Re: Job interview

It seems to me it's another window into the world of incompetence.
Some would say a full 95% of the people in the workforce don't have
enough vision to truly see the correct path to success, so they rely on
canned formulas as administrative tools. Others would say 5% is far
too generous when describing how many have a clue.
The interview experience a person has in ten years may be the result
of a study at some university, followed by enough books and magazine
articles to get it noticed by Oprah and Dr. Phil. It will then be
packaged and sold to ignorant users who sit at a desk and hand
clipboards to people declaring themselves willing applicants. The
tests will be graded by people who know nothing of the subject matter,
and the results will be reviewed by someone in HR who's knowledge of
manufacturing is most likely limited to knowing raw materials come in
on pallets, and finished parts in boxes go out on pallets.
Have you filled out a SF 171 lately? There's a happy experience, but
I will say they make great life histories.

Later,

Charlie


g-a-r-y@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> That is a shame to hear. A well-experienced shop person will be able to
> read someone quite well. I've interviewed many people and I have found
> that some people just don't do well on test. But not to read your
> resume is a shame. I like the companies that do the "personality test".
> Like these test are going to "bring out the inners" of me. These to me
> are a joke. That is why you communicate and you talk. They fail to see
> what value a person can bring to the table first. I take creditable
> history first, skilled values and being active in the industry. Sort of
> like a college looking for good students. For me it's a balancing act
> between what I can live with and the goals I'm trying to achieve for
> getting someone on board. The other issue is, our industry in itself.
> Lets put it this way. Just reading this NG you can understand that you
> can't be a wimp in our industry and be on the shop floor. Anyway, it
> does stink to here of your experience.
>
> gary
>
>
> PrecisionMechanical wrote:
> > Walked out onna job interview today.
> >
> > These assholes hadnt even read my resume.....instead--they handed me a
> > packet, expecting me to spend the next two hours in taking their quiz and
> > filling out paperwork.
> >
> > Stopped em short, asked what are you paying ???--thought it odd they wouldnt
> > even gimme a ballpark figure....
> >
> > Seems they're setting up a satelite facility in my area, aerospace.....(
> > read--they got contracts theyre in trouble with at Boeing Portland )
> >
> > Supposedly moving a dozen or so tools here, and buying a handful more....
> >
> > ...BUT...
> >
> > Upon further questioning, I found they havent even settled onna location,
> > "about seven places we're looking at leasing"....start up is supposedly in
> > March of this year.
> >
> > I wished them well and then got back on my merry way.
> >
> > Fucking idiots.....topping the day, the guy at the desk just rolled his eyes
> > when I told him I use cad cam to do trig and I that I was kinda agitated in
> > his having wasted my time and his with my expecting an actual interview.
> >
> > http://www.amtnw.com/
> >
> > FWIW, the labor pool in aerospace is funny here, though it may take an utter
> > failure on their part to finally figure...see...DTI, QPM, and ( of course
> > Boeing ) already got's *almost* everyone that's worth a flying ***.
> >
> > --
> >
> > SVL

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