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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 517926" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>I think you're both right. </p><p></p><p>I recently attended a resume writing class. My CV is a page and 1/3 long. It's concise, no glamor or glitz and states facts, not fluffy stuff. I've even gotten people here to critique it, and went from there to a self-proclaimed professional and had it redone. </p><p></p><p>When I gave it to Goodwill? They didn't even read it. </p><p></p><p>So when I went to the resume class - Much to my chagrin? The times have changed so drastically that now CV's and resumes are put into a scanner - and KEY WORDS are being looked for. The resumes with the highest percentage of keywords get interviews. How do you know which is which? No telling. They input key words - and if you match THEN you get to personally dazzle - if not? Tough luck you get a text via email on your Microsoft hotmail account that says - We found someone we liked, had better qualifications - and sometimes but not always thank you. This way employers are not swayed by a pretty face or a quick whit - they get 100% of what they want - WORKER bee......not some SOB wtih a great backline - who works but is a problem sometimes in the company. That's pretty much how it was explained to me. They figure it the KEYWORD fits? HIRE. WORK - PRODUCTION....PROFIT - no time for personal chit chat. Those days are gone. If you are scheduled to work 9 hours - by golly.......you better be there 1/2 an hour before and willing to stay late. </p><p></p><p>My resume - is now just about a page long. I have two - one for driving and one for office work from the past 30 years. NEITHER - are appropriate to list - Clubs I belong to, interests, and when I asked WHY - doesn't that give the employer an idea of who you are, if you'll get along? The answer was - They aren't looking to make friends - they want quantity and quality of work. You either can do it or not. That has nothing at all to do with your church affiliation, your volunteer work, how many gallons of blood you gave over the last 20 years - or if you are a Master Bridge player - NONE of that....counts for squat. THEY DO NOT CARE. </p><p></p><p>So the impersonal aspect your husband was speaking of? EXISTS and it's growing. Sadly - I think I'm one of the last of my kind to SEND Christmas cards - and thank you LETTERS, and call people. Emails and texting have replaced so much even the United STATES Postal service is shutting doors. What does that say? LOADS. If we wrote one letter instead of a call each week per person it probably wouldn't happen. On line billing has replaced trees and jobs......So now I've started sending my bills in via check payment. I like my postal service - I don't want the rates to go up......I send letters, I buy stamps and I use them AFTER interviews ONLY because it just may give me the edge over everyone else - that like YOU Susie still would like to see. </p><p></p><p>Manners have not been replaced - PEOPLE have been replaced and we've raised a generation or two of non-emotional LOL kids and email kids. They do EVERYTHING with laptops and cellphones - don't believe me? Just see how many of them can function if it's LOST and they haven't backed up their SIM. - Now you get what I'm saying - and maybe what DF was saying - just said it wrong, and may have been feeling a little out of place because workers our age? Sad to say - but the things we VALUED - aren't of value much any longer in the workplace - </p><p></p><p>The other thing that crossed my mind? I think you're hurting so badly, that you'd like just ONE person in the world to acknowledge how hard your husband works and what a good person he is.....Things may have been bad at the office, and he just didn't want to add to you not feeling well - but you caught him off guard, and he got snappy - not meaning to but he felt safe lashing out at you. I do that with DF from time to time and when I do? I'd give anything to hack my tongue off and wipe the board clean....without having to look at him. It's like - OH come here words - GET BACK IN MY HEAD you were not suppose ta come out. UGH. But stress at work did that to me too......he'd ask a simple question and I'd react immaturely as if he didn't have a clue ------and like you? He'd get defensive - and we'd walk wide circles then I'd apologize and he'd ask me if I was even aware I was so snappy. Usually - NOT. Just stress attached itself to me at the job and I had no idea it came home with me. </p><p></p><p>I'm not like that now ------lol. Now it's trying to explain WHY I have to sit on the computer 10 hours a day filling out applications and I'm not out "beating" the street for a job. NO ONE takes a paper application anymore....Not even the supermarket. It's like - THE TWILIGHT ZONE......</p><p></p><p>Take care of each other -------</p><p>Hugs</p><p>Star</p><p></p><p>I'm living proof - I told the TRUTH and got canned. The bully, liar, exaggerator and pot stir still HAS her job, she GOT her vacation - and she doesn't care that I can't pay my bills.....thanks to her efforts. Yet the company doesn't look on her like - WOW what a horrible person. Nope - it's WOW what a go getter - clawing her way to the top. Well they can have it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 517926, member: 4964"] I think you're both right. I recently attended a resume writing class. My CV is a page and 1/3 long. It's concise, no glamor or glitz and states facts, not fluffy stuff. I've even gotten people here to critique it, and went from there to a self-proclaimed professional and had it redone. When I gave it to Goodwill? They didn't even read it. So when I went to the resume class - Much to my chagrin? The times have changed so drastically that now CV's and resumes are put into a scanner - and KEY WORDS are being looked for. The resumes with the highest percentage of keywords get interviews. How do you know which is which? No telling. They input key words - and if you match THEN you get to personally dazzle - if not? Tough luck you get a text via email on your Microsoft hotmail account that says - We found someone we liked, had better qualifications - and sometimes but not always thank you. This way employers are not swayed by a pretty face or a quick whit - they get 100% of what they want - WORKER bee......not some SOB wtih a great backline - who works but is a problem sometimes in the company. That's pretty much how it was explained to me. They figure it the KEYWORD fits? HIRE. WORK - PRODUCTION....PROFIT - no time for personal chit chat. Those days are gone. If you are scheduled to work 9 hours - by golly.......you better be there 1/2 an hour before and willing to stay late. My resume - is now just about a page long. I have two - one for driving and one for office work from the past 30 years. NEITHER - are appropriate to list - Clubs I belong to, interests, and when I asked WHY - doesn't that give the employer an idea of who you are, if you'll get along? The answer was - They aren't looking to make friends - they want quantity and quality of work. You either can do it or not. That has nothing at all to do with your church affiliation, your volunteer work, how many gallons of blood you gave over the last 20 years - or if you are a Master Bridge player - NONE of that....counts for squat. THEY DO NOT CARE. So the impersonal aspect your husband was speaking of? EXISTS and it's growing. Sadly - I think I'm one of the last of my kind to SEND Christmas cards - and thank you LETTERS, and call people. Emails and texting have replaced so much even the United STATES Postal service is shutting doors. What does that say? LOADS. If we wrote one letter instead of a call each week per person it probably wouldn't happen. On line billing has replaced trees and jobs......So now I've started sending my bills in via check payment. I like my postal service - I don't want the rates to go up......I send letters, I buy stamps and I use them AFTER interviews ONLY because it just may give me the edge over everyone else - that like YOU Susie still would like to see. Manners have not been replaced - PEOPLE have been replaced and we've raised a generation or two of non-emotional LOL kids and email kids. They do EVERYTHING with laptops and cellphones - don't believe me? Just see how many of them can function if it's LOST and they haven't backed up their SIM. - Now you get what I'm saying - and maybe what DF was saying - just said it wrong, and may have been feeling a little out of place because workers our age? Sad to say - but the things we VALUED - aren't of value much any longer in the workplace - The other thing that crossed my mind? I think you're hurting so badly, that you'd like just ONE person in the world to acknowledge how hard your husband works and what a good person he is.....Things may have been bad at the office, and he just didn't want to add to you not feeling well - but you caught him off guard, and he got snappy - not meaning to but he felt safe lashing out at you. I do that with DF from time to time and when I do? I'd give anything to hack my tongue off and wipe the board clean....without having to look at him. It's like - OH come here words - GET BACK IN MY HEAD you were not suppose ta come out. UGH. But stress at work did that to me too......he'd ask a simple question and I'd react immaturely as if he didn't have a clue ------and like you? He'd get defensive - and we'd walk wide circles then I'd apologize and he'd ask me if I was even aware I was so snappy. Usually - NOT. Just stress attached itself to me at the job and I had no idea it came home with me. I'm not like that now ------lol. Now it's trying to explain WHY I have to sit on the computer 10 hours a day filling out applications and I'm not out "beating" the street for a job. NO ONE takes a paper application anymore....Not even the supermarket. It's like - THE TWILIGHT ZONE...... Take care of each other ------- Hugs Star I'm living proof - I told the TRUTH and got canned. The bully, liar, exaggerator and pot stir still HAS her job, she GOT her vacation - and she doesn't care that I can't pay my bills.....thanks to her efforts. Yet the company doesn't look on her like - WOW what a horrible person. Nope - it's WOW what a go getter - clawing her way to the top. Well they can have it. [/QUOTE]
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