One of the reasons people can't find employment....

Guest101

pioneer22 wrote: »

Employment experience over training/degree/certificates.

If someone who wants a job wants their CV to be read it needs to be on the front page no one has time to go through every page.

You know when you say you're on the interviewing panel - are you actually a decision maker?


Following on from that, who is the employer, just want to avoid like the plague


Thanks

gettingready

ringo_24601 wrote: »

It's always been experience as a first consideration, then qualifications. The interview is then normally to see how well you'd 'fit' within the team/firm.

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Of course , but to judge anyone on last job as OP stated he does is really arrogant.

Someone may have spent 20 years in a certain field, have been made redundant and worked as a kitchen porter for the last year - it happens.

gettingready

pioneer22 wrote: »

And if they really want to be at the top of the pile get that CV straight into shortlisters hands.

Sure, because everyone applies for job with a small company that can follow your version of the recruitment process...

Perhaps have a look at recruitment processes in large companies?

You really are very arrogant and naive

usefulmale

pioneer22 wrote: »

I'm really not interested in your opinion. I have had to struggle through 5 years of university, and having been through a fitness to practice so I fully understand dyslexia.

I am not interested in yours either, nor your pathetic whingeing (although I am interested in what it is you claim you are fit to practice).

What did annoy me is that you claim you have a genuine condition that causes real people real-world problems, just to cover up your own inadequacies.

I also note that none of your subsequent posts have any signs of dyslexia either.

pioneer22

gettingready wrote: »

Sure, because everyone applies for job with a small company that can follow your version of the recruitment process...

Perhaps have a look at recruitment processes in large companies?

You really are very arrogant and naive

People have phone's don't they? They have the internet, LinkedIn is free. You can find out the hiring manager easily if you wanted/could be bothered/had initiative.

sulphate

I can't remember the last time I applied for a job and supplied a CV and cover letter. Most companies want a personalised application form these days.

Some people just don't have the skills required to write a decent application form/CV. I'm not saying that you should interview people who can't do basic spelling but the spelling/grammar checks on Word etc don't pick up on everything. Or people don't use professional/suitable language, etc

My boss is frequently on interview panels and interviews plenty of people who looked perfect on paper but don't get past interview stage because they don't interview well or it's obvious they won't fit into the role or whatever other reason.

gettingready

pioneer22 wrote: »

People have phone's don't they? They have the internet, LinkedIn is free. You can find out the hiring manager easily if you wanted/could be bothered/had initiative.

Sure, keep thinking that this is the way to go everywhere/acceptable everywhere. Stay where you are in your own little world

pioneer22

usefulmale wrote: »

I am not interested in yours either, nor your pathetic whingeing (although I am interested in what it is you claim you are fit to practice).

What did annoy me is that you claim you have a genuine condition that causes real people real-world problems, just to cover up your own inadequacies.

I also note that none of your subsequent posts have any signs of dyslexia either.

Then stop posting in my thread.

People with dyslexia are more likely to make spelling errors, grammatical errors omit, repeat or fail to use punctuation.

Dyslexia isn't just about getting wrords the wrong way round.

FYI

Dyslexia is considered a language based learning disorder and is thought of as a reading disability but it also impacts a student's ability to write. There is often a large discrepancy between what a student thinks and can tell you orally and what he can write down on paper. Besides frequent spelling errors, some of the ways dyslexia affects writing skills:

Essays are written as one paragraph with several long, run-on sentences
Using little punctuation, including not capitalizing the first word in a sentence or using end punctuation
Odd or no spacing between words
Cramming information on the page rather than spreading out
In addition, many students with dyslexia show signs of dysgraphia, including having illegible handwriting and taking a long time to form letters and write assignments.
As with reading, students with dyslexia spend so much time and effort writing the words, the meaning behind the words can be lost. Added to difficulties in organizing and sequencing information, writing paragraphs, essays and reports is time consuming and frustrating.

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gettingready wrote: »

Of course , but to judge anyone on last job as OP stated he does is really arrogant.

Someone may have spent 20 years in a certain field, have been made redundant and worked as a kitchen porter for the last year - it happens.

"You're only as good as your last gig"

Unfortunately, recruitment is a blunt tool. If you are applying for a job where there are likely to be a large number of applicants then you're going to need to be shining out from a lot of others. If your last job was irrelevant to the job you are applying for then you don't stand much chance. Just the cruel way things work.

You need to be creative with your CV. It's not a 'nice and accurate history of your worke history' but a sales sheet for your next job

Guest101

pioneer22 wrote: »

Then stop posting in my thread.

People with dyslexia are more likely to make spelling errors, grammatical errors omit, repeat or fail to use punctuation.

Dyslexia isn't just about getting wrords the wrong way round.

FYI

Dyslexia is considered a language based learning disorder and is thought of as a reading disability but it also impacts a student's ability to write. There is often a large discrepancy between what a student thinks and can tell you orally and what he can write down on paper. Besides frequent spelling errors, some of the ways dyslexia affects writing skills:

Essays are written as one paragraph with several long, run-on sentences
Using little punctuation, including not capitalizing the first word in a sentence or using end punctuation
Odd or no spacing between words
Cramming information on the page rather than spreading out
In addition, many students with dyslexia show signs of dysgraphia, including having illegible handwriting and taking a long time to form letters and write assignments.
As with reading, students with dyslexia spend so much time and effort writing the words, the meaning behind the words can be lost. Added to difficulties in organizing and sequencing information, writing paragraphs, essays and reports is time consuming and frustrating.

Plenty of people have dyslexia - including me.


What I don't do is make mistakes and pick up others mistakes in the same breath!