No resume, no references? No problem

No resume, no references, no problem. ? For those looking for a casual position this Christmas, The Body Shop is shaking up the traditional methods of recruitment, reports The Sydney Morning Herald. ? There will be no background checks and the retailer isn’t interested in your education or references. Instead, applicants will be asked three questions: Can you legally work in Australia? Can you lift up to 11kg and work an eight-hour shift? Are you happy to work with customers? ? The practice of open hiring is targeted at those who may not have had the same opportunities as others — such as single parents, young carers, the homeless and First Nation Australians — and faced barriers to employment. ? It’s the third year The Body Shop has implemented open hiring in the US and the first in Australia, with up to 380 casual positions to be filled across the country this Christmas. ? What do you think of the open hiring method of recruitment?

I like this a lot. My first job was at a servo where they hired basically anyone and the only training was being told “if someone comes in with a gun and asks for money, the answer is ‘yes sir… would you like some cigarettes with that?’”?? Some of our best hires at NAB are people with non-banking backgrounds who share nothing but a love for customers, a strong sense of integrity and a commitment to working hard and learning fast. (Although we’re not selling lip gloss here, so you’re going to need to pass a background check…)

Have you used open hiring before? Over the years I’ve worked on making job interviews as informal as possible to enable people to feel comfortable and perform their best. Open hiring goes so many steps further in providing job opportunities to those who have experienced barriers to employment. Very inspired. #employment #workplacementalhealth #recruitment #homelessness https://lnkd.in/gcc5i5nP

I like this a lot. My first job was at a servo where they hired basically anyone and the only training was being told “if someone comes in with a gun and asks for money, the answer is ‘yes sir… would you like some cigarettes with that?’”?? Some of our best hires at NAB are people with non-banking backgrounds who share nothing but a love for customers, a strong sense of integrity and a commitment to working hard and learning fast. (Although we’re not selling lip gloss here, so you’re going to need to pass a background check…)