Eleven Reason Why I Wouldn't Hire You

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by Mark O’Toole - PR & content at HB Agency

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tHe real World aWaits.

You Young graduates storm tHe job boards.

Bushy-tailed and excited,

Never mind the color of your parachute, some of you have

no paraCHutes at all.

to a Hard landing.

And thAt cAn leAd

Employers know that not all grads are created

equal.

Sometimes we hire people like you into entry-level positions.

More often though, we don’t.

Because…

You are just

not the right fit.

A more impressive candidate captured our attention.

Or yOu are simply a victim Of sOme Other randOm event Out Of yOur

“I didn’t post that picture.”

But tOO many Of yOu whO had the skills and capaBilities tO make the cut Or get a secOnd interview Blew it.

in You te r br rv dis ou ie a gh wi st t Y ng ro ou sk us do il wn ls .

why?

Is it you?

yOur family suppOrt system?

ca Y re ou er r se sc rv ho ice o s s l’s ta ff ?

whatever the reason, there are consistent themes as to why you didn’t get the job.

This won’t be the first time you’ve heard these and it won’t be the last, but as your class flourishes shiny new resumes in front of prospective employers, here are the top reasons why I will never hire you.

1.

is longer than that of a 25-Year professional.

Your resume

I appreciate your desire to

showcase your classwork, high school accomplishments, extracurricular endeavors and your three marketing projects.

But I need

to see

clarity and definition in what you present.

Make it relevant, make it concise, make it focused.

“An overly long resume does not impress me.”

(A ridiculously short resume is equally dangerous. Did you do anything besides attend class?)

You didn’t prepare

for our interview.

You’re probably a better internet surfer than I am, so why didn’t you...