Comments on: The Perils of a Poorly Written Job Posting [A Guest Post by Marc Schaefer]

By: Marc Schaefer

Marc Schaefer — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 15:44:33 +0000

Thanks for the feedback!

Postscript: I heard, unofficially from a city employee, that any job posting changes through NEOGOV (a widely-used government job application system) can take 30 days. A change to a job posting on craigslist takes 30 seconds! Insanity!

By: Carmen Neutral

Carmen Neutral — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 03:24:45 +0000

Great article Marc. In instances like this one, I often think that – since it’s a government agency – they most likely already have picked someone “in-house” for the role, and so are only complying with HR legalities in interviewing outside candidates. I know, it’s a total waste of everyones’ time. To find out if this is the case, pre-interview – or even at an interview – my “job coach” has advised me to ask if there’s anyone shadowing for the role. It’s all so frustrating though, when you know you can deliver the goods. Best of luck to you in future roles. Wouldn’t it be great though, if we could cut through the rigmarole, and bribe such HR Mafiosi with Belgian chocolates.

By: Vinny C

Vinny C — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 13:03:11 +0000

This is so true. During my unemployed days I’ve never gotten as far as the interview for something like this but I have had a few calls go like, “We like your resume. Do you also know how to use (thing not listed in ad)? No? Okay. It doesn’t make any sense coming in to the interview then.”

Seriously, WTF!?!