 |
|
| CURRENT SECTION :: Jobs | UK's most visited IT Contractor Site - 250k unique visitors March 2008 |
|
 |
Temporary job candidates seem to be brushing up their CVs instead of themselves because they show up at interviews lacking the basics in personal hygiene. Almost half of recruiters, including IT specialists, said applicants’ major pitfall was giving employers a bad first impression by failing their ‘scratch and sniff’ test. In fact, poor personal appearance was employers’ most common complaint about job candidates, according to feedback from 200 recruitment agencies seen by CUK yesterday. Turning up too casual was the biggest mistake, typically a forte of youngsters, with most employers complaining, often of trainers, too much jewellery or revealing clothing. The sloppy turnout has got recruitment captains wondering whether candidates are too complacent, despite the economic woes, to be hired for the vacancies that still need filling. “The feedback from many recruiters suggests that many job hunters are being a little too blasé when it comes to preparing for interviews,” said Tom Hadley, a director at the REC, which commissioned the research. “Candidates are [still] very much in the driving seat when it comes to choosing their next role but it’s vital they don’t become complacent and miss out on that all important job offer simply because of their appearance”. Nerves before interviews can explain candidates’ odd clothing, Hadley said, but employers will be much less forgiving of their eccentricities if they seem to stem from a lax approach. “By taking the time to prepare, job hunters are much more likely to be comfortable and confident during interviews.” Candidate clangers in the research included one woman who was too vain to wear her glasses to interview that she mistook a cupboard for the door on the way out. Asked to identify their biggest weakness, one candidate replied “my dishonesty,” while another responded to a question about their IT skills by saying he was an expert on Sony’s PlayStation. Mar 4, 2008 Email this article Printer friendly page Previous Page
|
|
 
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All content © Contractor UK Limited | [Register for News Letter] | [Privacy Statement] | [Terms of Use] | [Top of Page] |