Comments on: Hiring failures http://specht.com.au/michael/2008/03/20/hiring-failures/ A blog from Australia looking at technology, enterprise 2.0, management, Human Resources (HR) and recruitment. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:49:42 +1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kevin Howard http://specht.com.au/michael/2008/03/20/hiring-failures/comment-page-1/#comment-151876 Kevin Howard Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:54:36 +0000 http://www.specht.com.au/michael/2008/03/20/hiring-failures/#comment-151876 @Michael - Kevin, if you dig any of the gems out why don’t you submit them to the site? No time! Although I'm not quite sure about the morality of a site which uses excerpts from confidential documents to poke fun at people. The odd typo like "Proffesional Resume" is okay but some examples are a lot more identifiable than that, at least by the individual who wrote the CV. As for monitoring RSS feeds, I have more than I can read already, thanks to Tech Crunch mainly! @Michael – Kevin, if you dig any of the gems out why don’t you submit them to the site?

No time! Although I’m not quite sure about the morality of a site which uses excerpts from confidential documents to poke fun at people. The odd typo like “Proffesional Resume” is okay but some examples are a lot more identifiable than that, at least by the individual who wrote the CV.

As for monitoring RSS feeds, I have more than I can read already, thanks to Tech Crunch mainly!

]]> By: Michael Specht http://specht.com.au/michael/2008/03/20/hiring-failures/comment-page-1/#comment-151866 Michael Specht Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:25:34 +0000 http://www.specht.com.au/michael/2008/03/20/hiring-failures/#comment-151866 Sheila, glad to have been able to add some cheer to your day. Kevin, if you dig any of the gems out why don't you submit them to the site? Yes unless you subscribe to the RSS feed you probably won't visit it again. Sheila, glad to have been able to add some cheer to your day.

Kevin, if you dig any of the gems out why don’t you submit them to the site? Yes unless you subscribe to the RSS feed you probably won’t visit it again.

]]> By: Kevin Howard http://specht.com.au/michael/2008/03/20/hiring-failures/comment-page-1/#comment-151859 Kevin Howard Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:51:13 +0000 http://www.specht.com.au/michael/2008/03/20/hiring-failures/#comment-151859 Most recruiters have seen all sorts of funny things because over the years they read so many CVs. I think I've probably still got a few gems in a file somewhere that go back 20 years :) I've also seen some pretty shocking job specs from employers. As for the site. It's well done, but it's one of those sites that you have a look at once, have a giggle, but probably never return. Most recruiters have seen all sorts of funny things because over the years they read so many CVs. I think I’ve probably still got a few gems in a file somewhere that go back 20 years :)

I’ve also seen some pretty shocking job specs from employers.

As for the site. It’s well done, but it’s one of those sites that you have a look at once, have a giggle, but probably never return.

]]> By: Sheila http://specht.com.au/michael/2008/03/20/hiring-failures/comment-page-1/#comment-151858 Sheila Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:12:48 +0000 http://www.specht.com.au/michael/2008/03/20/hiring-failures/#comment-151858 I just giggled quietly in my cube to the point of almost pissing myself! Cheers Michael!!! I just giggled quietly in my cube to the point of almost pissing myself! Cheers Michael!!!

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