Friday, September 08, 2006
Perspective, from my angle.
Apparently I had intended to blog about this interview I had with a job seeker who walked into our office the other day. That was my first time interviewing an ex-convict, well not exactly convict, since he was admitted to a Boy’s Home. It felt kinda jittery; honestly, I feel I do better with Executives still.
Anyway, sometimes we can’t help but be lil' superstitious in our line. We are always very conscious about jinxing stuff. I guess it’s bcoz we have seen too many coincidences on the job, and inevitably feeling kinda freaked about it.
Recently, I seem to be getting lotsa candidates of considerable age.
This can’t be good.
Normally they come to mi feeling down, pessimistic & need loads of counseling and consoling.
That can’t be good either.
I can understand why dey feel so jaded but honestly speaking, I can also see why the situation for dem is so difficult to improve.
For starters, I ought to be very practical in saying dat, as a Pte Ltd company in the service industry, our main concern remains at profit-making for the company.
At the risk of sounding like a stone-hearted corporate bitch, it is beyond our means to alter the market situation in a bid to help the senior candidates as we are not akin to charitable or governmental organizations where dey can afford not to allow profit to become their main reason of existence.
We, as the company’s employees, are still keener to meet candidates with better market value in a nutshell. Sorry to say dat, but it’s true.
To us, time is money.
At the same time, I think there r reli better places for them to go, if dey genuinely need assistance. Like FSCs & WDA.
Of course, ageism shud never be advocated, it’s gonna be everybody’s turn in no time anyway! Growing old is reli not a disease & we wished employers could see that.
One day when dis materialises, this category of people could then become employable again & Recruiters can then widen the supply pool to mit the demand.
As much as we wanna be philanthropic & idealistic about it, there is reli minimal stuff we can do now.
As a 3rd party, I see older folks coming to us in utmost despair & frustration and the best I can do is to hear them out, since many of them are singles & residing alone. I guess sometimes, people just need an outlet versus a solution.
However, I do encounter some of the older folks who are not helping themselves to help the situation. Dey simply blame the government for not helping, the employers for being mean, the high cost of living & the society for being dis way.
Of course, anything but demselves.
It seems like the circumstances here are pretty much the same as in US; in every situation, it is always somebody else’s fault.
But then again, do we all not have people like dat crossing our path?
And how sure r we, dat we r not just like these people whom we point our fingers at?
Just food for thought.
Have a good weekend. :) ¶ J poppycocked at 6:46:00 PM
Anyway, sometimes we can’t help but be lil' superstitious in our line. We are always very conscious about jinxing stuff. I guess it’s bcoz we have seen too many coincidences on the job, and inevitably feeling kinda freaked about it.
Recently, I seem to be getting lotsa candidates of considerable age.
This can’t be good.
Normally they come to mi feeling down, pessimistic & need loads of counseling and consoling.
That can’t be good either.
I can understand why dey feel so jaded but honestly speaking, I can also see why the situation for dem is so difficult to improve.
For starters, I ought to be very practical in saying dat, as a Pte Ltd company in the service industry, our main concern remains at profit-making for the company.
At the risk of sounding like a stone-hearted corporate bitch, it is beyond our means to alter the market situation in a bid to help the senior candidates as we are not akin to charitable or governmental organizations where dey can afford not to allow profit to become their main reason of existence.
We, as the company’s employees, are still keener to meet candidates with better market value in a nutshell. Sorry to say dat, but it’s true.
To us, time is money.
At the same time, I think there r reli better places for them to go, if dey genuinely need assistance. Like FSCs & WDA.
Of course, ageism shud never be advocated, it’s gonna be everybody’s turn in no time anyway! Growing old is reli not a disease & we wished employers could see that.
One day when dis materialises, this category of people could then become employable again & Recruiters can then widen the supply pool to mit the demand.
As much as we wanna be philanthropic & idealistic about it, there is reli minimal stuff we can do now.
As a 3rd party, I see older folks coming to us in utmost despair & frustration and the best I can do is to hear them out, since many of them are singles & residing alone. I guess sometimes, people just need an outlet versus a solution.
However, I do encounter some of the older folks who are not helping themselves to help the situation. Dey simply blame the government for not helping, the employers for being mean, the high cost of living & the society for being dis way.
Of course, anything but demselves.
It seems like the circumstances here are pretty much the same as in US; in every situation, it is always somebody else’s fault.
But then again, do we all not have people like dat crossing our path?
And how sure r we, dat we r not just like these people whom we point our fingers at?
Just food for thought.
Have a good weekend. :) ¶ J poppycocked at 6:46:00 PM