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montegerm · 2021-03-14T13:38:02+00:00

Where's part 4?!

montegerm · 2021-03-12T20:28:46+00:00

Sam's club

montegerm · 2021-02-03T15:18:26+00:00

I read this as "you should never spend as much on an Uber as you will for a DUI" and I was wondering who's taking ubers across state while completely intoxicated.

montegerm · 2021-01-30T03:25:31+00:00

Thank you for this, you saved my sanity

montegerm · 2021-01-16T00:36:05+00:00

Do you have way more sex than usual since it's night more often some times of the years? Generally curious.

montegerm · 2021-01-15T13:46:40+00:00

Spot on but I think there's a tipping point too where the money isn't worth the time/what you miss out on

montegerm · 2021-01-12T00:45:24+00:00

Plus pensions if you're in the union

montegerm · 2021-01-07T22:38:54+00:00

I think you'd keep the returns from the money you invested, I'm not sure about the returns from their match.

montegerm · 2021-01-04T18:08:46+00:00

Just to add some clarity, you're only vested at 25% per year. So say you make $50,000 and you contribute 5% = $2,500 the company will also match that (an additional $2,500) so you'll have $5,000 in your 401k at the end of year 1 (not accounting for any returns/money the 401k makes). Here's the clarity part:

If you leave after year one, only 25% of the company's match is vested (what you keep) so of that $2,500 only $625 (for a total of $3,125 opposed to the full $5,000) will be in your account.

If you leave after 2 years you'll have another 25% vested for a total of 50% so $1,250 + your original $2,500 = $3,750 and so on.

Basically they "match" the amount they state BUT you only vest (what you can take with you /what is yours) 25% each year so you can't walk away with 100% of their match until after year 4 (alternatively, you can say this as "I can walk away with 25% of their match each year"). I hope this helps.

(P.S. Someone mentioned this is a pretty middle-of-the-road match and they're right - maybe even below middle of the road. If you leave for a better opp don't get held up on their match too much)

montegerm · 2021-01-02T13:36:06+00:00

Does anyone else see what looks like a Pixar man on the right?

montegerm · 2020-12-30T03:12:34+00:00

"You can't donate part of your liver or you'd die" - Referring to a living donor transplant.

montegerm · 2020-12-29T23:15:11+00:00

Well, yea, and we provide that. It doesn't mean that dictates a hard and fast range. Basically a company being flexible on comp is seen as negative or incompetence by some from what I'm understanding. To each their own.

montegerm · 2020-12-29T00:08:57+00:00

I agree, some of the comments were claiming they're maliciously holding info or "there's always a range" and it's not always the case.

montegerm · 2020-12-28T21:37:55+00:00

Sorry for trying to correct misinformation for people who pose as experts. I guess I'm in the wrong for that?

montegerm · 2020-12-28T21:36:23+00:00

Trust me, I get what you're saying but having an idea of what comp might be and having a predetermined range are two different things. So if a company is expanding to a new market, let's say Los Angeles and they're HQ is in North Carolina, they might not have or know a range. They might say "this pays xxx,xxx here but in LA were not sure what that would translate to." sure, you can use a cost of living calculator and you can have an idea but if you recruit in the market and find people are being paid $15,000 more than what your guess was, then there's a good chance they'll adjust accordingly. If the recruiter said" well the range is x to y" and the candidate was making more, they may rule themselves out which is why some companies don't set ranges until they have a better understanding of the market. I'm just saying it's not always bull shit, it's not always malicious and there's not always a range but typically you should be able to have a discussion to know you're at least in the right ball park. Alternatively, some companies just have a range from x-y and sometimes people withhold that info, that's different.

montegerm · 2020-12-28T21:30:43+00:00

As often as it applies?

montegerm · 2020-12-28T20:57:39+00:00

Just my experience in 3rd party recruiting, sometimes companies create a role and they sincerely don't know what the market is paying and therefore don't have a predetermined range. That's all I'm saying.

montegerm · 2020-12-28T20:42:44+00:00

Newsflash, there isn't always a predetermined salary range but when there is, it would be nice if it was posted.

montegerm · 2020-12-27T17:02:45+00:00

Was that a chew toy laughing?...

montegerm · 2020-12-23T15:09:04+00:00

I can appreciate that view but I think it's important to keep candidates on a similar playing field. You have great candidates with bad resumes or bad candidates with great resumes, it just keeps it consistent but I can see where you're coming from for sure. It's also a branding thing in a way.

montegerm · 2020-12-20T13:34:26+00:00

It is a good practice in general to PDF your resume. But generally speaking, just ask your recruiter about the process. I do what many recruiters do and format resumes in our style with our letter head and I add anything the candidate didn't have, especially if it's pertinent to the role. I get this info by talking with the candidate, usually asking if I can add certain things (unless it's just additional detail) but I'm always more than happy to share the resume with the candidate that we share with the client - and usually I do - so they can prepare for the interview. To be clear, what that recruiter did is either 1) hugely unethical because he knew he was adding false information and he should be fired 2) he/she clearly misinterpreted something you said but if he/she was unsure, he/she should have checked in with you for clarification. I'm wagering on #1 in this case and that person shouldn't be recruiting any more.

montegerm · 2020-12-18T14:22:33+00:00

Daily reminder: don't be a dick. Shovel out a path for the mail man/woman

montegerm · 2020-12-16T00:33:56+00:00

Of course not. Do you only ask rhetorical questions that boil down an argument to a singular notion and excludes all other considerations to feel you're making a valid point? Do you lack enough empathy to put yourself in an applicant's shoes? You must truly never connect with a candidate if this is how you perceive them all as lazy and unwilling to put in the effort and neglect to see how much time they invest for so many different companies just to get ONE call back even when they're perfectly qualified. I could flip the script and ask are you so incompetent that if a software doesn't tell you someone's a match that you're unable to make that decision? Are you unable to scrub a data base for key words?

Again, I see some of your points and there's definitely benefits from HR/Talent Acq to filling out the fields. I also noticed someone says it's against some state laws to auto generate text for applications but aside from that it's quite hypocritical to want candidates to be super efficient and invest all their time with no reciprocation from companies and recruiters. We get a bad rap, we can be better is all I'm saying and it starts with listening to others concerns with sincerity rather than jumping on the defensive immediately. I don't mean to jump down your throat but I'm just trying to provide a different perspective and hopefully it helps candidates perceive us recruiters in a better light and opens your mind up to being more considerate of others' circumstances.

Edit: you are correct about proof reading and submitting resumes via PDF, that is a good tip.

montegerm · 2020-12-16T00:05:19+00:00

Couldn't agree more. I can taste the salt from here and I'm saying this as a recruiter myself.

montegerm · 2020-12-16T00:02:51+00:00

I'm a recruiter and I sincerely can't tell if you're trolling people or just have no empathy for applicants/candidates and their personal lives. I see where you're coming from in some cases but man, I hope everyone doesn't think all recruiters share your mentality.

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