This just happened this afternoon and I need to rant....
We are interviewing engineering students for internships and also for Co - op programs. We have a relationship with Drexel University, and so we get engineering students for co-op programs. We have one of our junior staff go through the process, but with a senior staff providing guidance.
Kid has an interview scheduled for 130 PM. 1:45 rolls around and he is not here. So, the junior staff member calls him to see if he is coming, late, car broke down, whatever. Kid responds "I just woke up. Do we really have to do this - can't you guys just give me the job?"
Of course, the answer is "no". The staff member hangs up the phone, and informs the senior staff - so the decision is - cancel it and look for another candidate.
Kid shows up at 2:30 - baseball hat on (backwards), jeans, sneakers, t-shirt and jacket. With a cup of Starbucks in his hand. For reasons lost on me, they decide to interview him....I am in the next office. Asking simple questions pertaining to the pursuit of his degree.....his responses were one word answers, mostly consisting of "yeah" or "nah". Nothing substantive even when he was asked to elaborate. As part of the process, they walk him around our office - showing him the cubicles, lunch room, offices of senior staff. He asks how long he has to be here before he gets an office - so he can shut the door and sleep. He assumes it's a short time frame. Our junior staff said he has been here for three years and he still only has a cubical. To which the kid said "Whoa, dude....you should sue. They are not stimulating your professional experience". He goes on to explain how our junior staff is being stymied professionally, and he should check out options to get back at the company for keeping him from being a success.
So, the interview is over and they walk the kid to the door and he says "Can I start in mid January- I want to go skiing in Colorado". To which they said "We will get back to you".
They tore up his resume once the door was shut.
I realize I am an old fuddy duddy, and I hate kids on my lawn....but sweet black Jesus, this kid was a f*cking piece of work.
Ok - rant over.
We are interviewing engineering students for internships and also for Co - op programs. We have a relationship with Drexel University, and so we get engineering students for co-op programs. We have one of our junior staff go through the process, but with a senior staff providing guidance.
Kid has an interview scheduled for 130 PM. 1:45 rolls around and he is not here. So, the junior staff member calls him to see if he is coming, late, car broke down, whatever. Kid responds "I just woke up. Do we really have to do this - can't you guys just give me the job?"
Of course, the answer is "no". The staff member hangs up the phone, and informs the senior staff - so the decision is - cancel it and look for another candidate.
Kid shows up at 2:30 - baseball hat on (backwards), jeans, sneakers, t-shirt and jacket. With a cup of Starbucks in his hand. For reasons lost on me, they decide to interview him....I am in the next office. Asking simple questions pertaining to the pursuit of his degree.....his responses were one word answers, mostly consisting of "yeah" or "nah". Nothing substantive even when he was asked to elaborate. As part of the process, they walk him around our office - showing him the cubicles, lunch room, offices of senior staff. He asks how long he has to be here before he gets an office - so he can shut the door and sleep. He assumes it's a short time frame. Our junior staff said he has been here for three years and he still only has a cubical. To which the kid said "Whoa, dude....you should sue. They are not stimulating your professional experience". He goes on to explain how our junior staff is being stymied professionally, and he should check out options to get back at the company for keeping him from being a success.
So, the interview is over and they walk the kid to the door and he says "Can I start in mid January- I want to go skiing in Colorado". To which they said "We will get back to you".
They tore up his resume once the door was shut.
I realize I am an old fuddy duddy, and I hate kids on my lawn....but sweet black Jesus, this kid was a f*cking piece of work.
Ok - rant over.
). So I asked him, “do you have any problem working in the defense or nuclear industries”? His reply, “ I want to be the guy with my finger on the launch button”! That spooked me a bit! He got a quick “Sorry” letter.
