Bad Breaks With Spring Break
I'm beginning to hate spring break. And, if I'm correct, this last week was only one that some people took and next week there will be another.
Over the past, maybe 20 years "spring break" has been a part of our society. When I was growing up "spring break" was one day, Good Friday, and instead of going to school, you went to work at any job you could find. If you are out of work and looking for a job I can't imagine how anybody could even dream of taking a week off, even with your wonderful kids, and miss the opportunity to interview. I know I sound cynical, but twice this week two candidates of mine "went on spring break" and lost job opportunities to two candidates who were here to interview second and third rounds. Each one of these positions paid more than a base salary of $120,000. One of them had the attitude that the company should wait for him to come back from his skiing with his family. The problem was, our client didn't see it that way. His specific attitude was, "What's he going away to spring break for, when I think I might want to hire him?" So, he hired another candidate.
Hiring authorities aren't much better. Two of them, in two different companies went on spring break this week. They told our candidates that they will be back next week and hire them. As of today both candidates took other jobs. Both of these employers are going to be really disappointed come Monday.
So, I'm sure nobody's going to cancel spring break because of what I have to say. But, if you're looking for a job, either presently employed or not, I think interviewing is more important than taking a spring break. If you're an employer and want to run the risk of losing candidates you have in the queue, I guess that’s your prerogative. But this market’s a lot different than it used to be. Good jobs are still hard to find and so are good candidates.
ABOUT TONY BESHARA
Owner & President
Babich & Associates
Tony Beshara is the owner and president of Babich & Associates, established in 1952 and the oldest placement and recruitment service in Texas. It is consistently one of the top contingency placement firms in the DFW area, and has been recognized as one of the “Best Places to Work in DFW” by the Dallas Business Journal. He has been a professional recruiter since 1973 and has personally found jobs for more than 10,500 individuals. He sits behind a desk every day, working the phone literally seven hours of the twelve hours a day, making close to 200 calls a day. He is in the trenches on a day-to-day basis. Tony has personally interviewed more than 26,000 people on all professional levels and has worked with more than 23,000 hiring authorities. Babich & Associates has helped more than 100,000 people find jobs using Tony’s process. Tony is one of the most successful placement and recruitment professionals in the United States.
Tony received his Ph.D. in Higher Education from St. Louis University in 1973.
The second edition of his best-selling book, “The Job Search Solution” The Ultimate System for Finding a Great job NOW!” came out in January of 2012. He also created a 45 hour online program about how to find a job, www.The Job Search Solution.com. Tony’s second best seller, “ACING The Interview”, answers almost any question regarding interviewing in today’s erratic job market. “Unbeatable Resumes,” discusses resumes for the present, unique employment market. His latest book for job seekers, “Powerful Phrases for Successful Interviews,” published in February of 2014, offers 400 ideal phases for every interviewing situation. His newest book, co-authored with Rich Lavinski, the managing partner of E. 57th Street Partners, “100,000 Successful Hires, The Art, Science and Luck of Successful Hiring” is about the “other side” of the desk… advice for the hiring authority. It, too, is a bestseller.
Tony recent TED Talk, “The 10 Principles of Loving Your Career and Your Job” was presented in October of 2015 at Mountain View College in Dallas. It can be viewed in its entirety on Tony’s YouTube channel.
He is a frequent guest on the Dr. Phil Show, offering Dr. Phil’s guests advice on the job search process. He is also a frequent guest/expert on various local and nationally televised business shows, including those on Fox Business News. Tony also hosts a daily radio show, The Job Search Solution on KEXB, 620 AM, every Monday thru Friday from 8:00pm to 8:30pm. Tony and his beautiful wife of 50 years, Chris, have four grown sons.
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5 年I absolutely couldn't agree with you more.
Talent Acquisition Manager, Technical Recruitment and Staffing, Team Leadership
5 年Time kills deals. This is one of the basics that we all should know. You have to make closing the deal a priority, too. If you have a choice between a job interview and anything else, your choice will determine what is more important to you. If I were looking for work and had a job interview for that kind of base, I'd tell my family I would join them shortly. On top of that, my wife would encourage me to do it. If I didn't take the interview, I'd have to explain why improving our lifestyle was not important.