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hiring is more difficult than looking for a job..by jason phoon
Work is hectic! There’s basically more projects than they are employees in my company. Besides programming, I’ve been evaluating resumes and even conducting interviews!
Oh man, it wasn’t easy finding employees. You’d think that lots of people are looking for jobs, but when I contact these potentials for an interview, it’s like they don’t even want the job! My boss tells me that some might not even show up! When I called up one for an interview, she practically said “If I’m free, I’ll come la … “.
I put her resume in the shredder with a little smile on my face.
Oh, and I haven’t even mentioned the quality of the interviewees themselves.
Last friday, 2 people came in for an interview. After the interview, I gave them a test:
$a = 5;
$b = 6;
Based on the above, what is the output for the following statements? (answer in the lines)
echo $a + $b; // ___________
echo $a . $b; // ____________
Of course, the later questions are much more tougher but they couldn’t even answer this one!
My boss wasn’t too kind on them, and one of them nearly cried! Later on, I just gave them some advice on how to prepare for an interview, or what is expected from a programmer or designer (the designer came for the interview without a portfolio: apparently, it was destroyed by a virus!)
I talked to them a little and found out that in the university they graduated in (local), the lecturer gave them the answers for exams. I also found out that in the final year project, it was a group of 3 but only one person was doing the programming. Additionally,the project itself doesn’t have to function for them to pass! Well, that just says a lot about the education system, doesn’t it ?!
Just when things looked bad, another guy came in for an interview and got all the answers correct. I called him in the afternoon and offered him the job. He accepted and he’s starting work tomorrow!
Well, my boss has been guiding me along the way, giving some tips here and there about running things. He’s looking to me to take care of things when he’s not around. Now I feel like I’ve been given an opportunity to learn from someone more experienced, and get paid too!
Of course, its going to be a tough road ahead with lots of work to do. God speed Jason, god speed ….
If you know anyone looking for a job as:
• Web Developer (PHP, MySQL, HTML, Javascript, CSS)
• Web Designer (Photoshop, Illustrator,Dreamweaver)
• Sales/Marketing Executive (Please ignore the comic below)
Drop me a line at jason@bubblegum.com.my . For more details about the job descriptions, have a look here. I promise not to shred your resume.
Oh man, it wasn’t easy finding employees. You’d think that lots of people are looking for jobs, but when I contact these potentials for an interview, it’s like they don’t even want the job! My boss tells me that some might not even show up! When I called up one for an interview, she practically said “If I’m free, I’ll come la … “.
I put her resume in the shredder with a little smile on my face.
Oh, and I haven’t even mentioned the quality of the interviewees themselves.
Last friday, 2 people came in for an interview. After the interview, I gave them a test:
$a = 5;
$b = 6;
Based on the above, what is the output for the following statements? (answer in the lines)
echo $a + $b; // ___________
echo $a . $b; // ____________
Of course, the later questions are much more tougher but they couldn’t even answer this one!
My boss wasn’t too kind on them, and one of them nearly cried! Later on, I just gave them some advice on how to prepare for an interview, or what is expected from a programmer or designer (the designer came for the interview without a portfolio: apparently, it was destroyed by a virus!)
I talked to them a little and found out that in the university they graduated in (local), the lecturer gave them the answers for exams. I also found out that in the final year project, it was a group of 3 but only one person was doing the programming. Additionally,the project itself doesn’t have to function for them to pass! Well, that just says a lot about the education system, doesn’t it ?!
Just when things looked bad, another guy came in for an interview and got all the answers correct. I called him in the afternoon and offered him the job. He accepted and he’s starting work tomorrow!
Well, my boss has been guiding me along the way, giving some tips here and there about running things. He’s looking to me to take care of things when he’s not around. Now I feel like I’ve been given an opportunity to learn from someone more experienced, and get paid too!
Of course, its going to be a tough road ahead with lots of work to do. God speed Jason, god speed ….
If you know anyone looking for a job as:
• Web Developer (PHP, MySQL, HTML, Javascript, CSS)
• Web Designer (Photoshop, Illustrator,Dreamweaver)
• Sales/Marketing Executive (Please ignore the comic below)
Drop me a line at jason@bubblegum.com.my . For more details about the job descriptions, have a look here. I promise not to shred your resume.
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