A light-hearted look at recruitment by Rich Wootten
I thought I would write down some of the more bizarre and unusual things I have come across in the recruitment industry.
Starting with the CV.
Ok, what’s the deal with photos on the CV? Most agencies cut these out and pin them on a wall called the Rogues Gallery. The more bizarre, the bigger the laugh. Do yourself a favour take it off the CV if sending to an agency. Unless you are a model.
I once had a CV sent to me that was 26 pages long. At the bottom of each job, he’d listed every single tool he’d used in the job.
The same person listed every job he’d ever had. Including the one that he’d managed to secure straight out of school. Which went something like this “…… I was employed as a Bicycle mechanic in a Bicycle shop. This was not a proper job in the strictest of terms as I was paid in spare parts….” And, of course, he listed all the tools he’d used! (more…)