Dear McCrabby,
I sent you an email a couple days ago, and I think you took some liberties with what I said
(Editor's note: Original article is HERE).
As a hiring manager, I tried to tell you how tough our job is, and how unreasonable some of these job applicants can be. You turned my words around and made me look stupid. I'm going to give you one more chance.
If you change anything in this letter, I'll sue.
Blah, blah blah, blah (Editor's note: he went on to write more but he really didn't say anything, so we'll just reply below).
Hiring Expert, Lansing Location
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Dear H.E.L.L.
McCrabby has no doubt that you are a hiring manager. Did you say something else?
You want to sue? OK. Keep in mind that those of us not earning a consistent paycheck aren't the best targets. It's kind of like McCrabby doing workshops for laid-off workers (there's a big market for the service, but not a lot of revenue being generated for providing it).
McCrabby would like to point out a couple things:
1) We invited hiring managers to respond to a post about the cruelty of the hiring process (Ihttp://t.co/i69UxD5) and not one hiring manager responded, even though we received more comments and emails, from other people, on that topic than any other so far
2) While McCrabby may have para-phrased a few of your comments in your previous letter, you're writing was boring, so it had to be spiced up a bit; no one's going to read if you don't write well. Perhaps if you communicated more in your current job, you'd become a better communicator.
3) Job applicants have been pushed around for 3-4 years in this screwed-up economy, and they're tired of being ignored, discriminated against for age, race, religion, appearance, or any other whim of yours. Their biggest bewilderment is why YOU have a job while they don't.
4) Do you realize that when an applicant has an interview, and he thinks it goes well, his angst is high until he hears a response; when you take two weeks, or a month, or forever, to respond, he hurts. And, when it appears you knew a month ago that he wasn't the selection, but you waited until today to tell him, that's just mean.
5) Hey, this is McCrabby's blog, so he writes about topics that are important to him, and he points out the absurdities of life. You sir, are an absurdity and one of the things that prompted the creation of this blog.
So H.E.L.L., why not turn over a new leaf; make a pact with yourself to treat job candidates as... well, people. Remember they have feelings, they have dreams, they have needs. Some day you may be looking for work, and you'll appreciate that new attitude.
Now, since it's the weekend, we'll insert a video that shows one technique to deal with a hiring manager in a competitive job market.
I sent you an email a couple days ago, and I think you took some liberties with what I said
(Editor's note: Original article is HERE).
As a hiring manager, I tried to tell you how tough our job is, and how unreasonable some of these job applicants can be. You turned my words around and made me look stupid. I'm going to give you one more chance.
If you change anything in this letter, I'll sue.
Blah, blah blah, blah (Editor's note: he went on to write more but he really didn't say anything, so we'll just reply below).
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Dear H.E.L.L.
McCrabby has no doubt that you are a hiring manager. Did you say something else?
You want to sue? OK. Keep in mind that those of us not earning a consistent paycheck aren't the best targets. It's kind of like McCrabby doing workshops for laid-off workers (there's a big market for the service, but not a lot of revenue being generated for providing it).
McCrabby would like to point out a couple things:
1) We invited hiring managers to respond to a post about the cruelty of the hiring process (Ihttp://t.co/i69UxD5) and not one hiring manager responded, even though we received more comments and emails, from other people, on that topic than any other so far
2) While McCrabby may have para-phrased a few of your comments in your previous letter, you're writing was boring, so it had to be spiced up a bit; no one's going to read if you don't write well. Perhaps if you communicated more in your current job, you'd become a better communicator.
3) Job applicants have been pushed around for 3-4 years in this screwed-up economy, and they're tired of being ignored, discriminated against for age, race, religion, appearance, or any other whim of yours. Their biggest bewilderment is why YOU have a job while they don't.
4) Do you realize that when an applicant has an interview, and he thinks it goes well, his angst is high until he hears a response; when you take two weeks, or a month, or forever, to respond, he hurts. And, when it appears you knew a month ago that he wasn't the selection, but you waited until today to tell him, that's just mean.
5) Hey, this is McCrabby's blog, so he writes about topics that are important to him, and he points out the absurdities of life. You sir, are an absurdity and one of the things that prompted the creation of this blog.
So H.E.L.L., why not turn over a new leaf; make a pact with yourself to treat job candidates as... well, people. Remember they have feelings, they have dreams, they have needs. Some day you may be looking for work, and you'll appreciate that new attitude.
Now, since it's the weekend, we'll insert a video that shows one technique to deal with a hiring manager in a competitive job market.
Enjoy the weekend.
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- McCrabby's LinkedIn -- http://www.linkedin.com/in/cmacrae
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- McCrabby's Twitter -- http://twitter.com/curtmacrae
- McCrabby's website -- www.humantransitions.com