Quotation of the Day
"Nothing is more elastic than the ethical permutations of job applicants."
This was on today's National Post. Elegant quotation that reminds us in the industry that candidates lie. They lie through their teeth on applications, their CVs, on the phone, and in their interviews. They lie lie lie.
Focusing the idea on the search industry, the quotation has more meaning and truthiness (Yes, that's a word. Thanks Colbert Report). Candidates fall off at an alarming rate. They leave without so much as a telephone call. They abandon their jobs. They call in sick after their first they and they never return. They switch companies at the drop of a hat, or more accurately, at the sound of more coin.
And that's just how it is. You can pretend you know how to read people but even after years in the business you really can't tell who's gonna stay and who's not. Our oldest employee, not counting Bill and those that transferred from sister companies, also has the most fall offs.
Experience is a great teacher but the ethical permutations of job applicants are far too much for one person to experience in a lifetime.
This was on today's National Post. Elegant quotation that reminds us in the industry that candidates lie. They lie through their teeth on applications, their CVs, on the phone, and in their interviews. They lie lie lie.
Focusing the idea on the search industry, the quotation has more meaning and truthiness (Yes, that's a word. Thanks Colbert Report). Candidates fall off at an alarming rate. They leave without so much as a telephone call. They abandon their jobs. They call in sick after their first they and they never return. They switch companies at the drop of a hat, or more accurately, at the sound of more coin.
And that's just how it is. You can pretend you know how to read people but even after years in the business you really can't tell who's gonna stay and who's not. Our oldest employee, not counting Bill and those that transferred from sister companies, also has the most fall offs.
Experience is a great teacher but the ethical permutations of job applicants are far too much for one person to experience in a lifetime.
