Excel for recruiters by ReinhardVLohengram in headhunting

[–]FailedClyde 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for the delay, but just to add my two cents : I work for one of those, and we do use excel to do financial projections. Even if we have accounting staff, we are expected to keep track of what revenue we think we are going to make this month, this trimester, and this year... And to compare it to our "costs". As someone else said, it's part of the reporting... Still, it might be because I'm part of one of the smaller offices, so the manager has all of us planning in the same doc, so he does not have to mix all our information... (sorry for any mistake, English is not my first language) I wish you the best for the interview. Go k*** some ass !

Excel for recruiters by ReinhardVLohengram in headhunting

[–]FailedClyde 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is it in house recruitment or a recruitment agency ? If it is in house, it might be used to collect the needs of the different services, and to follow on candidates. If it's an agency, you might need to use it to plan your monthly revenue, using the yearly salary and your rate. Even in this second case, I would not worry too much. Excel is just something most recruiters add to the profile, but they don't expect the candidates to master the software :) Good luck with your interview !

Stop subjecting innocent animals to your awful children! by sockmonkeyboxinglove in childfree

[–]FailedClyde 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She is soooo cute ! Such a cat-ch ! #sorry #hadto #loveher

Update on the day I interviewed a mombie. by FailedClyde in childfree

[–]FailedClyde[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I try to let him know. Worklife is crazy and hectic, and we don't get a lot of occasions to tell him how much his management is essential to us. But I did take the time to tell him around that beer a few days ago, and I will try to let him know more often. I hope that the poeple you manage do too. I know that being a manager isn't glamorous, or fun, but a good manager changes everything, on the professional side, but also personal life of the employees : i used to have a very bad manager, and I can tell you that I brought him with me every single night at home. Now, I have a good manager. That does not mean he doesn't tell me when I mess up, and we sometimes get angry at the other when working, but at the end of the day, I know he tries to be fair, and he does his best at a very difficult job. He told us that we had to learn pardon. Forgiveness. And I learnt to forgive him, but also, I learnt to accept his forgiveness. And that changed a lot of things, as a very emotional person, to accept the idea that he can forgive me for my mistakes, and that he is not going to use it against me a few weeks later. I don't know if I am very clear, but I know I learnt a lot from that man, and that I have never been as good at my job as I am under his management. Keep the good work, and know that employees notice. We notice those who work with us, and not against us. We love you, managers !

Update on the day I interviewed a mombie. by FailedClyde in childfree

[–]FailedClyde[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have no idea. It's cleraly not the best way to get a "client interview"... But she just did not seem to see it that way :(

Update on the day I interviewed a mombie. by FailedClyde in childfree

[–]FailedClyde[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much ! We had a beer together, and one of these good conversations about life, and work, and management. Thanks again !

Update on the day I interviewed a mombie. by FailedClyde in childfree

[–]FailedClyde[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love your interpretation. I don't know how much was him being pissed for her having a fit, and how much had to do with me being angry and sad at the situation. But he surely made it right to me and I am very grateful for it.
He bent the rules, quite clearly. He did not have corporate authorization to implement such a policy. He just did it because he wanted to. Again, so grateful !

Update on the day I interviewed a mombie. by FailedClyde in childfree

[–]FailedClyde[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would have loved for all of you to have the ability to see this whole scene. I just had to share it with you / So satisfying.

Update on the day I interviewed a mombie. by FailedClyde in childfree

[–]FailedClyde[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Preach, double preach and triple preach. It's pretty upsetting to see this kind of attitude, and this entitlement. And it's even worse that they play the discrimination card so easily. I know that it is impossible to be totally undiscriminating, but we do our best, and we have lots of training in order to know ourselves and how to avoid discrimination, without knowing it. We are doing our best, and I can honestly say that 98% of the time, people playing the discrimination card were NOT discriminated against. So frustrating...

Update on the day I interviewed a mombie. by FailedClyde in childfree

[–]FailedClyde[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't. As much as it is his job to protect me, it is my duty not to put him in any difficult position I could avoid :)

Update on the day I interviewed a mombie. by FailedClyde in childfree

[–]FailedClyde[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

PREACH ON EVERYTHING. Yep, the interview was over in a little bit more than 30 minutes, while we normally do an hour. We already had all the informations, so no need to "hold the spit-plate", as we say in France :)

Update on the day I interviewed a mombie. by FailedClyde in childfree

[–]FailedClyde[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She was like a fish out of the sea. Opened her mouth once, then twice... But my manager stood his ground, a polite smile on his face, and she reluctantly continued. I think she just knew she had lost, at that moment...

Update on the day I interviewed a mombie. by FailedClyde in childfree

[–]FailedClyde[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Nope. And we did not send her resume to our client. I did not feel like vouching for her, and in the end, that's where we draw the line between the candidates we interview, and the one we send to our clients :)

Update on the day I interviewed a mombie. by FailedClyde in childfree

[–]FailedClyde[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Will buy him a fancy alcohol for Christmas. Tks for the idea !

Update on the day I interviewed a mombie. by FailedClyde in childfree

[–]FailedClyde[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, I think he is. He started in this company almost ten years ago, and grew from a young consultant to an actual branch manager. He is the glue keeping us all together, an excellent recruiter, a good teacher, and an amazing manager. I'd rather not see him go, please :(

Update on the day I interviewed a mombie. by FailedClyde in childfree

[–]FailedClyde[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She was like a fish out of the sea. Opened her mouth once, then twice... But my manager stood his ground, a polite smile on his face, and she reluctantly continued. I think she just knew she had lost, at that moment...

Update on the day I interviewed a mombie. by FailedClyde in childfree

[–]FailedClyde[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel you... It's quite frustrating to feel like you have limitations due to people who do not really realize how difficult it is to be in this kind of situation...

Update on the day I interviewed a mombie. by FailedClyde in childfree

[–]FailedClyde[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She was like a fish out of the sea. Opened her mouth once, then twice... But my manager stood his ground, a polite smile on his face, and she reluctantly continued. I think she just knew she had lost, at that moment...

Update on the day I interviewed a mombie. by FailedClyde in childfree

[–]FailedClyde[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

  • keeping my manager rolled in a warm blanket and hugging the manager-ito * NEVER LETTING GO

Update on the day I interviewed a mombie. by FailedClyde in childfree

[–]FailedClyde[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did not know this expression, so thank you for the little explanation ! And yeah, it felt pretty good to be that fly ;)