HR companies/people?

**cowpoos** · 18th June 2009, 17:34

Is it just me...or are HR [recruitment type] companies/departments...full of really dumb people!!

Is that the reason Employers can't find good staff?? because they hire retards to do it for them?? and when I say retards...I am actually being really nice!

**Motu** · 18th June 2009, 17:38

What the fuck is a Human Relation company....a company of cuzzies? Use plain English for us retards please.

**mynameis** · 18th June 2009, 17:40

Maybe there's a misunderstanding, cough up fella what happend ?

**cowpoos** · 18th June 2009, 17:40

Originally Posted by Motu

What the fuck is a Human Relation company....a company of cuzzies? Use plain English for us retards please.

HR as in recruitment??...employment agency??

**Mom** · 18th June 2009, 17:46

I have had the pleasure? of dealing with a couple of these companies recently, and I am going to support the premise that they are a total waste of space.

"Hi, its Rebecca from Blah, blah here, just following up on your application for the position of Head Greenkeeper we have on our books"

"WHAT?"

"I need to let you know, your application has not been sucessful at this time."

"Thank goodness for that, I dont know the first thing about keeping greens, I applied for a fixed term Administrators position"

"Really?"

And on and on...

I am hoping the bowling club that was looking for a new greenkeeper did not pay anything up front really.

**R6_kid:Me** · 18th June 2009, 17:49

They sure can be at times. I once applied for a job through an agency to deal with pilot recruitment and screening for airlines, the job was described as fairly straight forward but required and interest in aviaton, computer literacy, good english etc etc. I said in the application that I am passionate about aviation and the industry in general and that I was intending to become a pilot myself in the future. The reply I got when their representative called me was "The job is pilot recruiting, we're not actually looking for pilots, so the job probably won't suit you. Have a nice day."

Also had a friend of mine get declined a job at Sovereign (through their HR department) working with accounts management because "the job requires a degree". He had 6yrs experience doing THAT EXACT JOB in England - without needing a degree. When he applied for a 'similar' job through an agency they put him straight through for an interview with the boss and he got the job. The same job that HR had said only days before that he wasn't capable of doing as he didn't have a formal qualification.

**oldrider** · 18th June 2009, 18:00

Just like there are bikes and bikes, mechanics and mechanics!

There are different degrees of quality in Human Resource services.

Unfortunately I think there are probably more poor ones than there are good ones!

New Zealand is not known for it's quality managers!

**Squiggles** · 18th June 2009, 18:04

Useless in my experiences & a waste of an employers money

**Hitcher** · 18th June 2009, 18:05

The good recruiters are really good. A couple over the years have found me better jobs that I didn't even apply for.

**popelli** · 18th June 2009, 18:06

Originally Posted by Squiggles

Useless in my experiences & a waste of an employers money

add plus one to that comment

**Naki Rat** · 18th June 2009, 18:08

HR = Human Resources (consultants)

They are bureaucratic leeches feeding on the unemployment boom happening of late.

There are also situations in which being turned down for a job you are well suited for is not their fault though.... when the employer is just going through the motions of advertising for a position that they know fully well is to be filled from within their organisation.

Either way it is a real pissoff wasting ones time and hopes on an application that is doomed to failure for no reason that can be foreseen by the applicant.

**cowpoos** · 18th June 2009, 18:21

ahhh...for the record...to the people repping me and saying didn't get the job etc??? thats not the case...but thanks anyway

**slofox** · 18th June 2009, 18:24

The only reason their job is getting jobs for other people, is that they can't hold down a bloody job themselves..!

**Mully** · 18th June 2009, 18:49

Our in-house HR department are an equal opportunity employer.

As long as you're a mouth breathing moron.....

**Motu** · 18th June 2009, 19:02

Originally Posted by cowpoos

HR as in recruitment??...employment agency??

Jeez,if they have to cover up the fact that they are just an employment agency with a fancy name I don't understand....they might miss out on my business,as I would be looking for an employment agency.