How to Piss Off an HR Assistant
To preface this story, you know those form emails you get to let you know that you’re no longer being considered for a job? The ones with the plain, boring text that say “Thanks, but we’re considering other candidates who more closely meet our needs at this time,” and “Please do not respond – this email address is not monitored.” Well, here’s a dirty little secret – we do monitor those…
So when you reply to that message saying something snarky like, “How much better qualified can you get?!” – I see that! And now I’ve permanently blacklisted you from my company and forwarded your message on to the rest of my department so that they can laugh at you. Do you feel better now?
Oh, and as a side note – the guy who actually emailed this to me this morning didn’t even bother to take the time to research my company. Yes, he was perfectly qualified – for an entirely unrelated field that just happens to have a similar name. Nice going, buddy!
It should go without saying that any time you interact with HR, you should be on your best behavior. Channel your mother, church Sundays or whatever else you need to do to stay on your toes whenever you’re dropping off your resume, emailing or calling my department or receiving news that you didn’t get a job. Yes, I know the job market sucks and it sucks to get turned down for jobs that you really want. If I could, I’d give everyone a job – believe me, you should hear some of the sob stories out there. But really, find other ways to take out your agressio and frustration beyond emailing me snide comments!
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