I am getting some crazy resumes and applications. One today listed his last employer as “various companies” . It gets old sorting through the trash these people think count as a legit resume. I literally got this one under certifications: “I obtained my medical nurses aid certificate in high school. It is used to assist in any minor medical situation such as cleaning, transporting, feeding, and more.” What does that even mean?
Please help me - or maybe just kill me…
For those of you who hire, what previous industries or jobs do you look for on resumes? Fast food, auto detailing, construction laborer, retail, or something else? I am trying to up my game and become a ninja, beast, rock star, or whatever at hiring the best people, so I’m asking for some help with what you guys look for on a resume?
I took a chance on a guy today who’s only experience is restaurants, but he is smart, friendly, articulate, and confident, but has never done anything remotely like this.
It’s rough I tell ya! I’ve had 1 guy that’s been with me for 7 years at my other company. I have had 6-7 others that just work a year or so and move on to something else. Had one guy that had great references and seemed like a real clean cut guy! Ended up stealing my 2013 fusion titanium. Dumbass didn’t realize I could track him and I was on the phone with dispatch telling them right where my car was headed down the road. Police intercepted him and found needles on the floorboard under his feet! But the arresting officer did call me and let me know he called the kid a dumbass and said “you do realize your boss can track this car”
I laughed, he laughed, the tow truck driver laughed as I handed him a check to get my car out of impound…
You have to realize that you are not offering a job that will attract the best applicants. If they had much on the ball, they would not be applying for your job.
Retirees with union pensions are my favorite. And veterans.
Retirees from the unions and veterans are uncomfortable if they’re not actively engaged in something from 6 am to 3-4pm and lose it if they’re in the house too long. And they show up on time and work.
One of my union retirees from Ford was a customer first.
Well, to begin with…people that are on the ball will typically want some type benefit that you probably cannot afford to offer.
If they are a good employee, they can get a much better job, .meaning not seasonal, with benefits and chance of advancement. In other words…it is a dead end job, at best. And, lets say that you do get a good one…first offer they have of anything better…They Gone!
If your business is like William’s…yeah, you can get some pretty good folks…if not, you will have to take what you can get.
If we have a negative mindset about the job, that will come through to any prospective employee, so no wonder they will want to leave.
More to the point, if this is how you view offering the job to someone else, does that mean you feel that way about yourself and the business? “Dead end”, “not on the ball”, “no benefits”, “doesnt attract the best”…
In having had an employee, there were many benefits that the job offered.
Flexibility,
good pay,
working outside,
physical labor,
learning multiple skills,
mentorship,
being a part of a company that cares,
positive atmosphere,
training to start his own business, if desired.
My thinking is actually quite different on the subject. But I know that not everyone thinks like me, so I wanted to understand your statement better.
“The best applicants” is a relative term. I’m not necessarily looking for the next Elon Musk, just trying to get better at identifying potential candidates that would be a good fit. A guy who is currently a laborer in construction might be great with ladders and the heat but have no customer interaction skills and a guy from a restaurant might be great with customer service but hate working outside in the heat and getting dirty.
I get what you’re saying about it being a dead end job but I personally don’t believe that any job is a dead end unless you are unable to learn anything at all. I feel every job a person has is an opportunity to add experience to their resume and just because there is no corporate ladder to climb doesn’t mean that the job I am offering is worthless.
I have had former employees who have moved away contact me and tell me how much they enjoyed the summer they worked for me. One of them is sitting in an office at Chase bank now handling people’s investments but he still thinks about how much fun he had and some of the harder jobs we did and the funnier moments of the Summer.
Wow. How the U.S. can spend more money per student on education than any other country in the world is beyond me. I know it’s not all on the education system and a lot of it starts at home.
I know Brodie drug tests everyone he hires. I wonder if that would help weed out (no pun intended) the ones who think they got their nurses aid certificate in high school because she obviously has to be on crack.
IBS has a good point about married guys. They are more likely to show up and work hard every day if they have a family to support.
They have a bunch of websites out there to help in hiring veterans. If you can find one who was recently honorably discharged that would be ideal. They’ll be young, in great shape, more than likely drug free, still have discipline, and most will have a great work ethic. Heck, I still have it drilled in my head that if I’m not 15 minutes early I’m late.
What about trying local colleges? The only downfall is they would only be able to work for about 3 months but they’ll be more disciplined than some guy who flunked out of high school, lives in his parents basement, and plays video games all day. At least you know you’d get a decent worker for 3 months out of the year.
We are under 4% unemployment here in the DFW area. If you’re worth two dead flies and want a job you have one. Help wanted signs everywhere and lots of companies moving into the area that are willing to train people. It’s a challenge.
Exactly, there are jobs everywhere. You have to pay close to $20 an hour to get a decent quality worker that will stick around. I pay a guy right now $24 an hour and he’s worth every penny. I try to have a guy that I pay super well and the. A few turds at $12 an hour.
I am in the process of starting a new separate snow remevol company and going to incorporate a new parent company with two subsidiaries (Power washing, Snow removal). In hopes to be able to provide year around employment to attract better canidates
. It gets old sorting through the trash these people think count as a legit resume. I literally got this one under certifications: “I obtained my medical nurses aid certificate in high school. It is used to assist in any minor medical situation such as cleaning, transporting, feeding, and more.” What does that even mean?
