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Let us all have some silence for the 41 souls killed today from a bombing . And remind each other that the bottom line is freedom.

At least 41 killed in attack on Afghan cultural center

 

Good evening @redstar
Not sure why you've put a time stamp on just the one (past) year? I've been old enough to work for a few years longer than just the one!

I'm sorry if you felt I was judging "a person" - I thought I was commenting on the concept of an interviewee being blamed for an interviewers choice when the outcome wasn't favourable.

As for judging a person if you have not walked in their shoes? - I think you have judged me simply by quoting the saying. To be most fair: you've not even *seen* my shoes, let alone try them on to walk!!

 

I'd just like to say, as regarding job applications, and I'm talking pretty basic stuff here, not your high flying executive stuff, although they are probably worse than most.

People are told to come out with a complete load of bull s**t these days when attending job interviews, never say you cant do something and lie through your teeth.
It appears to be the modern way of getting a job.

So I have sympathy with any boss who is interviewing prospective employees, it must be a nightmare.

 

I guess it depends what type of job it is. I had to do a trade test, so not easy to fake.

 

I think they call it a CV, just fill it up with cr ap about how good you are.

 

I applied for a job as a silk screen printer, having done that before.

They gave me a job as a slate engraver

 

Wow Zigs,I have done silk screen printing in the past and loved doing it and even set the screens and machines up myself

 

Oh I don’t know? The patient dies, you don’t get the job

 

When I moved up to Edinburgh from near London I was meant to be getting a job transfer but it fell through at the last minute and so I found myself jobless in a new city with a mortgage to pay. I needed a job fast so applied for all sorts and quickly discovered I was in some ways too experienced for the types of jobs I was applying for and began to leave out some of my job experience I had on CVs.
I applied for a job as a librarian in the History department of Edinburgh University......not a match made in heaven! I met a friend for lunch pre interview, BIG mistake as we had a very good liquid lunch and I was decidedly merry by the time I lurched into the interview.
I really don't remember that much about the interview other than I think there was quite a lot of giggling (by me).
I nearly fainted when a couple of days post interview I received a letter offering me the job. Luckily I had been successful at getting employment elsewhere so politely declined their offer. Good god either the interviewers had also had a good lunch or I was the only applicant!

 

Tis fun I built the machines and screens

 

The one thing that lets down a bullsh&ter is that if you look them in the eyes when they are talking they usally look down

Why is this country in a bad sit-u, because there's lots of people that can't do the jobs, but there is some people that do there jobs very well, so well done them people