Have you wasted time in your job search? Perhaps your time was wasted on-line, or in over-prepping, or in grooming for an interview that didn't come. Or, perhaps you wasted your time IN the interview.
Will wrote his own letter on this very subject, one of many he has written -- see "Dear Hiring Mgr" topic at left....
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TO: R. U. Kidden, Hiring Manager
Not a Clue, Inc.
Dear Mr. Kidden,
I have figured it out. After our interview of last week, and knowing that there is no way you will ever offer me a job, I wanted to let you know what a waste of time for me (and for you) that interview was. Perhaps you have a lot of time on your hands, but I'm looking for work, and don't have time to waste in an interview that is apparently being used to fill the number of interviews you're required to do.
I have come to realize now that every significant job opportunity that has come my way is a totally random stroke of luck, having nothing to do with my capability to do the resulting job.
I met a fellow usher at church who introduced me to the best opportunity I ever got, which led me to all subsequent opportunities in my life (OK, maybe that wasn't total luck, as a higher power may have been at work). But, face it, most opportunities are not a result of your carefully planned job-search.
Mr. Kidden, your question about whether I would ever take work-time to watch videos of the talking dog, or whether I liked to have a family-work balance in my life, or where I see myself in ten years (I'm 61), or am I a team player, all seem to border on the ridiculous.
First of all, will I admit to you that I plan to watch the talking dog for three hours a day? Come on Mr. Kidden. Can you really determine the best candidate from these questions?
I would never watch the talking dog (more than a couple times) -- I do spend quite a bit of time on facebook, but you never asked that. Who admits that they are NOT a team player? Yet, how many really are?
I once had two employees (both team players in their interviews) square off in the bullpen area, and challenge each other to "step outside." Come on guys - are we eight? Maybe the more pertinent interview question would be, "is your maturity level beyond eight?"
Why are hiring managers so incredibly bad at interviewing? My guess is that you had narrowed your candidates down to one or two, on paper, before you started interviewing 20 candidates. Why are you wasting my time, and yours? Quotas? Too much time on your hands?
By the way, if you did plan to offer me the job, please disregard the rest of this letter -- I accept. Otherwise, I'll be ushering at church this Sunday.
Will E. Wurkornot
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