Employers scheduling interviews when you have to work

[JamesM]

So seeking the RIGHT OPPORTUNITY is a red flag in 2012????

 

Gaps in resumes need to be explained. Period.

 

An interviewer needs to know why you haven't been working or if you have, why you didn't put the name of the employer on your resume.

 

Nothing is obvious because then assumptions are made. And more than one candidate has turned out to be different than expected. The goal is to know everything possible before hiring as the choice reflects on the interviewer.

 

Example: I had a man once who was a teacher for years, and then had no job. He was open with me, and I hired him. What happened in that gap? He was in jail for child molestation. There is no way I would have known if he hadn't explained based on our interview. I do research so I may have discovered it. If I had discovered it without him telling me, then he would never have been hired. he told me and since this had nothing to do with his job, I hired him. He proved an excellent worker and very valuable. He was also grateful to me and set out to prove it.

 

My point? There is nothing wrong with having a gap or "looking for the right job" if you can explain yourself honestly. It is much better that the interviewer asks you. You do not want the interviewer assuming.

 

And the reverse is true for you. You want to know that this job will fit you. If you take a job and then find out that you hate it, then it is not easy to suddenly leave and explain that on your resume.

[IcedEarth]

Perhaps she's testing you to be certain you will be able to professionally accommodate the department, in every manner incl timewise.

 

No offense, but I don't think you have the temperament to be in the police department.

 

Realizing there are already many nasty impatient people in the department, doesn't make it right.

 

I have no idea why so many in law enforcement find it necessary to 'throw their weight around' so to speak, but aside from being able to do the job in a timely manner (which I'm not arguing), you must be able to Work With the Public, congenial etc.

 

I do have the temperament, it's a job I've already done and I would be a civilian, not a cop.

[Bittersweetie]

Isn't the obvious answer "job seeking" if the recruiter received the person's resume???

 

I have a good friend who was not working for a year, and not looking, because she was caring for her terminally ill father. Once he passed, she started looking and got a job.

 

I'm not working or looking for a job right now, but I plan to in the future. Why am I not working or looking? Because I'm caring for my newborn.

 

So, "job seeking" isn't always a correct assumption.

[Emilia]

I have no idea why so many in law enforcement find it necessary to 'throw their weight around' so to speak, but aside from being able to do the job in a timely manner (which I'm not arguing), you must be able to Work With the Public, congenial etc.

 

Because the job is to control a situation, not to walk around glad-handing everyone asking how their day has been. It's a job that requires confrontation. Serving the public? Yes. Congenial? No. It's not the scouts.

[UpwardForward]

I have a good friend who was not working for a year, and not looking, because she was caring for her terminally ill father. Once he passed, she started looking and got a job.

 

I'm not working or looking for a job right now, but I plan to in the future. Why am I not working or looking? Because I'm caring for my newborn.

 

So, "job seeking" isn't always a correct assumption.

 

Imo, employers value and respect this, the devotion etc.

 

(life can be about priorities, and steps.)

[pureinheart]

Having interviewed many people, I can see both sides.

 

The interviewer has a list of people to talk with. She looks at each as a name. In her mind, if you wanted the job, then you would make time.

 

But you have a good point and one that I always considered. If this person is willing to screw his current employer and hide this interview, then wouldn't he do the same to me? I always respected those like you who wanted to schedule an appointment around their job and worked with them.

 

IMO, her attitude says alot about her and less about her company. But it does tell you that you may not fit in.

 

Personally, it is even better if your current employer knows that you are interviewing. It makes for a better transition in many cases.

 

James, IMO this is a much different generation. Having been laid off more than not, job search and being trained in that area many times, attitude is the key. Also integrity. IMO the prosective employer doesn't have to sell themselves to me, I have to do the selling. Times weren't as bad as they are now, this is an employers market. With that said, I would not want any mark against me and take the first interview given.

 

In my field, my classification is a sought after skill, coupled with many years of experience and other held "perks", the company saves money by hiring me...even with that I catered to them.

 

These various depts talk, so you don't want any negatives.

[UpwardForward]

Because the job is to control a situation, not to walk around glad-handing everyone asking how their day has been. It's a job that requires confrontation. Serving the public? Yes. Congenial? No. It's not the scouts.

 

Congenial, Yes.

 

Of course I know it can even depend on who is picking up.

 

At my place of business P.D. dispatch are extremely nice, short, Professional. .

 

In the city of my past residence P.D. dispatch were argumentative, nasty, derogatory.

 

Dispatch has got to be able to get the job done in a simple, timely manner w/o causing the resident to wish to cut their throat.

 

Understand OP??

 

And yes, I've also heard tapes of the laxness of these people.

 

Imo you are going to be the same in your business, as on here. Perhaps you may wish to rethink your choice.

[IcedEarth]

Congenial, Yes.

 

Of course I know it can even depend on who is picking up.

 

At my place of business P.D. dispatch are extremely nice, short, Professional. .

 

In the city of my past residence P.D. dispatch were argumentative, nasty, derogatory.

 

Dispatch has got to be able to get the job done in a simple, timely manner w/o causing the resident to wish to cut their throat.

 

Understand OP??

 

And yes, I've also heard tapes of the laxness of these people.

 

Imo you are going to be the same in your business, as on here. Perhaps you may wish to rethink your choice.

 

Like I've said, it's a job I've already done. And yes, I will swear at the morons at the job at all times, no exceptions.

 

No, obviously not. I've worked with idiots my whole life and usually don't go off unless they cross the line.

 

Laxness? I've heard more of great responses, listen to the Aurora shooting dispatcher. Completely calm for the whole thing. The last time I heard of a "lax" one was the one who didn't send people, and people ended up dead.