Middle aged rant....

[FTLPSU]

I don't, but I do favor mandatory service. Too many people in this country want rights without responsibility. The anti-vaxxers are one example, but there are many-and they are on both sides of our political divide. Doing something for our country teaches you something about responsibility to others.

I just got the Booster yesterday--why i am on this board pounding out messages--aching a little...LOL
I am fast and can Adjust to Offenses just as fast on the FLY!

4-stages Lifecycle.....

 

[PSU Mike]

Totally get it. Not disagreeing either just found it funny because I was always told that studying abroad would make more “well rounded” in the eyes of future employers.

More in the eyes of the hiring managers who did the same?

 

[PSU Mike]

You are acting as if I attacked you personally which you clearly know isn't the case. This thread is/was about interviewing upcoming college graduates and I gave the logic that I used when trimming resumes in my attempt to find young people that would be hard workers. I gave a more detailed explanation on why "study abroad" was on my list, at your request.

Oh, and don't worry as I'm sure there are some people that boosted your resume to the top of the pile because you studied abroad. I just don't know any of those, but I'm sure most wouldn't tosed out your resume because you did study abroad. Luckily, you aren't a new grad any longer so details of your college experience wouldn't be shown on your current resume.

His was not a hostile response.

 

[Fortheglory612]

More in the eyes of the hiring managers who did the same?

To be honest, I went right into social work and I highly doubt they cared

 

[wbcbus]

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.

I can't believe this is real...please tell me this was just a joke. I can't accept that's a person who has done enough to even earn an interview in this world. What have we come to. When I think of how hard I've fought and clawed to get where I am, and then hear of this, I just want to beat the $h!t out of this kid.

 

[psuro]

I can't believe this is real...please tell me this was just a joke. I can't accept that's a person who has done enough to even earn an interview in this world. What have we come to. When I think of how hard I've fought and clawed to get where I am, and then hear of this, I just want to beat the $h!t out of this kid.

The story is real. If I hadn’t been there I would not believe it either. In his defense the kids academic record was superlative.

The line to beat him up starts to my left.

 

[SurgeOne]

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.

Yes, the kid was awful. But I think you should take this opportunity for self-improvement. Using a phrase like “sweet black Jesus” has never been appropriate, and less so today.

 

[psuro]

Yes, the kid was awful. But I think you should take this opportunity for self-improvement. Using a phrase like “sweet black Jesus” has never been appropriate, and less so today.

I am as improved as I am going to be.
There has never been better time to use the phrase.