School is almost out for another year and we are almost drowning in resumes from high school students looking for Christmas work. Twenty five resumes in the last week.
Since we are hiring we look at each carefully. If it’s a no we email, call or write with this news. I figure that we owe them a response even though their application was unsolicited.
We have a standard email we send to people who get to the next step, asking a few questions. Their response determines if they get an interview. We’re hard core. Having an email address and a mobile phone is essential. Being able to answer questions in an email is an indication of communication skills – the questions are designed to weed out candidates we would not want to hire.
While the hiring process is about us finding a good candidate, it is also our opportunity to provide helpful feedback to candidates along the way – it’s business after all.
Mark, Would you mind sharing what the few questions are?
Here they are Rowan:
1. What is your availability? Not what you think you need to say to get an interview but your real availability which you will commit to should you be successful.
2. What interests you bout retail?
3. What do you know about our business?
4. A mate comes in to have lunch with you and stays for a chat. How do you handle that?
5. You see an employee taking something from the business without paying. What do you do?
6. Which football team do you follow? This is important as we have a no Collingwood policy.
im introducing no 6 now lol
Mark, i have just included a new page to our “New Employee induction booklet” which every new person must memorise and be able to recite in full on command. Thought you might like to see a snippet of it………….”Good old Collingwood forever, they know how to play the game. Side by Side they stick together to uphold the Magpies name…….I can e-mail you the entire verse if you like, just let me know!
Cheers
Al
A No Collingwood policy does not work in Reservoir.
Chris
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