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February 25, 2005
Employee test
A friend of me applied for a job in Singapore. He was interested in the job and had the clear experience that was required.
Challenge was that he worked in a really great company but that there hasn't been too much personal and professional growth over the last year or so.
Subsequently, the thought of moving to a different company came.
Today, he is happy that he didn't go further. The company invited him to an interview, and he was told that he was shortlisted. Naturally, he was happy! But the day of the interview was inconvenient - he was a working guy, remember, and he would have to fly to Singapore from Kuala Lumpur.
So he sent an e-mail to the company and asked if it would be possible to have the first interview via telephone.
No response, the first day.
No response, the second day.
The third day, he sent another e-mail to the company to check, if may be, his first e-mail hadn't been received. The secretary replied that she had indeed received the mail, and forwarded it to management.
So he waited for them to come back to him.
He didn't go to Singapore and they didn't get back to him. He hasn't heart anything from them since.
He is happy that things worked out this way. The way a company treats a potential employee shows the internal values they exhibit. It looks as if this is a company where the values are not that high and courtesy is not very valued.
It is tough for an interested employee to evaluate a potential company. Websites are just like that - websites. Give away something but than, many are promotional.
May be this is a way to test a company. May be the next time you are in doubt, see how the company reacts to an inquiry from your side!
What do you think?
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Posted by Andreas at February 25, 2005 07:49 PM
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yup, you're right about that... i had a similar experience once.
i once submitted my resume to a company thru their website, and i got my reply "pretty" late - 6 freaking months to be exact...
peace out
Posted by: Nilesh at February 25, 2005 08:19 PM