McCrabby got a letter a week ago from a hiring manager, who took McCrabby to task for only pointing out the applicants' points-of-view when it came to the interview and the follow-up process.
He (or she) noted how (s)he (we'll use "he" for the remainder of this post, just for ease) had just done a workshop for 20 job seekers, helped with resumes and interviewing skills, and was willing to hire one, or more, of these applicants if they were good.He went on to say that only one of the 20 ever followed up in any way, and that if people want jobs, they need to be more professional, follow up better, and pursue what they want. "It's their job" to go get the job, he stated.
McCrabby admitted to the bias in this blog, since we work closely with job-seekers, and less-so with hiring managers, and the entire email was published at this blog (see: Hiring Mgr Scolding). McCrabby went on to offer that if he would reveal to McCrabby his identity (which he has not done yet), McCrabby would put him in touch with several qualified motivated job-applicants, some of which had gone through McCrabby's GET TO WORKshops. Some of these people have taken temp jobs or contract jobs and are still searching for the "right" job.
McCrabby got an email the next day, stating that the hiring manager was impressed that McCrabby had run workshops and that he would put his personnel manager in touch with McCrabby right away so that names could be shared and referrals made.
That was a week ago!! Come on Mr. Hiring Manager!! Where are you? You talked a good game about follow through, and now you're not following through??? What gives? It seems that maybe McCrabby was too quick to allow you space in this blog, because you made good points about follow through, but was that just calling the kettle black?Job applicants have a tough road and when they see you're hiring, many (maybe not all) are willing to do what it takes to get to their goals. But, if you don't follow through, especially after chastising applicants for not following through, what expectations can they have?
McCrabby is disappointed. Let's get the ball rolling Mr. Hiring Manager.. Let's hire someone. How 'bout today??
McCrabby
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