Wow, that's scammy. They say you should never pay to get a job. 100% commission is a huge dealbreaker too.
The recruiter helpfully gave me some basic interview tips, such as dressing in business attire (For a financial industry position? Really? I thought that was a t-shirt and shorts job), and bringing a copy of my resume.
You'd be surprised at how many people screw that up, especially the part about dressing appropriately.
You'd be surprised at how many people screw that up, especially the part about dressing appropriately.
Yeah, I shouldn't criticize this point, really. There is some disagreement presently about how formally you should dress for interviews, depending on the type of job, so it actually does make sense for a company to outline expectations up front.
Still, it's surprising from that particular industry, which is clearly more formal than most others. It's also a customer-facing position, so presentation cannot be remotely argued to be unimportant. I guess, given the type of job, I still see a recruiter giving out this kind of advice to be a warning sign. In that type of job, anyone actually concerned about a candidate's ability would probably prefer to see if a candidate has the sense to do so by themselves.
In other fields where presentation is not a primary focus of the job, though, such tips would be a good idea. It would help to better focus interviews on elements more important to the job.
Well, yes, you're right about the dressing part. I should elaborate that there are two types in that respect: people who are brazenly stupid about job interview etiquette, and smart people who get confused because different places have different expectations. Interviewing for an IT/CS job sometimes means a collared shirt/khakis or a nice skirt and knit shirt, whereas another job would need a shirt/tie or a tailored skirt/shirt, and yet another job may want you to wear a full-on business suit or business jacket/skirt. The advice tends to be to overdress a bit rather than underdress, but it can still get confusing.
In this case, I was thinking more of the former. Their recruiting methods seem to be to just call up everyone and anyone and that means pulling some dregs up in the net -- people who have trouble grasping the notion that you don't wear "nice" jeans and sneakers to certain job interviews.
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The recruiter helpfully gave me some basic interview tips, such as dressing in business attire (For a financial industry position? Really? I thought that was a t-shirt and shorts job), and bringing a copy of my resume.
You'd be surprised at how many people screw that up, especially the part about dressing appropriately.
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Yeah, I shouldn't criticize this point, really. There is some disagreement presently about how formally you should dress for interviews, depending on the type of job, so it actually does make sense for a company to outline expectations up front.
Still, it's surprising from that particular industry, which is clearly more formal than most others. It's also a customer-facing position, so presentation cannot be remotely argued to be unimportant. I guess, given the type of job, I still see a recruiter giving out this kind of advice to be a warning sign. In that type of job, anyone actually concerned about a candidate's ability would probably prefer to see if a candidate has the sense to do so by themselves.
In other fields where presentation is not a primary focus of the job, though, such tips would be a good idea. It would help to better focus interviews on elements more important to the job.
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In this case, I was thinking more of the former. Their recruiting methods seem to be to just call up everyone and anyone and that means pulling some dregs up in the net -- people who have trouble grasping the notion that you don't wear "nice" jeans and sneakers to certain job interviews.
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