The other face...of: competitive salary, dynamic team....and so on

I would like to talk about concrete things related to recruitment and selection, so just in case it's that attitude that 99% of the solution is just a nice thing to put on the wallpaper of the screen.

I want to briefly go through some examples of wooden language used in recruitment and to explain why it is a bad idea to use the following into announcement.

1.competitive salary: Whatever you say  this word of mouth, people are motivated by money. Because they are motivated to live, to eat, to pay their power bill not to eat in the dark, to pay their transport to come to work in your company and so on. Since the crisis of 2007-2008 has caught more ground the idea that people are not motivated by money. The idea was floated by several professional categories, including organizational psychologists . Those in management companies were hung with great joy with this idea, satisfied that wages will decrease without affecting too much the optimism of employees. Ultimately, it's more important to know how much you are appreciated and loved by your company... than  what you have in your wallet . That only we humans evolved, not animals. In all this excitement was lost an important detail: people are not motivated by money at some level goals. Let's say we have a man pay 500 Euro and another with 5,000 Euro salary. Both receive a salary increase of 50 Euro. For the first amount represents 10% of what they earn now for the second 1%. What do you think they will enjoy more? That in absolute numbers. But in relative terms is the same: once reached the level of comfortable living (which by the way, varies from individual to individual), money is no longer a factor so important. But that level to be met for this to be true: you can not give a man the minimum wage and you expect me to say you and kissing-hand for that. Simply things go wrong. So do not say that the salary is motivating for an unknown person. You have no idea what it means motivating a person until you ask.

2.Dynamic team: That can mean anything, including a bunch of people running around from office to office like headless chickens , because they have not some clear direction to follow. It can mean that you stay overtime without being paid for overtime. Sure, it sounds good to you- energetically, but energy efficiency is not a guarantee, but rather an unnecessary chore. What if you are not dynamic, you can not do the job well? And finally just how dynamic you can be sitting with eyes into a monitor all day?

3.Posibility of career advancement: Another formulation just to not say anything. Almost everywhere there are opportunities for career advancement. The possibility is not a certainty, as such please no longer slip through benefits. I can win  the lottery, but that does not mean I'm going now to borrow all the money and spend it waiting for great win.

What could make for an employment advertisement to be more attractive to candidates:

4.Nu use pompous words unnecessarily. If you hire a personal assistant (or better still, executive assistant), you say that you want a secretary. Aunt Nuti bringing coffee. Do not use formulations that Aunt corporate Nuti, when their job searching, you may not understand. Yes, I know, all recruited know only from the CEO up.

5.No to  writing a novel when it comes to the job description and responsibilities. Again, do not use big words. "Management CEO schedule and agenda of meetings and event management sites" could mean only take care not to delay the meetings and be careful not to send his wife flowers for his mistress. Obviously you can not say really that steep, but if and "management ..." is too much.

6.No to a combine of two jobs into one. Yes, I understand that pays better wages than two, but when you want a manager and sales and operations, make sure you hire someone willing to do stupid not one, but even two jobs simultaneously. Of course, an ambitious person in this regard. Or a suicide willing to work 20 hours a day just longer tax exempt company a few euros to (forgive me, many lei). Anyway, a few months back post and be released and will need to do recruitment

It's serious illness with wooden language thing. So heavy that some people are even willing to categorize you as unprofessional if you refuse to use it. But I understand that and I understand that everything has a limit of ridicule and that often you have a miss if you stay too long nose in job descriptions.

Take the example of this unfortunate:

Perhaps you expect to make fun of him. It is true that it would be very easy. But that's not the point. The idea is that man is more authentic than can all job ads you've seen before. Why? Because cliché used directly themselves. No longer bother to fill a field after the (first). It can be seen as obvious lack of idea (especially because, if you notice, notice of employment is at the same time offer the service).

But I interpret as respect for the reader: Why did you offend the intelligence of completing the cliché? Who ever wrote something interesting after "want to work in a field"? Shocking, hallucinating, you believe, stay stupid and said "you want to work in a field boring and poorly paid?". You'll see. That's why I say it's only honest to use the cliché and if anyone has had only chef to complete what one likes. Nobody is blown to find out what kind of field. Everyone knows that follows these words and absolutely no interest.

Speaking of authenticity, let's give you one more example from my personal experience in the position of candidate for various posts.

Some call me an interview and send me the email address where discussion will take place. Wrote like this in the mail: Iasi, Palas street office building 5 etc. I come by and stared for something that brings the business park. You know, where many office buildings are clustered bunches. Bullshit, I was at an intersection in a residential  usual neighborhood . Residential district read "after the gray blocks", do not think it was anywhere from one newly built. However, the address was correct. I ask people on the street, no one knew of any office building in the area. I see a goalie (block) and ask for building 5. He looked at me stunned and I say "Lord, that's block 5 building but do not know".

Well, yes. That black puff and gave the building ... was block, brother! 5. Do not block apartment building 5. Hada a Shaorma stand downstairs.

I do not remember what we talked during interview that because all the time I refrained to not burst into laughter. Why would you do that? Why do you as Matiz make demands  as a Mercedes? Who do you think you're fooling?

True, working corporativo Danubian-Pontic space, you need to know to mutes the sense of ridicule. Especially since the company's is largest. For example when you go to the 15th congress of the company and everyone applauds standing financial results. You know what I mean? Is also called "strategy session" can now sounds familiar. Or when you go in and do team-building "games" in the team. You may not realize but almost everything corporation is diminutive colleagues are "little people" who earn "coins". Returning to "games" in team-building. They are a kind of parable interactive that gives you the unique opportunity to go ox and come back cow, wondering why you lose 8:00 in life as you explain to someone (very leisurely) that teamwork is important .

But still, there are limits beyond which, like humans, not only can not move but if you want to go. Though you downright dangerous to you let you think it's okay to be a firm lousy apartment, but you must pose the multinational corporation.

What I mean is that ultimately attract more candidates one who manages to be genuine and longer thinks of them (what they want and need), not only to him and his company needs. You know what they say, authenticity is the hardest thing to learn. Once you have managed to convincingly mimic, you've got problems.