Cleveland "Job Bank Mother" sends nasty rejection e-mail to jobseeker

[MakeDigitalLove]

I'd be looking at job applicant's Facebook and Twitter account immediately if I had to employ someone

Good thing you are not in charge of hiring people.

 

[pat grimshaw]

Facebook and Twitter are quicker and cheaper than these

 

[eastofeden]

The first thing I thought...how long has she been saving THAT one up for. I suspect she has had "issues" long before she penned this beauty.

 

[Gentleheart]

The first thing I thought...how long has she been saving THAT one up for. I suspect she has had "issues" long before she penned this beauty.

yeah, she's the archetype of the person that makes some people apprehensive about networking.

 

[pat grimshaw]

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http://www.humanmetrics.com/hr/business/preemploymenttesting.aspx

http://www.asktheheadhunter.com/gv000802.htm

 

[eastofeden]

yeah, she's the archetype of the person that makes some people apprehensive about networking.

One other thing...she won't ever need to wear a sign that says I REALLY REALLY REALLY NEED TO GET LAID...anyone who reads her response will figure it out before she does.

 

[brokegayguy]

Facebook and Twitter are quicker and cheaper than these

I actually sat through this...

The first thing I thought...how long has she been saving THAT one up for. I suspect she has had "issues" long before she penned this beauty.

I work in HR, Mekota's letter is actually pretty standard with all the emails and cover letters we get. She definitely could have written it better, but I've seen worse.

If Blazek really is the bigshot she implies that she is (960 connections and 7300 subscribers), then it's likely she's seen this type of email plenty. So the fact that she reacted in this way points to some serious mental issues. That really terrifies me, that someone who wields this kind of job power is that fucking deranged

It's no wonder nobody in my generation can get a job. I sincerely hope she's unemployed by now.

 

[rareboy]

Blazek is a total batshit crazy cunt from what I can make out here.

 

[MakeDigitalLove]

Facebook and Twitter

Neither of those sites can give you good insight on a persons work ethics.

Stop derailing the topic comrad.

 

[blackbeltninja]

I believe the thing at LinkedIn, when you try to connect with someone specifically, says "IMPORTANT: only invite people you know well and who know you," with an explanation as to why this is the case.

Doesn't matter that the applicant wrote a nice letter as part of her attempt to connect; job-seeker clearly doesn't read, or doesn't think it applies to her. I'm with Blazek on this one, although I'd have been less emotional in my response.

-d-

 

[Gentleheart]

I like these quote from one of the comments sections below the articles:

Though I ,certainly do not condone Kelly Blazek's actions, she is merely enunciating the attitudes of Human Resource Departments and the "professionals" running them. Stupid repetitive questions, interviewers who are disinterested, telephone calls never returned, and no follow up, not even a letter of rejection is the norm. Instead of treating applicants as potential customers they are treated as nuisances.

She is exactly what is wrong with Corporate America today. Clearly Kelly has forgotten that, at one time, she too was a young job seeker in her field and needed a connection to help her out. In reading a lot about this, she likes to point out there isn't another job bank in the area. She is SO full of herself, I can only hope someone starts one and all of her precious contacts jump ship and go there. She apologized . . . BIG DEAL, it's pretty clear she has acted like this many times before. If this had not gone viral and incited a firestorm of criticism I would bet she would be at home right now looking into a mirror asking who the fairest in NE Ohio is and pounding out the same old tired snarkey responses to people seeking her help. What a tool bag!

 

[whitedavo]

I definitely wouldn't have taken her to church but LinkedIn is very much a "what can you do for me?" type of situation. You can't run up on someone who is really experienced and expect to be in with them in a business setting.

 

[borg69unimatrix]

As a business owner I can say she did neither herself nor her business any favours in her response.

She could just as easily said " Your proposal is of no real benefit to my business, so I must decline your offer........thank you for your consideration". Instead, what she did was put herself and her business in a bad light.

As to "this generations sense of entitlement" I see it all the time. I've had people come in to fill out an application dressed like slobs, no communication skills, spotty if any job history...........yet think they should be hired, at top dollar, ...just because.

I believe the thing at LinkedIn, when you try to connect with someone specifically, says "IMPORTANT: only invite people you know well and who know you," with an explanation as to why this is the case.

Doesn't matter that the applicant wrote a nice letter as part of her attempt to connect; job-seeker clearly doesn't read, or doesn't think it applies to her. I'm with Blazek on this one, although I'd have been less emotional in my response.

-d-

I agree with these... while I think the response was a bit over the top rude, as someone in the HR dept I see a lot of unqualified, unprofessional people expecting to just slip in at top pay who can barely fill out an application.

The line that really rubbed me wrong was the one about helping animals. While commendable, what does it have to do with her qualifications for employment in communications? It seemed like a Miss America pageant answer bent on pulling a sympathy vote.

 

[xbuzzerx]

I agree with these... while I think the response was a bit over the top rude, as someone in the HR dept I see a lot of unqualified, unprofessional people expecting to just slip in at top pay who can barely fill out an application.

The line that really rubbed me wrong was the one about helping animals. While commendable, what does it have to do with her qualifications for employment in communications? It seemed like a Miss America pageant answer bent on pulling a sympathy vote.

But that's the thing, it's an application. I don't know why people would feel personally put upon or offended that someone they don't feel is qualified sent in an application for something. I am involved in HR, hiring, and interviews too. I can't see this reaction as anything other than someone a little too high on their own feeling of power. I get unqualified applicants for every single job we ever advertise. I never feel any kind of need whatsoever to "put someone in their place" for sending me an application when they might miss a few of the requirements or are applying a little bit above the level their resume is qualified for. I also too keenly remember being in the situation of feeling like "everyone demands a lot of experience-- how are you supposed to get it if no one will hire you without it?"

 

[borg69unimatrix]

But that's the thing, it's an application. I don't know why people would feel personally put upon or offended that someone they don't feel is qualified sent in an application for something. I am involved in HR, hiring, and interviews too. I can't see this reaction as anything other than someone a little too high on their own feeling of power. I get unqualified applicants for every single job we ever advertise. I never feel any kind of need whatsoever to "put someone in their place" for sending me an application when they might miss a few of the requirements or are applying a little bit above the level their resume is qualified for. I also too keenly remember being in the situation of feeling like "everyone demands a lot of experience-- how are you supposed to get it if no one will hire you without it?"

Well... as I said I am on the fence and can see both sides, and have been on both sides offering employment, and groveling for it. Throw in generational differences in procedures and technology and there's bound to be some clashing of personalities.

Employees not following directions is one of my biggest pet peeves. An example is when they move and don't notify me with an address change, which is their responsibility. Then I get 50 phone calls bitching at the last minute because they didn't get their W-2's and expect me to drop everything and pull it out of my ass for them on the spot.

I wonder how many requests the woman in power gets on a daily basis.

 

[Kulindahr]

You know what kills me about people like this lady? They'd just as quickly be the first one to line up and say that a young jobseeker struggling to get anywhere in the job market probably lacks initiative and needs to exercise some ingenuity and creativity. When this jobseeker did exactly that, then it's an entitlement mindset.

The jobseeker was guilty of nothing more egregious than of following the saying "it doesn't hurt to ask."

Wait wait wait...that's it? THIS is the letter the cunt got all bent out of shape over? She sees THIS of all things as entitlement and an inappropriate request for her so-called 900 contacts?

Seriously!?

The first thing I thought...how long has she been saving THAT one up for. I suspect she has had "issues" long before she penned this beauty.

I like these quote from one of the comments sections below the articles:

Though I ,certainly do not condone Kelly Blazek's actions, she is merely enunciating the attitudes of Human Resource Departments and the "professionals" running them. Stupid repetitive questions, interviewers who are disinterested, telephone calls never returned, and no follow up, not even a letter of rejection is the norm. Instead of treating applicants as potential customers they are treated as nuisances.

She is exactly what is wrong with Corporate America today. Clearly Kelly has forgotten that, at one time, she too was a young job seeker in her field and needed a connection to help her out. In reading a lot about this, she likes to point out there isn't another job bank in the area. She is SO full of herself, I can only hope someone starts one and all of her precious contacts jump ship and go there. She apologized . . . BIG DEAL, it's pretty clear she has acted like this many times before. If this had not gone viral and incited a firestorm of criticism I would bet she would be at home right now looking into a mirror asking who the fairest in NE Ohio is and pounding out the same old tired snarkey responses to people seeking her help. What a tool bag!

These, especially what I put in bold italics.

The interesting thing to me is that I know a business in town which treats applicants with the same attitude, and can compare it to one where employee interviews are done over lunch by the boss (paid for by the boss). Morale at the first business sucks, as does the attitude of employees to customers, but morale at the second is high, and customers are treated almost like part of one big family. It's pretty evident to me that her attitude isn't just rude but is counterproductive.

 

[Kulindahr]

I definitely wouldn't have taken her to church but LinkedIn is very much a "what can you do for me?" type of situation. You can't run up on someone who is really experienced and expect to be in with them in a business setting.

I used LinkedIn for a while but got tired of requests from people I barely knew, who seemed to assume that because we had some anemic personal connection I'd recommend them to others. It became more of a pain than a help.

 

[Kulindahr]

But that's the thing, it's an application. I don't know why people would feel personally put upon or offended that someone they don't feel is qualified sent in an application for something. I am involved in HR, hiring, and interviews too. I can't see this reaction as anything other than someone a little too high on their own feeling of power. I get unqualified applicants for every single job we ever advertise. I never feel any kind of need whatsoever to "put someone in their place" for sending me an application when they might miss a few of the requirements or are applying a little bit above the level their resume is qualified for. I also too keenly remember being in the situation of feeling like "everyone demands a lot of experience-- how are you supposed to get it if no one will hire you without it?"

There's something I loved about one of the church elders when I was in Miami: his personality was like that of a very good coach and mentor, and he deliberately hired people with no experience and helped them build good character for work. He was almost as interested in effectively running a sort of training school to give people experience as making a profit -- but the attitude he inculcated actually made his business more successful, and when one of his young employees "graduated", other employers were eager to get them.

 

[Kulindahr]

Well... as I said I am on the fence and can see both sides, and have been on both sides offering employment, and groveling for it. Throw in generational differences in procedures and technology and there's bound to be some clashing of personalities.

Employees not following directions is one of my biggest pet peeves. An example is when they move and don't notify me with an address change, which is their responsibility. Then I get 50 phone calls bitching at the last minute because they didn't get their W-2's and expect me to drop everything and pull it out of my ass for them on the spot.

I wonder how many requests the woman in power gets on a daily basis.

LOL

I had a job where one of the supervisors got stuck with dealing with the address change and such things. She arrived early at work one day and took over the break room right up till the first break of the day. She'd rearranged everything and right by the TV had put in a poster listing all the obligations of the employees, and a rack with forms she'd designed for everything from address change to suggestions for the workplace.

 

[MakeDigitalLove]

I don't understand how anyone can agree with the response at all.

Understandable to deny someone a job, but this women not only did that but seemed to enjoy denying it while rubbing it in, mocking the applicant and insulting her. That is beyond un-professional. Getting applications from people who are not qualified doesn't mean you should be a fucking asshole in a response.