Followup...
Dec. 15th, 2006 02:14 pm![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
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techrecoveryIt's always nice to end the week on a high note.
I just saw the last candidate. Aparently $BOSS got resumes confused and brought in the Worst. Possible. Candidate.
The gentleman could not speak English to save his life (and we do English-language support only), couldn't understand me (I hope. Otherwise he said what he hated about his current job was that it was challanging and he got to learn new things.), and kept pointing at the monster.com posting. Dude--I WROTE that. I know what it says. :(
We made it into a contest--who can stay in there the longest? I'm winning with 15 minutes, though I think the HR lady beat me by 3. :(
I'd post some quotes...but...oh my.
And just think, this gentleman is currently working in support at another company. Why? Why? Why?
I just saw the last candidate. Aparently $BOSS got resumes confused and brought in the Worst. Possible. Candidate.
The gentleman could not speak English to save his life (and we do English-language support only), couldn't understand me (I hope. Otherwise he said what he hated about his current job was that it was challanging and he got to learn new things.), and kept pointing at the monster.com posting. Dude--I WROTE that. I know what it says. :(
We made it into a contest--who can stay in there the longest? I'm winning with 15 minutes, though I think the HR lady beat me by 3. :(
I'd post some quotes...but...oh my.
And just think, this gentleman is currently working in support at another company. Why? Why? Why?
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Date: 2006-12-15 07:45 pm (UTC)I'm precisely spoken. Insanely so apparently, people think I have a non-australian accent merely because I don't slur words. This poor bastard didn't understand a word I said and ended up saying (I shit you not) "I am sorry I am sorry, I am having difficulty ascertaining your location" (I'd
*pause*
"You mean you can't understand me?"
"YES! yes yes yes"
....I still don't understand how "Speak slower, I can't understand you" somehow morphs into "I am having difficulty ascertaining your location" o.O
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Date: 2006-12-15 07:58 pm (UTC)Hire that guy!
He is at least, the most honest and truthfull of the bunch. At least you know he isn't blowing smoke up your collective asses to try and get the job...