Dear employers, recruiters and whoever is in charge of writing job vacancy announcements, we鈥檙e tired of seeing only job requirements and duties. It鈥檚 giving nothing.
I took it upon myself to ask job seekers what they鈥檇 rather like to see, so you may want to answer these questions in the next job opening announcement you put out.
What are the coworkers like?
What鈥檚 the work culture? And no, we don鈥檛 mean putting the 鈥淲e鈥檙e a family鈥 sentence. We鈥檙e not family members. You know it, I know it. Let鈥檚 cut the crap.
Why is the position vacant?
Did the last three people who held this position resign in tears? Did they last three months? Before I鈥檒l go and use my hand to sign my prison sentence.
How many interviews will I need to do?
These days, some recruiters state the interview procedure, but it needs to be normalised everywhere. Not that someone will apply now and hear, 鈥淒o these three assignments before you can scale through to the preliminary interview鈥.
How long will the application process take?
Will you guys reply within a month, or should I just go and sleep? At least, even if someone doesn鈥檛 fit the role, gently break up with them. Don鈥檛 ghost them.
How much is the salary?
This is the real star of the show. Do you think I鈥檓 applying to enter capitalism because of passion?
Is it eye service you want?
Because some of you will put 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. as working hours, but if an employee tries to leave work immediately it鈥檚 5, you start squeezing face. Let鈥檚 not be unfortunate, dear.
Does the boss鈥檚 head usually touch?
They don鈥檛 use to shout at some of us o. If you know you鈥檒l raise your voice because you 鈥渃an鈥檛 control your passion鈥 or you 鈥渆xpect excellence鈥, better write it there.
Can I fall in love with my coworker?
It鈥檚 not like we鈥檒l set out to catch feelings, but sometimes, people want to make their work spouses their actual spouses. If it鈥檚 a no-no, write it in the job vacancies so the romantics can find love elsewhere.
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