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Entries in hiring (7)

Tuesday
Apr102012

“We're looking for a highly-motivated, super-organized self-starter.”

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You need to hire an office assistant. You want someone who will do a good job without being told what to do. You write the job description:

We're looking for a highly motivated, super-organized self-starter.

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Saturday
Oct092010

“What if we rented a moving van instead of hiring someone?”

You and your family are planning to move to another city in 2 months. You haven't fully planned how you're going to move all your stuff yet, but you have an idea. While you're having dinner with your wife, you brought up the topic of the move. Now you make your suggestion:

What if we rented a moving van instead of hiring someone?

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Wednesday
Sep222010

“Yeah, well they've certainly added a lot of staff recently.”

During your lunch break at work, you're chatting with a coworker about one of your company's competitors. Your coworker is worried about the competitor and mentions that they are getting bigger. You're not as worried about them, but you do agree that the competitor has added more staff. You say:

Yeah, well they've certainly added a lot of staff recently.

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Tuesday
Jun222010

“You may want to consider hiring a personal trainer for a few sessions.”

You are a really physically fit person who works out at a gym several times a week. Your friend is complaining that she's been exercising but hasn't seen any good results from it. You suggest to her:

You may want to consider hiring a personal trainer for a few sessions.

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Friday
Jun182010

“We need someone with real hands-on experience.”

You need to hire a software programmer at your company. You don't want to hire a young programmer who's just out of school. You want to hire someone who's created similar software in the past. You're explaining what kind of employee you need:

We need someone with real hands-on experience.

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Friday
Jun182010

“Are you going through a recruitment agency?”

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Your friend works at a software company and needs to hire a programmer. She's been searching for someone for a few months, but hasn't found any qualified people. You want to know how she's been looking for candidates, so you ask:

Are you going through a recruitment agency?

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Friday
Jun182010

“You'd be surprised how hard it is to find qualified programmers.”

You work at a software company, and need to hire a new programmer. You've been searching for several months but haven't had any luck. You're telling a friend who's in a different industry about your problem. You say:

You'd be surprised how hard it is to find qualified programmers.

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