RecruitersLounge.com http://recruiterslounge.com Get an edge! Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:36:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 en Job Recruiters Told Not to Hire WoW Players? http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/12/17/job-recruiters-told-not-to-hire-wow-players/ http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/12/17/job-recruiters-told-not-to-hire-wow-players/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:36:02 +0000 admin http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/12/17/job-recruiters-told-not-to-hire-wow-players/ Check out this forum post. Recruiter told this guy that “employers specifically instruct him not to send them World of Warcraft players. He said there is a belief that WoW players cannot give 100% because their focus is elsewhere, their sleeping patterns are often not great, etc”.

]]> http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/12/17/job-recruiters-told-not-to-hire-wow-players/feed/ Job Interview, Monty Python http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/11/20/job-interview-monty-python/ http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/11/20/job-interview-monty-python/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:50:33 +0000 admin http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/11/20/job-interview-monty-python/

]]> http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/11/20/job-interview-monty-python/feed/ The Job http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/10/16/the-job/ http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/10/16/the-job/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:57:27 +0000 admin http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/10/16/the-job/

]]> http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/10/16/the-job/feed/ Human Resources http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/05/02/human-resources/ http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/05/02/human-resources/#comments Fri, 02 May 2008 16:01:44 +0000 admin http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/05/02/human-resources/

]]> http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/05/02/human-resources/feed/ Baby boomers and IT http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/04/24/baby-boomers-and-it/ http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/04/24/baby-boomers-and-it/#comments Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:47:43 +0000 admin http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/04/24/baby-boomers-and-it/ Here are some interesting facts:

- In 2008 oldest baby boomers became eligible for Social Security.
- According to bls.gov (United States Bureau of Labor Statistics) in 8 years 22.7% of workers will be 55 or older.
- Computer science enrollments dropped 14% from 2004 to 2006
- According to monster.com survey one third of HR managers expect 20% of employees to retire over next decade.

]]> http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/04/24/baby-boomers-and-it/feed/ Law Firm Job Interview http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/04/09/law-firm-job-interview/ http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/04/09/law-firm-job-interview/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:22:12 +0000 admin http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/04/09/law-firm-job-interview/

]]> http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/04/09/law-firm-job-interview/feed/ Top 5 worst job interview questions http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/04/03/top-5-worst-job-interview-questions/ http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/04/03/top-5-worst-job-interview-questions/#comments Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:53:30 +0000 admin http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/04/03/top-5-worst-job-interview-questions/ 1. Where do you see yourself in five years?

This one is just retarded.

2. What is your biggest weakness?

Is there really anyone who expects honest answer? The only thing you will ever get will be some canned weakness-that-is-really-a-strength or just some minor stuff not worth hearing.

3. What interests you about our company?

The fact that you were hiring?

4. Can you work under pressure? Are you a team player?

Who is going to say no?

5. How would your last boss describe you?

Very similar to #2. Noone would answer a

]]> http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/04/03/top-5-worst-job-interview-questions/feed/ Chopper Reid Job Interview http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/03/31/chopper-reid-job-interview/ http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/03/31/chopper-reid-job-interview/#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:20:47 +0000 admin http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/03/31/chopper-reid-job-interview/

]]> http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/03/31/chopper-reid-job-interview/feed/ Bill Richardson’s Job Interview Ads http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/03/24/bill-richardsons-job-interview-ads/ http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/03/24/bill-richardsons-job-interview-ads/#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:31:35 +0000 admin http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/03/24/bill-richardsons-job-interview-ads/

]]> http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/03/24/bill-richardsons-job-interview-ads/feed/ 10 job interview gaffes http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/03/17/10-job-interview-gaffes/ http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/03/17/10-job-interview-gaffes/#comments Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:52:33 +0000 admin http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/03/17/10-job-interview-gaffes/ Interesting article was published with a list of outrageous things happened on interviews like “Candidate said she could not provide a writing sample because all of her writing had been for the CIA and it was “classified”, “Candidate told the interviewer he was fired for beating up his last boss” and “Candidate flushed the toilet while talking to interviewer during phone interview”.

]]> http://recruiterslounge.com/2008/03/17/10-job-interview-gaffes/feed/