Not turning up to Interviews

qetu1357

SueC wrote: »

Although the signature could possibly be expanded a little:
Minimum wage paid = minimum effort made = minimum wage for the rest of my days.

It's quite a short-sighted view though. No employer is ever going to reward you with a payrise for doing nothing other than the bare minimum requirements of your job. By refusing to work beyond that, you are in effect locking yourself into that position for the rest of your career. It's your choice, obviously, but I can't really understand why anyone would choose to stay on NMW if a little effort could see them earning more.

Well said.

If all you can get is a job paying the NMW, take it and then prove to the employer that you are worth more.

axomoxia

emilyteach1 wrote: »

Totally agree, but I still think a little bit of tact could go a long way. Social skills and awareness of one's environment are surely desirable qualities in all candidates.

I'm not an employer, but if someone flounced into my place of business claiming to be able to teach my staff a thing or two, I'd be slightly affronted. If, however, they broached the subject of supplementing existing staff skills and offering support wherever necessary subtley and politely, they'd be in for a chance provided the rest of their application and interview was up to scratch. After all, outside of management [usually of a senior nature], few roles require prospective hires to teach existing employees [and why anyone would want to work somewhere that they felt their counterparts' skills were lacking and inferior is beyond me].

The grad was asked how they could add value - skill transfer from a university course is about all they could offer. Knowledge transfer in IT (certainly in software development) is often by teaching from other staff, who may well be considerably junior to you. Software technology is a very fast moving industry.

emilyteach1 wrote: »

I still, by and large, despise interviews though [and I've never done a technical job in my life].

That much is obvious.....