Then there was the 16 year old high school intern from the local creme de la creme charter school, the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy, who put on his application that he’d never had a job before and under his skills he listed he could “count money real good, dancing and cooking”. Nothing pertaining to academics, extra-curriculurar, computers or even lawn mowing jobs. This one made it through HR, I was wondering what the rejected applications looked like.
One of my friends interviewed a candidate who had average grades and no extra curricular activities. My friend asked why. The student’s response. I am paying for my education myself so I work 20 hours a week on a lobster boat (not family) on weekends I work on my dad’s boat and give what I earn to my parents who need the money.
My friend hired the student on the spot and said he never met a graduate with that strong of work ethic.
How about the 15 year old daughter of the White House that got a job in Hollywood, violating the labor laws?
IF I were still an employer in Calif, I would NOT have been able to hire her on that fact alone.