Millennial Job Interview
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I have been turned down for a couple of jobs only to find them posted again within 2-3 months.
When you take a new job, you don’t always know how it will work out. You need to learn your tasks, learn the personality and priorities of your bosses, and learn how to get along with people who may be difficult to work with. The job description of the job you apply for probably doesn’t give you any insight into such workplace issues.
I dislike it, but...I do a couple of days from home now. But..that is the way of the world now. We are becoming European workers. 6 months paternity leave. A month off in the summer.
Strange.
LOLOL!!! guess the Great Resignation, wasn’t as GREAT as they were told it’d be...
Why do you have a ad inside your posted excerpt for the zoom app?
They may have forgotten that roughly the same percentage of employers probably regrets hiring these people as well.
Find a trade whatever it is and go into business yourself. Working for these punitive big woke leftist corporations is no place to spend 25 or 30 years of your life.
Don’t walk, run away from that.
Life isn’t Youth Soccer, jackwagons.
Our production co. is up to down, rightwing and conservative. Been doing this for years. We screen EVERYONE, and with subtle questioning w/o tipping your hand, know which ones to hire. We’ve never advertised open positions, we just know which ones were fired for being conservatives etc. and simply add.
and even during the china virus beginnings circa 2020, we tell everyone to come in person, if you are local. F zoom.
Well, I confess that I didn’t read the article. But, I’ve been a contractor for over 30 years. The key to satisfaction with a job is to ask a lot of questions during the interview. If you have an objective to be promoted within 2 years, you’d better let the employer know. Find out about the company culture, what is the average time between initial employment and promotion. What is your long-term goal? Make sure to share it. If they’re looking for someone to hold the same position for 5-10 years, best to find out at the onset. Don’t just accept every job that is offered to you. But if you fail to share your expectations, don’t expect them to be met.
One of my rules of thumb is the Rule of Thirds. If I get offered more than one in three opportunities, I up my pay rate until I only get offered 1 in 3 jobs. Have some standards, don’t just try to get an offer from every interview.
Lastly, learn to negotiate. For permanent employees, all reputable companies have at least an annual review. That is your next opportunity to share your goals. Find out from the employer what you need to do to achieve those goals.
Don’t just expect them to think you’re the greatest thing since sliced bread. Find out what they need from you in order to help you advance to your objectives.
Diversity and inclusion is important to millenials?
I don’t buy it - interviewed dozens of people in the last 2 years. Turns out the D&I doesn’t matter until you hold them accountable. Far more middle aged white men blew off interviews and even abandoned the job after one day on the job!
Always upfront and honest about expectations and work load across the board. Those serious put in effort and add value - I found the accountability aspect with millenials is the most important. It shows them you are paying attention to them and requires even-handedness in dealing with all performance or quality issues. They are not shy about discussing successes and challenges with teammates including when the boss takes you behind closed doors for a discussion. Don’t think wages, benefits, positive/negative reviews, disciplinary action is kept to themselves. You do it the ‘right’ way and then wonder how it got around the office you had to take stern action with someone. Demonstrate the only reason you bring someone onto the team is because we all agree to the same standards and goals as a team. Obviously, my attitude to the D&I was less than appreciative in the workplace. Diversity of attitude and aptitude was all that mattered - someone else can worry about unconscious bias; we’re too busy to read minds and assume reactions. We got work to do!
Why didn’t you summarize “the questions to ask”?
Are you trying to drive clicks to that site?
McNeil recommends asking, “What does Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion mean to the company and what active steps is it taking in that direction?”
LOL...right...
The job is processing chickens...Try Hom[o] Depot...
And three out of four employees hate their jobs. Always have; always will. It’s called “life”.
Almost everyone works to get money. You do what you have to, and eat a lot of s—t, to survive and support a family.
pfl
"Do you have designated safe spaces? Are there puppies?"
"Can I bring my support pony to work?"
"Does company insurance cover sex changes?"
"I'm currently a man but plan on transitioning to female in the next year. However, during the year I'm preparing for surgery, can I stay home during my 'time of the month'? Will sick leave pay for that?"
"Once the federal government legalizes marijuana, can I smoke it at my desk?"
I am currently retired.
My job had me literally following the work for decades.
As such, I have interviewed many times, and worked for many companies. This is my advice:
You are a company. You are joe fonebone incorporated.
Just like a company, you have debits and need credits to become profitable. This is your initial attitude. Here are the rules I followed.
1) Time is money. Their time, and your time. Don’t waste either one.
2) Interviews work both ways. Ask direct, blunt questions. They want you to fit. Make sure you are going to fit. If at any time you feel that it is not going to be a good fit, stand up, shake their hand and thank them for their time.
3) Know your worth. Discuss compensation. If they can’t or won’t make you an offer at your initial interview, have them give you a range. If the compensation you need is not in their range, stand up, shake their hand and thank them for their time.
4) Ask if you are free to walk around and speak to the current workforce. Ask them direct questions. If you are told you cannot, stand up, shake their hand and thank them for their time.
Always remember, you are your own company. Sell yourself the way a company sells itself.
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