Job ad requests

**the-ugly-one** · 11th March 2006 20:32

Originally Posted by LDMA

Perhaps you need to get your facts straight first Ugly.

This is more an exercise in reading the job ads and following the instructions on them to match my own demands than anything else.

You are looking for a teacher though NOT a secretary for fucks sake!

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Re: Job ad requests

Originally Posted by LDMA

I don't want to sound up my arse here, but if a recruiter has made some simple, specific requests in it's ad is it not fair to assume that those who ignore them are just not worth even bothering with?

No comment.

**kenkannif** · 12th March 2006 09:17

Originally Posted by LDMA

and I'd like to think on a discussion board all members are entitled to express their views about such features whatever their status with the site.

Yeah me too

**the-ugly-one** · 12th March 2006 09:27

That's a great view of yours there KK - do you care to expand a little...

anyway, what rock have you been hiding under?

**kenkannif** · 12th March 2006 09:30

Private joke mate, sorry!

Nope don't care to at all

The small brown one in your back garden. More's the point WTF have you been geezer???

Nice briefly speaking with you the other day!

**the-ugly-one** · 12th March 2006 09:51

Well I did a visa run to Malaysia and also went to Pattaya so not on-line here much.

I meant what's happened to your presence at the TD?

Yes , good to make contact albeit brief :smile:

**kenkannif** · 12th March 2006 10:17

I don't think my presence is really wanted at TD mate

When it stops being fun and that chap!

Did you get your Visa okay and that???

**keeshou** · 12th March 2006 10:23

Originally Posted by LDMA

In my latest job ad, I requested that applicants attatched a properly formatted resume rather than just giving me a link to the Ajarn DB, which as I've mentioned before prints out badly and doesn't give me much insight into the type of person applying.

So far out of the 15 applicants who have replied, in the last 2 days, some 10 of them have ignored my instructions and sent me Ajarn DB resumes. Some didn't even write a cover note.

Is it that they're just not reading the job ads, or do they not even have a proper CV written out on their computers or handydrives.

I don't want to sound up my arse here, but if a recruiter has made some simple, specific requests in it's ad is it not fair to assume that those who ignore them are just not worth even bothering with?

It seems a case of 'click, click, click, one of these places is bound to reply.'
I've contacted some and they're often not even aware that they applied for the job.

The only problem with attachments is you run the risk of viruses. Also some people send huge files wich can clog up your bandwidth.

Macro viruses are some of the most difficult to remove. I had one implant itself into my computers "BIOS" and it took about a week to remove.

**the-ugly-one** · 12th March 2006 10:26

Originally Posted by kenkannif

I don't think my presence is really wanted at TD mate

You're wrong about that old fellow, of course it's wanted there! :chug:

Did you get your Visa okay and that???

yes, got a double tourist - took 2 days -2000B.

Come back home - fuck you know who , he's just a troll.

**kenkannif** · 12th March 2006 10:27

Yeah that's why I don't like attachmments I must admit.

Let me see what you got etc. and then you can show a nice fluffy C/V or resume at the appointment etc.

It's when they send like 20 page ones that pisses me off! I don't really care if you had a paper round in like 1934

Not relevant!!!

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Originally Posted by the-ugly-one

Originally Posted by kenkannif

I don't think my presence is really wanted at TD mate

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You're wrong about that old fellow, of course it's wanted there! :chug:

[code]Did you get your Visa okay and that???

yes, got a double tourist - took 2 days -2000B.

Cool!

Come back home - fruit Smeg , he's just a troll.

Nowt to do with him really mate!

**the-ugly-one** · 12th March 2006 10:41

You're a bit quick on the draw today - you quoted my bastardised post before I had a chance to tidy it up!

**kenkannif** · 12th March 2006 10:43

Yeah it's Sunday mate and I went to bed early yesterday so raring to go.

Let's not go to off topic...by all means PM me or talk shite where it's okay to talk shite (i.e. not in this sensible room).

**PeaceBlondie** · 12th March 2006 12:32

What LDMA, Wangsuda, kenkaniff and others are talking about, in most cases, are decently phrased ads written or edited by native speaking TEFLers. The Thai ajarns or their cleaning ladies, who send most of the ads to Phil, are semi-literate in business English and you're lucky to understand the ad or the job.

It's a sad commentary that so many ads on the database are poorly written, and another sad commentary that so many job applicants can't read and follow well-written ads.