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The company I work for is hiring - It's a home service type business

Posted on 9/24/23 at 6:49 pm
Posted by FLTech
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Member since Sep 2017
12988 posts
Posted on 9/24/23 at 6:49 pm
We put out a few ads last Thursday on the usuals (Indeed, Zip, Craigslist, etc) and have probably received around 40 applications. Awesome right? The job starts at $25/hour so it's not the very low end of the Totem pole as far as jobs go

The cool thing is that we are getting a lot of targeted leads. Meaning we aren't getting restaurant cooks wanting to work in a home contracting business.

However, I am absolutely shocked at some of the shite I have read on people's resumes.

I would say a good 75% of the applications I have read are like this with their work history

7/1/23 - Present - bla bla bla
6/1/23 - 6/30/23 - bla bla bla
4/1/23 - 5/29/23 - bla bla bla
1/1/23 - 5/15/23 - bla bla bla
10/10/22 - 12/25/22 - bla bla bla
8/1/22 - 10/1/22 - bla bla bla
3/1/22 - 7/15/22 - bla bla bla
12/10/21 - 2/15/22 - bla bla bla
6/1/22 - 12/1/22 - bla bla bla
3/2/22 - 5/21/22 - bla bla bla

Do people no longer keep jobs longer than a few months? I just cannot believe that almost every application has a crazy long work history list where it shows that they only worked at a job for a few months, some only a few weeks, some even a few days There's one dude that had like 18 different jobs in a 3 year span.

Serious Question:
Do today's young people actually think that it is impressive to show companies where they are trying to find a job how many different jobs they have been able to squeeze in within the past couple of years?
Posted by GeauxxxTigers23
TeamBunt General Manager
Member since Apr 2013
62514 posts
Posted on 9/24/23 at 6:50 pm to
What’s the job. I have about 13 consecutive free days a month and am looking for something besides posting on TD to fill it with.
Posted by HempHead
Big Sky Country
Member since Mar 2011
55523 posts
Posted on 9/24/23 at 6:51 pm to
At the very least, they're not smart enough to lie.
Posted by POTUS2024
Member since Nov 2022
11716 posts
Posted on 9/24/23 at 6:52 pm to
Hire me.

What's a home service type business?
Posted by jennBN
Member since Jun 2010
3151 posts
Posted on 9/24/23 at 6:53 pm to
quote:

Serious Question: Do today's young people actually think that it is impressive to show companies where they are trying to find a job how many different jobs they have been able to squeeze in within the past couple of years?


Serious question, what job rewards loyalty now days? Do they stay with the same company for the pension and healthcare in retirement?
Posted by FLTech
the A
Member since Sep 2017
12988 posts
Posted on 9/24/23 at 6:53 pm to
installing windows and stuff like that
Posted by billjamin
Houston
Member since Jun 2019
12732 posts
Posted on 9/24/23 at 6:54 pm to
My favorites are the ones that list their MLMs.
Posted by UnrealMFer
Georgia
Member since Aug 2023
145 posts
Posted on 9/24/23 at 6:55 pm to
quote:

installing windows and stuff like that


And you are looking for people with a long stretch with one company?

Talk about skewed expectations.
Posted by Koach K
Member since Nov 2016
4143 posts
Posted on 9/24/23 at 6:55 pm to
Is there a per diem meth allowance?
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
6562 posts
Posted on 9/24/23 at 6:56 pm to
My regular bar and restaurant has turned over every, single server or waiter except for ONE dude in the 10 months I've been regularly going.

1) I think the 2020/2021 COVID laziness/entitlement of hourly and service workers generated a management backlash that may have gone a bit too far in places.

2) Everyone is hiring hourly workers, so there is no incentive for a worker to stick around with a boss that insists they don't clock in and decide to take a dump for the next 20 minutes.
Posted by Dixienourmous69
Member since Dec 2020
23 posts
Posted on 9/24/23 at 6:57 pm to
Where is the company located?
Posted by Chief Hinge
There and Here
Member since Sep 2018
2946 posts
Posted on 9/24/23 at 6:57 pm to
quote:

My favorites are the ones that list their MLMs.


Or the ones that are too stupid to have a professional email address.
Posted by FLTech
the A
Member since Sep 2017
12988 posts
Posted on 9/24/23 at 6:57 pm to
No, meth is not part of the pay rate. However, I bet they work great and efficient while on that shite
Posted by mmcgrath
Indianapolis
Member since Feb 2010
35493 posts
Posted on 9/24/23 at 6:57 pm to
In home contracting business a lot of hires are for a specific job. Plus a lot of employers hiring entry level employees are pretty shitty to work for. I wouldn't give it too much weight.

Plus a long term employee working for a solid company isn't applying.
Posted by FLTech
the A
Member since Sep 2017
12988 posts
Posted on 9/24/23 at 6:59 pm to
But do they not realize that I am not going to even call them back knowing that they bounce around to different jobs every few weeks and months?
Posted by Dawgfanman
Member since Jun 2015
22696 posts
Posted on 9/24/23 at 7:00 pm to
quote:

The job starts at $25/hour so it's not the very low end of the Totem pole as far as jobs go


Is this in a metro area?
Posted by fallguy_1978
Best States #50
Member since Feb 2018
48975 posts
Posted on 9/24/23 at 7:02 pm to
I work in a STEM field and we typically require a college degree. It's not uncommon for me to get resumes from people that are 33 and have had 8 different jobs post college.
Posted by TheWalrus
Member since Dec 2012
40849 posts
Posted on 9/24/23 at 7:13 pm to
I stuck around in a job for 6 years that made me absolutely miserable and was paying well below market value. Is that something to be proud of?
Posted by BadatBourre
Member since Jan 2019
750 posts
Posted on 9/24/23 at 7:13 pm to
There isn't much loyalty from companies anymore. Why should I stick around 3 years, when I don't get a raise in those 3 years and my insurance goes up in price annually?
Posted by Bullfrog
Institutionalized but Unevaluated
Member since Jul 2010
56495 posts
Posted on 9/24/23 at 7:15 pm to
Years per job is a better stat than jobs per year.

IMHO.
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