Today is an exciting day for me...and my hubby!!! :) My day started off good when I bought plane tickets for Puerto Vallarta! The hubby and I will be going to Puerto Vallarta for our 1 year anniversary. We will be there late May! Woohoo I can't wait!
Then around mid day I spoke with my parents so they could give me an update on my dad's ongoing recovery. My dad had a Dr's appointment today and he got results from his post surgery. Not very sure how to explain it but I'll keep it as simple as possible. Before my dad went in to surgery his prostate cancer level was at a 6 (I guess on a scale of 1 to 10 it was a 6). :( And it is now at a ZERO. :) Awesoooome news!!!!!! My dad has been retired for some time now, but for a while was working part time at a sushi restaurant just to keep busy. He loves it there and apparently the boss loves him. Like me dad says "the chinito keeps calling me to come back". My dad has been explaining to him that he can't yet geeesss!! But the Dr. now gave him the okay to go back to work. Of course, to start off slow, no picking up things over 10lbs. etc. etc. My parents sound very happy and of course I am too. :)
Last but not least I got a call from the Department of Public Safety. I was busy getting some things done at the post office and didn't hear my cell ring. When I checked it I had a voicemail. I heard the message and just about started jumping up and down with excitement (but I couldn't because I was driving). I got a call saying that they had received approval to hire me passed background and they wanted to know when I could start. I called her and long story short I start next Wednesday. I am so excited because this changes a lot of things. In a good way of course.
We have been waiting for things to fall into place and they finally have. Don't get me wrong we had many blessings prior to this, but now we can move on to other plans. :)
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Monday, April 5, 2010
Shocking (to me)!!!!!
Ever since I started working in the human resources office I have seen some shocking things. Well shocking for me! One of my (our) duties are to print out a list of all the interviews we are going to have for the day. After all the paperwork, we also get to greet the applicants/candidates.
There have been at least three instances where I approach the applicants to ask a question regarding their applications only to find them texting away or surfing the web. They make no eye contact and that just DRIVES ME NUTS. I can't understand for the life of me what they are thinking, or maybe they are just not thinking. Furthermore they don't come dressed appropriately. Some come in wearing jeans and spaghetti straps.
These people are screened based on what they put on their application so since everything is electronic we don't get to see them physically until they show up to the interview. Do their parents NOT tell them the do's and dont's of job interviews????
I remember when I had my first interview ever!! I was in high school. When I told my parents that I had a job interview they immediately took me shopping for an appropriate outfit. I remember like it was yesterday. And being that my mom had her own business and constantly interviewed people for jobs she drilled me left and right about how to conduct myself before, during and after an interview. So maybe that is why I blame it on the parents. There are many possibilities that run through my head as to why they present themselves in such a manner. I mean there are people who don't have any money and somehow manage to find a decent outfit for an interview. If these people can afford to pay a $100 +/- on cell phone bill then they can afford an appropriate outfit.
Today in particular a girl that use to work for the store during the holiday season came in for an interview. The manager that was interviewing her made some small talk with her and the whole time she was glued to her cell phone texting and AGAIN not making eye contact with the manager. I couldn't believe it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I thought, if this girl is hired I will not feel bad that this company/store has irresponsible employees working for them. It says a lot of a persons character when they start off on bad terms right before an interview.
So far 1 out of 3 persons that have given me a negative impression have not made it. I have yet to find out if the third was hired. I hope to find out by Wednesday!!!
If it was totally up to me I would escort them straight to the nearest exit.
There have been at least three instances where I approach the applicants to ask a question regarding their applications only to find them texting away or surfing the web. They make no eye contact and that just DRIVES ME NUTS. I can't understand for the life of me what they are thinking, or maybe they are just not thinking. Furthermore they don't come dressed appropriately. Some come in wearing jeans and spaghetti straps.
These people are screened based on what they put on their application so since everything is electronic we don't get to see them physically until they show up to the interview. Do their parents NOT tell them the do's and dont's of job interviews????
I remember when I had my first interview ever!! I was in high school. When I told my parents that I had a job interview they immediately took me shopping for an appropriate outfit. I remember like it was yesterday. And being that my mom had her own business and constantly interviewed people for jobs she drilled me left and right about how to conduct myself before, during and after an interview. So maybe that is why I blame it on the parents. There are many possibilities that run through my head as to why they present themselves in such a manner. I mean there are people who don't have any money and somehow manage to find a decent outfit for an interview. If these people can afford to pay a $100 +/- on cell phone bill then they can afford an appropriate outfit.
Today in particular a girl that use to work for the store during the holiday season came in for an interview. The manager that was interviewing her made some small talk with her and the whole time she was glued to her cell phone texting and AGAIN not making eye contact with the manager. I couldn't believe it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I thought, if this girl is hired I will not feel bad that this company/store has irresponsible employees working for them. It says a lot of a persons character when they start off on bad terms right before an interview.
So far 1 out of 3 persons that have given me a negative impression have not made it. I have yet to find out if the third was hired. I hope to find out by Wednesday!!!
If it was totally up to me I would escort them straight to the nearest exit.
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