Learning Reflections

I cannot believe that people put misleading information on a resume. That just seems to just defeat the purpose of a resume. What if everyone did that? No one would ever ask for a resume from an applicant ever again. I feel that honesty is the best policy and if a person doesn’t have the integrity to put the truth on paper then they shouldn’t get the job. I know that resumes are a way to sell yourself to the employer but I feel that they should be a good representation of the applicant.

I was talking with my cousin just recently and she was telling me that she has been on a panel that has done some interviews and she was grateful to have other people with her. It makes the interview less stressful on the person doing the hiring. It also gives the hiring company legal protection. They can have multiple opinions on who should be hired rather than just having one. Taking notes during the interview is also important so you can go back and say why you did not hire a certain person. My cousin said that one of the applicants that she was interviewing called back after she found out that she wasn’t hired. She demanded to know why she wasn’t hired because she felt that she was the most qualified person. My cousin was able to go back to the notes that were taken and tell her which statements they felt were red flags for the position. It was a group decision and not just a personal one.