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11 Reasons For Not Hiring
11 Reasons For Not Hiring
Graduate!
Eleven Reasons Why I Will Never Hire You.
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real
world
awaits.
Bushy-tailed
and excited,
you young
graduates
storm the
job boards.
no parachutes at all.
to a hard landing.
Employers
know that
not all grads
are created
equal.
Sometimes
we hire
people like
you into
entry-level
positions.
Because
Or you are
simply a
victim of
some other
random
event out
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1.
Your resume
is
longer than that of a
25-year professional.
showcase your
classwork,
high school
accomplishments,
extracurricular
endeavors and your
three marketing
projects.
But I need
to see
An
overly
long
resume
does not
impress
me.
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Find 30 questions
no one has ever asked me.
Show me
how you
gather
information.
You wrote a
thank you note,
and only used it to thank me.
add value.
Use
your
note (email or
note/card are all fine
nothing is not)
to show your
passion for
this job.
Reflect upon
what you
learned
in the interview.
Confirm
why
youre the
candidate
of my
dreams.
You
dressed
for
failure.
My workplace
is casual,
at least most of the time.
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hammer the
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Because Im not
really into candidates
who wont throw
themselves 100%
into the opportunity
at hand.
7.
I dont expect
you to be an
expert in
anything
just getting
out of
school, but
your resume
claims social
media expertise.
Dumb Tweeter
@dumbtweeter
Your blank
Pinterest
page is
less than
compelling.
Spelling Tumblr
with an e
says something
but not the
right thing.
Tell me
you have
exposure
to social
networks.
expertise
that does not
exist yet.
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If you cant eliminate
bad grammar or
misspellings from your
resume or cover letter,
how can I expect you
to write an error-free
report for a client?
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can I expect yo
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You lacked
professional courtesy!
I introduced
you to my
colleague
and you didnt
even ask her
what she does.
WHY?
time and
money into
getting
your diploma.
Its a small bit of extra effort to make sure you dont ruin your chances in the interview.
4. Use your promptly sent thank you note to reveal even more
awesome stuff about why you make sense for this job.
5.
6.
Stay focused.
No typos!
Mark OToole is managing director of PR & content at HB agency, a B2B marketing and communications firm
with global clients in clean tech, medical tech and high tech. Despite the very true observations in the article
above, Mark has hired countless talented PR pros over the last 15 years. Reach Mark at motoole@hbagency
or on Twitter @markrotoole.
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