Things To Scratch Off Your CV

April 26, 2012 by Brown Shuga

I read an interesting article on Forbes.com about words that you need to take off your CV and it got me thinking about my CV and how I’ve never really paid attention to it, even though as a Recruiter, I am well aware of what puts me off a Job Application. If you aren’t using a recruitment agency to help you find a job then you have to do your own CV and it’s one of those boring tasks but sadly, it can also be the key to getting (or not getting) your dream job.

I know we have readers who are job hunting or looking to change jobs so, if you are in the corporate world… here are the 5 things that Forbes suggests you strike off your CV: With my commentary, of course.

1. Career Objective

“Career objective: To obtain a position as a [insert job title here] that leverages my skills and experience as well as provides a challenging environment that promotes growth.”

Yawn. This is not only boring, it’s ineffective (and sounds a little juvenile, to boot). The top of your resume is prime real estate, and it needs to grab a hiring manager’s attention with a list of your top accomplishments, not a summary of what you hope to get out of your next position.

I agree with this…. even though, I too, at one point had this on mine. I’ve found that the best thing to do after listing your personal details is to list a summary of jobs you’ve held undear these headings… e.g.

Company —- Position Held —– Dates—–

So what you need covered is:

Name
Contact Details
Career Summary
Education
Work Experience ( Job Title, Responsibilities, Dates, Reason for leaving)

I once saw a CV that had a line on top that says “This CV is a confidential document and should be treated as such.” I was like “heh bathong! Next!”

And guys, I still can’t believe there are people who forget to put their telephone numbers on their CVs. Worse if you faxed it (peoople still use fax)…

2. Experienced

You can be “experienced” in something after you’ve done it once—or every day for the past 10 years. So drop this nebulous term and be specific. If, for example, you’re a Client Report Specialist, using a phrase such as “Experienced in developing client reports” is both vague and redundant. But sharing that you “Created five customized weekly reports to analyze repeat client sales activity”—now that gives the reader a better idea of where exactly this so-called experience lies, with some actual results attached.

LOL well, I didn’t really think about it this way but their explanation makes sense because when you go to an interview you are always asked to give examples of when you did stuff and it’s hard to think on your feet or remember specific details when you are asked this in the interview (because you are nervous) so listing these will prompt the interview to just ask you to tell them more about what you’ve already listed.

3. Team Player

If you’ve ever created an online dating profile, you know that you don’t just say that you’re nice and funny—you craft a fun, witty profile that shows it. Same goes for your resume: It’s much more effective to list activities or accomplishments that portray your good qualities in action than to simply claim to have them.

Instead of “team player,” say “Led project team of 10 to develop a new system for distributing reports that reduced the time for managers to receive reports by 25%.” Using a specific example, you show what you can actually accomplish. But simply labeling yourself with a quality? Not so much.

Yeah man, if it’s not team player it’s “dedicated, loyal”, meanwhile your work history tells a different story … you being a job hopper. Bese we wonder what exactly this “loyalty”is.

4. Dynamic

While resumes are meant to highlight your best attributes, some personality traits are better left to the hiring manager to decide upon for herself. There is a difference between appropriately and accurately describing your work skills and just tooting your own horn. Plus, even the most introverted wallflower will claim to be “dynamic” on a piece of paper because, well, why not? When it comes to resumes, keep the content quantifiable, show tangible results and successes, and wait until the interview to show off your “dynamism,” “enthusiasm,” or “energy.”

Heheh I agree. Like people who say they excellent communicators but get to the interview and can’t even express themselves.

5. References Available Upon Request

All this phrase really does is take up valuable space. If a company wants to hire you, they will ask you for references—and they will assume that you have them. There’s no need to address the obvious (and doing so might even make you look a little presumptuous!). Use the space to give more details about your talents and accomplishments instead.

*goes to CV to delete this line*

Truth is different recruiters look for different things and there is not a single format that they will all agree on but one thing is for sure, however you do it, some things just aren’t necessary.

I’ve seen people put pictures on their CVs, I wouldn’t advise that, unless it’s requested.

Source: Forbes.com

I will do a separate piece on Interviews but u can’t get away with not looking the interviewer in the eye. The best way is to find the nicest person in the panel and look at them most of the time when u are answering but the general rule is to start by looking at the person who asked the question, and end off your answer by settling your eyes back at them. No staring!! Hehehe

Jahara on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 6:32 am

@sarita work exp & career sum is one thing.
@lamar,meaning u will be chairperson at interviews? If so then it means uv been part of the panel before,right? So if that’s the case then,ur job as chair is to ensure that a candidate is free of nervous tension. U can start by passing up humorous conversation regarding the interview(this will also help u). Also get advise from other colleagues who’ve chaired before. Otherwise if u don’t ur character will impact on the quality of ur interviews which will affect ur company,positively & negatively.

On topic:
The career objective part. It isn’t supposed to be about u. Iv seen a lot of resumes with that field & they summarise what they can do for the company. 1st time seeing that version where its about u.
On career summary:
People have a tendency of doing different jobs,ie call centre agent,cashier,waitress,etc,& when they apply for a job they include all of those! No! This confuses employers! Its like u don’t know what u want in ur career. So if for example u apply for a bookkeeping position,u can include cashier and highlight the relevant bookkeeping attributes uv gained from those other irrelevant jobs.

Very interesting article @BS.

Brown Shuga on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 6:43 am

Oh sorry LamarOdom, didn’t see your question properly, then Jahara’s comment covers your response. Spot on Jahara

RexonaABC on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 6:54 am

Thank you @ BS, I ll be job hunting in 2 months time.
Ba2ng, interviews can be very sressful, my very very first job, I was so nervous during the interview that I said” I am very dependent and also I am team leader” but actually I wanted to say team player and when necessary i can be independent, but you know because God prepared that job for me, I got it, but then i gained a nickname of team leader.
@Lamar, LOL, may I be your first applicant cos I wanna see you shaking, when I look straight in your eyes *ka dlala*

RexonaABC on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 6:57 am

Guys how about dress code for interviews, cos hei sometimes batho ba faka best of the best.

lwandie on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 7:26 am

Nice article BS
…just to add:
-keep your CV short enough,anything beyond 2 pages is unlikely to be read by a busy recruiter.

-keep it simple and proffessional looking,…just because your Mac has a million fonts and colors doesnt mean you have to use them all in one go.

-Some people opt for online portfolios now to give who ever is hiring a better insight into their achievements etc,if you do make sure it is with a secure site and do not add personal info-to much identity theft out there.

-Your cover letter is just as important as your CV,it serves as an initial introduction to your prospective employer.

Best wishes to all who are job hunting,making careers moves etc.

lolo on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 7:45 am

On typos one chick was applying for a job as a Public Relations Officer, and she left out the “l” in the first word of her job title…Kwaaaaaaaa, eish, yisono!

fabulicious on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 7:53 am

Jus came in to kwaAaaaaaa @lolo’s comment

lolo on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 7:57 am

@Fabu wele unjani wethu? I miss you unqabile.

kamzababy on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 8:00 am

Thanx Lelo, i really really really need to update mine *sigh* as i print this article..

lolo on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 8:14 am

A different friend was going to an interview and she heard about the job from a mutual friend of ours, so she was very informed about the company.She even heard that the dude who was going to be interviewing her liked pretty young things. So for the interview she dressed super sexy! You know the whole chest out, stomach in,the minniest of mini skirts. But shem to her dismay the randy old HOUR manager was sick on the day of the interview. She. Was interviewed by some middle aged tannie instead. Suffice to say. She did not get the job. If she was being interviewed by me she was gonna get the job shem. She looked smoking hot… Like a perfect combo of stripper meets career girl.

Zoe on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 8:25 am

Thanks BS, this is very informative.
I believe that my CV is up to scratch but maybe I need to work on my interview skills cos I do get invited but umsebenzi dololo…

Next time cela eyama tips amaInterview lol

Chase on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 8:35 am

5. References Available Upon Request
Eish let me go 2 my CV & delete ths line as well.

I have a big problem with interviews such that I always walk out 7 out of 10 times because these morons always ask the ff:

1. Tell us more about urself
2. Which high school or university u went to
3. How do you deal with pressure/conflict

Me i will then stand up and tell them i dnt answer stupid questions and leave. Maybe that’s why I’m still in the entry level.

Botshelo on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 8:35 am

People must stop having a generic CV to apply for all jobs!
Custom make your CV to suit the position applied, and if you list references, at least make sure they still know you or most importantly are still alive, Jeez!

sxylin on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 8:46 am

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Chase why wld you do such a thing hehehehehehe

H2G on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 8:48 am

Thanks Lelo Boyana.
Never regret joining JC.
People have been asking ukuthi mina ngiy’thola kanjani imisebenzi ePart time es’gela.They are very lazy to do CV’s bafuna ngibenzele.I mean really????This is not primary school!
Its worse when it comes to Cover Letters.I tell them that I google how to do certain documents,thers loads of info.
Most of them don’t even see the importance of having a well structured CV,abekho serious nje.
I just tend to leave them,bayang’cika.Bese ngathi you are using a Sangoma Medicine to get a job.They want bigger things,but put less effort *annoyed*

A CV should be treated the same way as an Assignment; do it early,show an educated person around your Kasie,duscuss the feedback,and going only to your friends can be useless,ngoba nabo babanoMona sometimes! *nurfsed*

H2G on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 8:50 am

*Tuning in to Brenda Fassie’s Greatest Hits*

Jahara on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 8:53 am

@chase I refuse to believe that the panel would ask #2: which varsity u went to? No no no. Unless u didn’t point that out on ur cv. Or maybe u r lookin for jobs in the wrong places…lol

makasoso on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 8:56 am

hi all, newbeee here plz give me ur warm welcome

thanks BS for the article, immediately went to delete the career objective on my cv

been wondering why i dnt get any invites for interviews no i know

Smatsatsa on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 8:59 am

Hee hee, this article reminds me of my 1st ever professional interview I had. My interview was scheduled for the Friday, so I confirmed the appointment sometime during the week. To my surprise, I developed a throat infection on the Wednesday and I literally couldn’t speak, my voice was gone!! So I sent an email and notified them of what had happened, the manager was fair enough to reschedule me for Monday.
Fast forward Monday comes, my throat is not completely healed and my voice is very much hoarse but I soldiered on anyway, made it to the interview on time, the interview goes underway..
1st question asked: So tell me about yourself… And the first words that I blurted out were “I’m a party animal”!!!
The look in the interviewers face after I’d said that.. sigh!!!

kamzababy on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 9:00 am

i attended the Thusanani Work Readiness programme and the taught us all ths things from preparing a resume to interviews but i still cant get it right. *sigh* @chase, are you the same chase chase on twitter?

kamzababy on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 9:04 am

LOL at Smatsatsa!! death!!

RexonaABC on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 9:06 am

@Makasoso, welcome, mara your name le lona. *hiding*

RexonaABC on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 9:08 am

@Smatsatsa LOL, did you get the job though?

makasoso on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 9:18 am

tnx roxy lol whats wrong with my name
yho @ smatsatsa i would have died shame

Nerlee on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 9:21 am

Mna I’m a very shy person, like seriously, but strange enough I enjoy interviews. Whenever I go for an interview I always get the job. First u need to undastand that being invited to an interview means u qualify for whatever post u applied for its just upto u to prove to them verbaly that U R THE ONE and u must be a quick thinker.

In this world we are all scared of each other, trust me!

Smatsatsa on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 9:24 am

I surprisingly made it through to the next round, and got the shock of my life when I saw how blacks can be so mean towards each other!!
So the next round I was being interviewed by two divisional managers, a black man and woman, so the interview starts and the guy says that I must sell myself to him, hmm, so I was a bit dazed and I told him I don’t understand what he means, then he says that if I’ll be in the marketing department then I must know how to do that, so I told him that I’m not a marketing graduate but a supply chain/logistics one, so it appeared that they had scheduled me with the wrong panel, after they realise that they asked if I still wanted to continue or to reschedule with the correct panel, I told them that I was comfortable continuing with them as long as they knew that they had to ask me industry related questions..
Bathong! I have never experienced such!! Guy asks me what makes me so special? What differentiates me from the girl next door? What makes me stand out from my class and all other crap questions that had no relation to the job.. he was telling me how the only lady sitting in was the only black female engineer in the company and that’s what makes her special, and she never uttered one word that ‘special lady’..
He topped it off by telling me that he can see that I’m not prepared for him, so he’ll go for a smoke break and give me time to think my answers carefully and we’ll continue when he gets back!!
I don’t know if it’s just me but I’ve always had difficulties in an interview when it’s conducted by a fellow black person, I don’t know what motive they’re trying to achieve by being purposely difficult..

H2G on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 9:25 am

@Smatsatsa!! ;lamo friend,are you being for real?????
Thanks to my booklets,got them from Career centre ko skolong & the tell you exactly,what interviews usually ask.And give you a model of a good answer…(structure) …I usually get some jobs…but ezinye angizitholi,I gues we are not good for every Job.It takes ukuzama to get a Job and face reality;I mean There are more than 100 applicants -applying for one job.Be realistic,and accept rejection.Don’t focus on looking for one job!
@Kamzaboy; try googling some more info too.Copy paste izinto and re-read them over and over again…
Wamkelekile nakaSoso vah?

RexonaABC on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 9:28 am

@Makasoso, nothing wrong with your name dear, just that my partner was telling me about his annoying colleague some days ago, and he was like “mfana o maka so (maka *lie* in sotho)”

H2G on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 9:30 am

@Smatsatsa,yho!Tha was really a bad experience.
I prefer different kinds of people(as in ..having many interviers in for one job-a panel) …it makes things better,but it can be challenging and scary,its like kuza umKhosi nje) trying to put you down,lol…*I failed my last interview two weeks ago (coz i was not chosen,but its chilled now) …I won’t give up *ngalaVoice kaZahara*
@Nerlee; I often tell people that; if no one is calling you for an interview,it means that you should work hard on creating your CV.Maybe there are things that you are not getting right (CV make-up,is needed) lol

manny on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 9:35 am

dankie Bs …JC is not just an entertainment blog but educational space too..
@BS for what positions/level do recruit for ?

mina im glad to say in all my entire 25 years of existance la emhlabeni I have never been turned away from an interview..the only only job i missed was at FNB because of my listing on the ITC..other than that …ngiyazikhulumela..

I have this gift ,the interviewere ends up telling me about their life stories etc etc..i guess people feel at ease around me…I just be myself

manny on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 9:40 am

@smatsatsa kwaa at you being a party animal….at my current skoropo ..this guy asked me about 3 times what do I do on weekends ..i doodged it until i couldnt..but there was no way i was going to tell him i spent my weekends ko panyaza….I said church….

sxylin on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 9:41 am

My first ever interview in SA was with a black lady, that woman was really not serious; she had an assistant at the panel who did all the asking and i kindly asked to be excused because this HOD was on her blackberry all the time whilst the assistant asked the questions! Later i got a call from the CE’s office for a meeting and i politely told him that i felt his HOD was more junior than me and for her to still go on and do that SMH; and besides i was invited to the interview i did not apply for the blerry job! from that day on i despised the BEE criteria; gives people a certain entitlement even if they know nothing!

LadyMillion on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 9:43 am

we were recently looking for a creative at our company..wow the cvz i was going through. people have gotten all creative, cvz in magazine / newspaper format.impressive designs..most people dont have cvz on a word doc anymore.
so some had their photos attached, and i was LOLing at them..our MD said to some xtent it helps,gives you one brownie point somehow.but like the other blogger said..it depends on the kind of job ur applying for. i would assume a beauty editor/make-up artist would have to be easy on the eye

impartial on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 9:43 am

Okay everyone,since we are on this CV/job hunting tip.Can someone in recruitment break down this new trend yadi contracts to me.Employers hobanemg basa batle ho hira batho instead they always renew contracts leteng they do that for short periods like every 3 months/6 months.What does this mean & why do they do that?I feel used!

Smatsatsa on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 9:52 am

Then I also made it through to the next round, by then I was irritated the different stages and having to see every business manager cos I was invited to another round with different managers, I’m sure that interview process took almost two months. At the next interview that I went to I told them that I’d decided to pursue my studies further and that I would not be continuing with the interview process as it dragged too long and that they can give the opportunity to someone else. I mean I went for the 1st interview in November, and it was Feb when I went to the third one they eluded that there were still some more people that I had to see, by then I had registered for my post grad full time and the fact that the job was based in Jhb and the location was not that convenient either..
My luck came after walking out of that interview and I got a call from my then 1st employer who had poached me from varsity (A student?)
It was for a grad programme at a leading car manufacturer and I was so excited, so I went for the interview and hee hee, same crap, different panel…
I get into the interview and they’re interviewing all 3 candidates at the same time, have you ever heard of such!!?? Like we were literally sitting next to each other, they ask us one question and we all have to give answers, that was the worst and since I was sitting at the end, it meant that the other two had already said what I wanted to say and I just had to add on a little more, jeer, now my mood changed in that interview and I just became disengaged and angry, knowing that the two bimbos always had the same answers as I had, that was unfair and the bimbo sitting first got the job ?
I then knew that I wanted to work for that company so I waited for their intake the following year and then I got in ?

Smatsatsa on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 9:53 am

my pc tuns my smiley faces to ?, wth?

chilled sweet lemonade on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 9:55 am

nice article

iv been at my current jo for 4 years and bored to death!!!the thing is that i have been to a couple of interviews never get the job or i will be short-listed but i get no feedback at all.

all i wanna know is that why dont candidates get feedback after interviews coz we wait days and week for some sort of feedback!!!! nxa

companies out there are not even willing to pay us our worth, you see them raise their eyebrows when you mention the figure you wish to earn…wtf….their loss!

Chase on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 10:03 am

in most cases companies advertise positions knowing very well that those vacancies are earmarked for friends and relatives and inviting people to apply is just a formality.

ama interviews angenza ngiphathwe isisu futhi lesi se diarrhea, this other time i went to da toilet 15min before da interview, after i kakad i found out there was no toilet paper, looked everywhere even behind the seat but nothing, i even looked for da paper the cleaners sign and attach behind the door after cleaning but nothing.

Eish so I used my tie and since tht day im always having tissues with.

chilled sweet lemonade on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 10:09 am

OMG Chase!!!!!!!! your tie??? lol

Smatsatsa on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 10:10 am

Kwaaaaaaa kwaaa Chase, so did you flush your tie or take it home to wash it? LOL!!!

manny on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 10:16 am

sies maan chase

manny on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 10:16 am

sies chase

sxylin on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 10:18 am

kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Chase yoh! true though about interviews being earmarked for friends and family; i know of a certain powerful lady who left a bank full of nieces and cousins of cousins when her contract ended kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

But seriously though i mean why not if you can ! *hides*

kamzababy on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 10:23 am

Kwaaaaa @ Chase! i have never

Nokxie on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 10:25 am

1. Can people get rid of their petrol attendant/cashier employment history especially since for 7-10yrs they have held abt 2/3 senior jobs

2. Oooh another we dont care if you were prefect in Std 5 like really why put that in your CV

3. you dont have an engineeering qualification & or you just graduated and you applying for a Chief Engineer role

4. You with your PC Training College IT certificate why are you applying for a graduate program or a Software Engineer role

5. The pictures of themselves people put as a cover on their CV/ or in the biographical info section (Horrendous)

6. When i say competency based interviews, i really want a real life example of a conflict situation or pressurized environ etc How you personally handled it and the outcome (your involvement in a team project….not a collective re-account of some scenerio)

Yhooo the horrors i have seen in interviews

Nokxie on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 10:27 am

“all i wanna know is that why dont candidates get feedback after interviews coz we wait days and week for some sort of feedback!!!! nxa”

@chilled sweet lemonade because we are busy with sorting out the successful candidate, making sure their refs are done, work out a package, get assessment feedback & making sure they accepts, after that is a signed deal we then have time to go send you an unsuccessful email

You must just deal (sadly)

Lustagp on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 10:32 am

gagagaga Chase maar!!

Sexylin… i know some BEE companies are not serious, i dont involve my self in any hiring and firing anymore as most of the time, people you know want favours and then get to be the biggest (nuisance) problems when hired.
Your CV is ‘you’ your work life, it must say exactly where u from and going, you must be able to match the years in your CV by heart.
if you are looking for Junior position, include your references becuase sometime we call references before your interview, AND if it’s a senior post then that’s when you can say refences are available on request.

Smatsatsa on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 10:32 am

Lol @Nokxie I love the part where I have to give examples of certain situations, jeer my mind can go far with that, I always find it easier to be interviewed by people that I don’t know than by people who know me, it’s always easier to ‘adapt’ stories from other people’s situations..
Hopefully I won’t be submitting interviews anymore, I need to start submitting business proposals, and even those can be as tricky as CVs.

kamzababy on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 10:49 am

haow Noksie, how about you give us some of the questions and answers

H2G on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 10:56 am

Kwahahahahaa *I just had to die by Case’s screnario* I can imagine man!!!

@Smadzadza; hehehehe,I did a Human Resources course and we learnt about different kinds of interviews.And Yes!!!Sometimes companies do Group interviews…and I know,for many people ,its terrible.You get dimotivated nje,especially when you can see that your other competitors have said so many things about you.
For a few,its good,coz they can wait and listen to to what their copmpetitors have said…and think about the answers so long.But I am not a fan shame,because sometimes you want to share some personal experiences,so you feel like there is no confidentiality (attatched) in the interview.Phela your competitors are gonna talk about what you said in the interview.Very Bad indeed …I once did that,but it was for a one month minor job.It was fun,but I was suprised to.Although I knew that there might be a posibility.
It saves the interviwers and company; Time,Money and resources.Imagine interviewing 3 people in an hour,as compared to one in an hour; especially when there are 1200 applicants (terrible for HR managers Shame)!!!

Chase on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 11:06 am

@kamzababy, most companies are using interview assessments designed by SHL, visit shl.com to download questions and answers.

Most black hr personnel like abo Nokxie banoku zenza ngcono ngathi as if babusy kanti bangama puppets nje abelungu otherwise how do they explain appointing a black person with qualifications and experience at R150 000 and appointing the white person for the same position with no qualification and experience at R300 000?

Smatsatsa on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 11:13 am

Haai @H2G, that group strategy is an epic fail, it demotivates people and they end up delivering less that what they would’ve done.. I would never do that to anyone..

And what about those physiological and analytical assessments? They will make you feel like you should’ve paid more attention to shapes at crèche..

kamzababy on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 11:17 am

thanx Chase… o bua nnete waitse..anyway im always interviewed by white people most of the time. and was once on that group interview. but it was only me and the other candidate. i think the best thing to do answer the way you planned to and not limit yourself…wa tseba sometimes in an interview they start asking you things you did on your second year. i mean are we reallu supposed to go through our textbooks now?

kamzababy on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 11:18 am

oh the same assessments are on http://www.mensa.co.za

lolo on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 11:20 am

@Bloggers honest response to interview questions.
Q: Tell us about your previous/ current job experience, what valuable experiences acquire?
A: Well I’m naturally lazy, the concept of working for 30 days and only getting paid once makes me wanna gag, so in order to pass the time and ignore piling work @ my old job, I registers on a blog and spent copious amounts of time blogging instead of doing the job I was hired to do.
Q: Interesting… In what way has blogging helped you to become a desirable employee?
A: Well…erm… blogging has taught me to be assertive in my work, I have learnt how to tell colleagues to #SIT DOWN # when they are being annoying and I learned the value of team work cause sometimes me and fellow bloggers relentlessly attacked a celebrities dress sense and lack of talent (as a team)
Q: intriguing…so what remuneration where you expecting from this company?
A: I’m not materialistic,so I don’t really want a lot of money from the company ( I used to spend a hefty part of my salary on my Truworths account) but a fellow blogger showed me isigodi, eStratafords in Jozi where I can get clothes that look exactly like the clothes on Truworths, but @ a fraction of the price. So all I want is unlimited internet access with a shortcut to all nice blogs and a supervisor ongenasicefe! Who will not mind when I spend the whole day looking @, and laughing @ comments.
Q: thank you for your honesty, we will call you when we have decided on a winning candidate.

Nkey.. on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 11:26 am

Tanki Browm suger nice article indeed.Thanks to you too @Jahara notes have been taken.

Welcomes @makasoso with a tight hug hope you here to stay

Lmao! Sies maan @ Chase you did’nt even think to go the Indian/muslim way and uwashe ngamanzi and leave u tie net so.SHM Lol atleast ke manje awuhlukani ne tussue wich is good.

Nkey.. on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 11:29 am

Haybooooooo where’s my comment

People typing essays please try n shortn your ish…coz BS once said that is why some comments dont appear.

your Co-operation will be appreciated Thank you.

Monei on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 11:41 am

hayi wena Nkey, ungazosi moderae-a. aksi gini la. lol! just kidding!

Nice and valuable read and comments BS and fellow databundles.

i just got rejected for a job(and i liked the panel shem). i have a feeling they thort i was expensive. i do not like that money question. kana i was feeling brave that day. other days i might’ve bn cheaper. and i forgot to put it in a range.

lebza4sh0 on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 11:42 am

Thanks for the article BS, eish at least I don’t have any of those in my CV. Lol maybe I shud check my cover letter if its appropriate. Maybe that’s why I’m jobless.

Fluffie on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 12:10 pm

Nice article BS

Eish interviews make me nervous nami shuuu! it’s tough out there. Thank God I’m not looking for now.
Best of luck to those sending out CV’s there’s time for everything…hang in there…

*chuckles at bloggers experiences*

kamzababy on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 12:16 pm

Lebza le wena, what are you doing with a cover letter and whats in there? heheeee

Lela on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 1:24 pm

Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa yho you people are killing me, i hate interviews and job hunting and in most of my jobs i was head hunted.

Mamzo on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 1:26 pm

Tjo sekufakiwa namapictures kumaCV? Hayi my CV is the most simplified CV ever, there’s not even a cover page, ihlala endabeni from word go! Don’t have any papers to waste….

H2G on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 1:31 pm

lol @Nkey #Sit down please# *ngalavoice kaNonhle noLolo*

@Lolo; lamo,hayi I lol’d @this one.You have such crazy Ideas,krkrkrkrkrkr
@Lela; you must be good hey!Yho.Maybe more experienced and qualified.I would kill to be headhunted…I’m often kick-hunted eish….Can someone@least Neck0hunt me????

lmao hayi kodwa@Pics,its too much,unless they ask you I agree.
@Smadzadza; Yes;they can be scary,can make someone nervous. I also learn about doing those (to assess people) …but it has to be down to ensure that iNkampani gets the best candidates …phela once you employ someone,its very difficult (and costly) to fire them…its a long process…its better to spend on hiring the best candidates.Imagine kicking someone out,you’ll have to face lawyers (and the process drags while you loose money) …

soul sista on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 2:07 pm

Lol @Chase.
Iyooo… I just look back at some of the cover letters and CV copies i sent, and I’m like: “I now see why i was never called for an interview”
Now, I have fun at recruiting and to be honest I have fun at going through some CVs. Things people write bathong!!!

lebza4sh0 on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 4:56 pm

LOL @ Kamza akere sometimes they say send in ur CV with a Cover letter

Lela on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 5:01 pm

@Lela; you must be good hey!Yho.Maybe more experienced and qualified.I would kill to be headhunted…….it’s not even that, just that ima industry it’s easier to get a job this way,zezi industry zamaqaba.

Babyluv on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 5:04 pm

Kwaaaa Chase wt hapnd to the tie? BS any cover letter tips? Lolo wena ur special shem. Mna i get sooo tongue tied in interviews, my brain shuts down

siyasanda on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 5:22 pm

@Smatsatsa LOL sorry hle I ‘ve been in your situation but I told them upfront that the other people have already said what I was gonna say and I just repeated it. They used every word in the dictionary I was gonna use! @Chase desperate times call for desperate measures :”"”"”"”"”"”"”"”"”"”"D I wont lie, I wouldve done the exact same thing!

isis on Thu, 26th Apr 2012 6:19 pm

kwaaaaaaa @Smatsatsa…

which reminds me, i started job hunting fresh from high school with my cv i did in english as homework, 17 going on 18. Went for an interview and was asked the famous Q: Tell me about yourself; lol and then i was like…well my name is Isis,i am 17 turning 18 next week, i come from a big family of six bla bla bla and i saw nothing wrong with what i said. I got a chance though and grew in the industry. You should see me today, ke iketsa betere ka bana ba bang’

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