Haha, I noticed the poor grammar of the advert too, but thought better than to mention it. In an online discussion of spelling/grammar everybody loses in the end ;-)
Interesting to see the range of opinions here. I totally understand the frustration of the manager / recruiter, but I personally think it'll fail to deter the poor quality applicants in the slightest.
When I first recruited and hadn't learned the pitfalls, I remember spending 20+ minutes on the phone with a promising candidate only to discover he was only interested in contracting for what was very clearly described as a perm role. I cursed myself and politely thanked him for wasting both our time. He applied to the very next perm role that came out too...
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Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
We will take Mr Bright, plenty of conveniences to be cleaned on the basement floor.
We like to feel that we are cutting edge cool here
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Originally posted by DannyBrightPerhaps the manager can allow himself to behave arrogantly, because they company realy cool.
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Originally posted by Bee View PostIt's not professional sent a CV with spelling and grammar errors, but there is some job spec that is not perfect and this one is one of them, ironic.
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Originally posted by Bee View PostIt's not professional sent a CV with spelling and grammar errors, but there is some job spec that is not perfect and this one is one of them, ironic.
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Originally posted by Bee View PostI would say to both if you don't have anything constructive to say don't say anything.
Maybe try taking a leaf out of your own book first
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Originally posted by Bee View PostIt's not professional sent a CV with spelling and grammar errors, but there is some job spec that is not perfect and this one is one of them, ironic.
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It's not professional sent a CV with spelling and grammar errors, but there is some job spec that is not perfect and this one is one of them, ironic.
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Last year I started a thread asking why there were so many BAs out there, as I'd seen adverts with more than 300 applicants. I'm not a BA by the way, I think I was nosing around at the time.
One person responded that they had been trying to recruit a permie BA at his place but were deluged by "chancers with little or no experience". He mentioned it was common for a business person to be seconded onto a project for 6 months, and then try and pass themselves off as a BA to another organisation. Seems to me under those circumstances the recruiter is quite reasonably trying to save themselves a load of work and grief.
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Originally posted by jmo21 View PostFor someone to write that, they must be pretty frustrated with the type of CV they get for BA roles.
In fact I usually end up providing more value to the required analysis than most BAs.
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Maybe this job spec just gives you some kind of idea about the kind of competition you're up against?
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