We are always on the look-out for talented and driven young professionals. We spend quite a lot advertising in web- based job search engines and in the classified ads section of the Manila Bulletin.
There are so many young people who keeps on submitting their bio-data but they seem not serious about finding a job or landing on one. These job applicants probably just want to see what’s out there. In many instances during the interview, the reason for their wanting to work is to please their parents, to prove that they are responsible. And I can’t blame them for feeling the pressure. After graduation, of course, parents expect and hope for some clear directions from their children. My own parents and siblings were also disappointed with me when months after graduation, they felt I was just adrift.
Interviewing job applicants is very tiring. You need a lot of patience and compassion. Some keep on glancing at their celphones and were not focused on the interview. Some are so full of confidence while others shake and turn pale in front of me.
I recently interviewed a newly grad and I immediately felt that he had some deep emotional strain. I asked about his family and he told me his dad for years drifted away from their family, living with another woman younger than his daughters. He also had a daughter with this young girl. He came to his senses when his children proved to him that all this woman wanted was his money. He’s back with his wife and grown-up children, not for long because he’s sick with cancer of the colon, stage 4.
This morning I cleared my desk of the resume of applicants who did not show up at the scheduled interview. I noticed the email address of one girl ______witch__@yahoo.com
We don’t need another witch in the office. One bruha is enough, that’s yours truly.
hahaha on the bruha part. you should have an HR personnel pre-screening prospective applications so that by the time you interview them, medyo nasuyod na yung mga medyo alanganin. 🙂