job badly enough.<\/p>\n

How do you think a perspective employer is going to view your priorities when you explain to them that you need to reschedule an interview because you’re on vacation?<\/p>\n

Word of advice, if you’re looking for a job it takes full-time committed efforts. Vacationing and extracurricular events are secondary.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>