Bad work ethic
SYDNEY, January 19, 2010: Bad work ethic (MX Sydney, Page: 1 By Matt Sun)
Gen Y jobseekers need to learn their place, tone down the arrogance, use a spell checker and dress the part, recruitment experts say.
The Human Resources Centre managing director Katherine Graham said Gen Y jobseekers had a more arrogant attitude in job interviews than past generations. The majority come into interviews with a sense of entitlement, a sense that any employer would be privileged to have them," Graham said.
There is an attitude that ii they have the skills they will shine through, no matter how they present or speak." Graham said 15 per cent of Gen Y applicants dressed completely inappropriately" for a job interview and only 10 per cent present balanced, believable resumes.
The warning comes as the job market gears up for the year, with tomorrow traditionally a peak job hunting day.
IPA Recruitment CEO Rabieh Krayem said the last Saturday in January was usually the biggest day of the year for jobseekers or those looking to change roles.
Careerone.com.au editor Kate Southam agreed that Gen Ys often had casual attitudes, but said employers had to share some of the blame as they had been "falling all over themselves to please Gen Y" from about 2004 economie boom times.
Media contact and interviews: Managing director of The Human Resources Centre, Katherine Graham, is available for media interviews and background information. Graham has more than 15 years’ experience in human resources and payroll management.
To arrange an interview or for further information, including case studies, please contact Daryl Phillips on dphillips@humanresourcescentre.com.au
About The Human Resources Centre: The Human Resources Centre is an Australian owned and operated human resources consultancy, offering a wide range of services in all areas of HR management, including strategic, operational, legal, training and payroll functions.
With offices in each capital city, The Human Resources Centre assists organisations in areas such as: review of their HR structures and practices, compliance with workplace laws; recruitment and workplace policies and procedures; remuneration and performance management; staff training and development; workplace relations and mediation; occupational health and safety; payroll management and organisational culture.
The Human Resources Centre also operates The Resolution Centre, a specialist division advising on workplace conflict, mediation and employment law, and The Managed Payroll Centre, which offers outsourced payroll services.
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