When I hear that the unemployment rate is over 10%, that is only shocking in that it’s double what we normally are. But logically, without historical context, I’m kind of surprised it’s not more. You can’t tell me less than 10% of the people you know aren’t totally incompetent.
For a few months I ran a private, just with friends blog anonymously sharing some of the more funny applications for a job I get. Stuff from having “GANGSTA A$$ (censored)” as the “From” name in someone’s email address, to telling me a long story about how you ran a tow-truck company before your husband divorced you so please give me a computer job. While these were the top 5% in hilarity, well over 75% of the hundreds of job seekers I review are just… ordinary.
While I’ve finally scheduled some interviews for a couple of open positions I have that I feel confident about, this most recent search has taken almost a month, even in this job market. Maybe it proves just how picky we are at Make It Work when choosing our employees.
