Tip for Job Seekers

[KC native]

Originally Posted by Sorce

I love when they want 5 years experience in a technology that's only been around 2.

According to my SHRM friend, companies mostly put those experience requirements in job postings so people self filter themselves and don't apply for the job.

Two jobs that I've gotten over the years had experience requirements that I didn't meet but I still got the job.

[rockymtnchief]

Keep the humor on the legal side.

My job came down to me and one other guy. He was more qualified than me, but took his humor a little too far. We were both asked what we would do if the company gave us $2000. It was December, so I said I'd spoil my kids for Christmas. His reply was, "Buy a brick of cocaine".

Not a good answer for a job taking care of expensive equipment.

[Mennonite]

I've always done factory work. For those that have never done it, this will illustrate your frame of mind after doing it for a little while:

[cdcox]

I'll offer some tips I've learned (some the hard way) for hiring:

1. At the entry- to mid-level hire someone who needs the job.
2. At the upper level, run, run, run from anyone who needs the job.
3. People who did x well can't necessarily do different task y well just because you think both tasks are equally challenging.
4. Anyone can hide their freak show for a day or two.
5. Any reservations that you form during the job interview will become amplified post-hiring.
6. Entropy applies to people. The natural tendency is for them to get worse with time, but it is possible for them to get better if energy is added to the system.
7. Hiring has the crap shoot element of the NFL draft. No matter how much energy you inject into the hiring process, the hit rate may not be what you desire.

[Bruiser]

MAKE SURE YOU WATCH A GOOD YOUTUBE VIDEO ON TYING A TIE BEFORE THE INTERVIEW.

[Jimmya]

Agree with KCUnited!

[New World Order]

How important is putting your GPA on a resume? Can it help get the job?

I have a job now, but it wouldn't hurt to know this for the future.

[ptlyon]

Originally Posted by New World Order

How important is putting your GPA on a resume? Can it help get the job?

I have a job now, but it wouldn't hurt to know this for the future.

Mr. Blutousky ~ zero point zero

[Radar Chief]

Originally Posted by ptlyon

Mr. Blutousky ~ zero point zero

Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son.

[loochy]

Originally Posted by New World Order

How important is putting your GPA on a resume? Can it help get the job?

I have a job now, but it wouldn't hurt to know this for the future.

I read somewhere that if your GPA was over 3, put it on there

also, your GPA matters less and less as you get more experience

[KC native]

Originally Posted by New World Order

How important is putting your GPA on a resume? Can it help get the job?

I have a job now, but it wouldn't hurt to know this for the future.

Depends on the industry, job you're applying for, and how long you've been out of school.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by New World Order

How important is putting your GPA on a resume? Can it help get the job?

I have a job now, but it wouldn't hurt to know this for the future.

I suspect that some hiring people don't care and others do. It probably matters more on some jobs than others.

In my field, I value native intelligence and work ethic, and I think that gpa is a good measure of the combination. A high GPA in a hard major really impresses me, and a low GPA will pretty much knock a person out of the running.

If I don't see a GPA, I'll ask, and then I'll be skeptical about whether you're telling me the truth. If you're young and you say something like, "I don't remember exactly, but it was around a 3.0", I'm going to assume it was a 2.5. So I'd rather see a GPA on the resume.

If you're 30 years out of school, other things may be more important, but I still like to see it because I think it measures a lot.

Also, I don't care about grad school GPA because I don't think I've ever seen one under a 3.7. I wish the grading in grad school mattered more.

[Pilsner]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I suspect that some hiring people don't care and others do. It probably matters more on some jobs than others.

In my field, I value native intelligence and work ethic, and I think that gpa is a good measure of the combination. A high GPA in a hard major really impresses me, and a low GPA will pretty much knock a person out of the running.

If I don't see a GPA, I'll ask, and then I'll be skeptical about whether you're telling me the truth. If you're young and you say something like, "I don't remember exactly, but it was around a 3.0", I'm going to assume it was a 2.5. So I'd rather see a GPA on the resume.

If you're 30 years out of school, other things may be more important, but I still like to see it because I think it measures a lot.

Also, I don't care about grad school GPA because I don't think I've ever seen one under a 3.7. I wish the grading in grad school mattered more.

I'm genuinely curious, and this goes for all interviewers here: Are you actually going back and corroborating GPA by asking for a transcript? If you wanted to independently certify that the GPA is legitimate, do you even have an avenue for that? Certainly a university or college isn't going to release a transcript to someone other than the student.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Pilsner

I'm genuinely curious, and this goes for all interviewers here: Are you actually going back and corroborating GPA by asking for a transcript? If you wanted to independently certify that the GPA is legitimate, do you even have an avenue for that? Certainly a university or college isn't going to release a transcript to someone other than the student.

Good question. In the past we've asked for transcripts, but that was more when we hired new graduates. We do that less now, so we generally take people's word for it if they're several years out. We probably should ask for transcripts every time.

There are some third-party services now that seem kind of cool. As a job seeker, you give them your information (with official documents), and they act as a neutral repository. Employers can then request verification from them and it's faster. I just found out about them and haven't talked to anyone who has used them yet, though.

[Start Croyle]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Also, I don't care about grad school GPA because I don't think I've ever seen one under a 3.7. I wish the grading in grad school mattered more.

But isn't graduate school more about research? You could ask how many papers they wrote and in what conferences/journals they were published. This is fair game for Ph.Ds for sure. For MS students, maybe half will have published a paper and the very best might have more than that. But some MS students may have just taken courses and not done a thesis and wouldn't be expected to have written any papers. It also depends on the degree area, of course.