Jobless 39-year-old NTU Engineer, nw pt librarian $4/hr

[Jamesc]

My question to u is : do u conduct interviews?

Yes I do but I have never interviewed a weirdo,

 

thats cos I sieve thru the weirdos and never

 

invite them to waste my time.

 

Anyone that says I always interview weirdos

 

need to be better at assessing resumes.

 

[Raymondism]

Yes I do but I have never interviewed a weirdo,

 

thats cos I sieve thru the weirdos and never

 

invite them to waste my time.

 

Anyone that says I always interview weirdos

 

need to be better at assessing resumes.

 

 

Tats why the guy cant find job lor cos already sieve out

 

I hv conducted recruitment w cdcs... 100 over walk ins in 4 hrs...

Many weirdos i met in these 4 hrs... And i still hv to entertain them

 

[Jamesc]

Tats why the guy cant find job lor cos already sieve out

 

I hv conducted recruitment w cdcs... 100 over walk ins in 4 hrs...

Many weirdos i met in these 4 hrs... And i still hv to entertain them

I have never worked for any company that

 

did not employ duffers so please tell these

 

people not to give up hope.

 

Companies will always employ people

 

that don't know their job or are any good

 

at it. A lot of these duffers rise to senior management too.

 

[Raymondism]

I have never worked for any company that

 

did not employ duffers so please tell these

 

people not to give up hope.

 

Companies will always employ people

 

that don't know their job or are any good

 

at it. A lot of these duffers rise to senior management too.

 

 

u will be surprise that some of these job seeker dun even want to wait a couple of hours for an interview... they choose to leave...

[Jamesc]

u will be surprise that some of these job seeker dun even want to wait a couple of hours for an interview... they choose to leave...

Always look on the bright side.

 

One less weirdo for you to interview.

 

[Raymondism]

Always look on the bright side.

 

One less weirdo for you to interview.

 

for me very simple... if the candidate stay... I will interview...

 

got one candidate come w her mother... when I ask her question, she dun answer just look down

do u think she get the job?

[Watwheels]

Sometimes I think some ppl stay in a company for too long. Sudden company closure and they get retrenched, they feel displaced & lost. To ask them to seek new employment in new company they cannot go thru the learning process and try to adapt new environment. They can't picture themselves going thru it all over in a new company. Someone mentioned about the brain slowing down as we age. In other words ppl become more resistant to change as they grow older. They would rather sit on their hands and wait for opportunity to knock on their door. Weird huh?

[Watwheels]

for me very simple... if the candidate stay... I will interview...

 

got one candidate come w her mother... when I ask her question, she dun answer just look down

do u think she get the job?

Is she those holding high academic qualifications? Like to study a lot but when it comes to socializing and working in teams, these ppl just shy away. I come across such ppl before. Cannot interact with others. Dunno whether is it coz of no confident or have some kinda fear. Extreme introvert character.

 

These ppl cannot find job one lor. Some more the one I met is a guy. Funny thing is that he can interact & work with ppl during ICT . Whenever he get to know next ICT has a major exercise he would take MC and siam the whole thing. He say stress wor. Thru out the 10 years I never heard once he found a job lor.

 

 

[Xeryh]

Do you read the Dilbert comics? He once said those in management are placed there so they can do the least damage

 

 

I have never worked for any company that

 

did not employ duffers so please tell these

 

people not to give up hope.

 

Companies will always employ people

 

that don't know their job or are any good

 

at it. A lot of these duffers rise to senior management too.

 

 

[Yewheng]

for me very simple... if the candidate stay... I will interview...

 

got one candidate come w her mother... when I ask her question, she dun answer just look down

do u think she get the job?

 

[knife]

 

Weird, who will go interview with mother. Parents must be pamper daughter too much until she cannot climb up by herself. Sigh

Edited June 3, 2012 by Yewheng

[Albeniz]

[knife]

 

Weird, who will go interview with mother. Parents must be pamper daughter too much until she cannot climb up be herself. Sigh

 

When I was in sec 1 and 2, I had a classmate who was an extreme introvert.

Won't dare to look or talk to others, at all.

[Raymondism]

Is she those holding high academic qualifications? Like to study a lot but when it comes to socializing and working in teams, these ppl just shy away. I come across such ppl before. Cannot interact with others. Dunno whether is it coz of no confident or have some kinda fear. Extreme introvert character.

 

These ppl cannot find job one lor. Some more the one I met is a guy. Funny thing is that he can interact & work with ppl during ICT . Whenever he get to know next ICT has a major exercise he would take MC and siam the whole thing. He say stress wor. Thru out the 10 years I never heard once he found a job lor.

 

 

not really... anyway the mother call up after that to question why her daughter was not selected...

[Raymondism]

[knife]

 

Weird, who will go interview with mother. Parents must be pamper daughter too much until she cannot climb up by herself. Sigh

 

I pity her but I can't hire her becos of tt right

 

[Jamesc]

Do you read the Dilbert comics? He once said those in management are placed there so they can do the least damage

Dilbert is the only management book I believe in.

 

All the other management gurus I treat as academics

 

who never work in real companies.

 

[Watwheels]

not really... anyway the mother call up after that to question why her daughter was not selected...

Actually it reminded me of an episode from the tv show "world's worst mum". Some mums do not know what they are doing.

[Skunk]

Guys no one is proud to be jobless or unemployed. I am 51,jobless for 5 years but I am not alone. I do have a few friends +45 still searching n searching for job and all engineering grad. We were all very successful in our career ,worked very hard and long hours till we all got replaced by FT. We living in a new era and we got side tracked.

 

U r 51, unemployed for 5 years, and still wanna surf car forum? Seriously u need to wake up your idea. If I'm 51 and unemployed for just 5 weeks, I'll make sure I take on any job I can get. Heck, I can even do 2 jobs. Oh, and the first thing I'll do is not to waste time, especially on car forums LOL

[Ysc3]

[knife]

 

Weird, who will go interview with mother. Parents must be pamper daughter too much until she cannot climb up by herself. Sigh

 

i ever kenah 2 young guys - also came with their moms, and another 60yr old whose wife called up to inquire for him.

 

the 2 youngsters left within a few months, but the older man is still with us after so many years.

Edited June 3, 2012 by Ysc3

[Wind30]

U r 51, unemployed for 5 years, and still wanna surf car forum? Seriously u need to wake up your idea. If I'm 51 and unemployed for just 5 weeks, I'll make sure I take on any job I can get. Heck, I can even do 2 jobs. Oh, and the first thing I'll do is not to waste time, especially on car forums LOL

 

??? I am late thirties. If I lose my job in 45, I probably would not bother to find a job. So I am planning to be able to retire in 45. I think that is what EVERYONE in the technical line should prepare for.

 

Worst, I will find something I like to do and just do for "hobby".