Millennial Job Interview
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Haha. So true.
It's amazing. Every young person we hire sure seems good with social media apps.
But ask them to put together some basic Excel or Powerpoint files and you get cringeworthy material. Or they can't do it at all. All you have to do then is Google how to create some effective spreadsheets and formulas and I guess following directions like..... =a1*$c$4 and drag the formula down is too complicated.
Too complicated? Just Google it. It's not like you have to ask anyone or read one of those old school 400 page Excel tip books.
Yet their proficiency in texting and sending snapchat photos with fancy filters is perfect. How about use some of those fast tech skills and create some Excel macros.
The video forgot another millennial ask: mandatory Starbuck runs at 10:30 am and 2:00 pm.
Hmmm..... where's Tom? Meeting is about to start. Hmmm.... trying to phone Kate.... not answering. not at her desk......
30 minutes later...... Hey guys, I got the coffees! Sorry I'm late!
It's amazing. Every young person we hire sure seems good with social media apps.
But ask them to put together some basic Excel or Powerpoint files and you get cringeworthy material. Or they can't do it at all. All you have to do then is Google how to create some effective spreadsheets and formulas and I guess following directions like..... =a1*$c$4 and drag the formula down is too complicated.
Too complicated? Just Google it. It's not like you have to ask anyone or read one of those old school 400 page Excel tip books.
Yet their proficiency in texting and sending snapchat photos with fancy filters is perfect. How about use some of those fast tech skills and create some Excel macros.
The video forgot another millennial ask: mandatory Starbuck runs at 10:30 am and 2:00 pm.
Hmmm..... where's Tom? Meeting is about to start. Hmmm.... trying to phone Kate.... not answering. not at her desk......
30 minutes later...... Hey guys, I got the coffees! Sorry I'm late!
I've found that new hires/recent grads are generally adept with office software; it's the 'soft' skills that are often lacking: common sense, communication skills, ability to exercise judgement/discretion, work ethic, etc etc. Technical skills can be taught; others can't.
In the professions a major issue are Facebook and Twitter Accounts which are either in their own names (or quite easy to tell who they are), expressing controversial viewpoints. Then they wonder why this might be a problem.
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