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Saturday, February 5, 2011

You Know You're Desperate For Candidates When...

You chase them down in the parking lot (literally)

This happened at my work yesterday.

Some backstory: We have been looking for 3rd shift maintenance technician since the fall. We hired one, but he didn't work out, so back to the drawing board. In the interim, our existing techs have to work 3rd shift every 3rd week, not something they love.

Our process for this position is as follows: Candidates take a written test. If the candidate gets a high enough score, he/she receives an application to complete, then we schedule an interview. If the first interview goes well, we schedule a 2nd interview and a hands on test.

We had a person take the written test yesterday. He passed, so we gave him an application to complete. Right after he stepped out the front door, the supervisor for the area was given the guy's information. He asked my teammate "Do you think he has time to interview now?". She replied "He's on his way out to his car". The supervisor takes off running out the front door, yelling to get the guy's attention before he gets in his vehicle. As one of our managers said "That doesn't look desperate does it?".

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