Kiwi Phil
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Here's a tough one for you. Wifes' friend has a 'school' contracting to Govt supply services to refugees (laungage courses, computer skills, job searching skills etc etc). She hears we are looking for staff and recommends a students, who I take on as a casual, 1 day per week for 3 weeks - to see how he goes.
He presented a resume stating he was a 28yo Afghani, worked (confusing) # years in construction in Tehran, and came here from Pakistan (his wife, children, parents - complete family live). He came to Australia via people smugglers, flying to Indonesia, then taking a terrible boat trip to Australia.
He seems a nice chap, and happy to have some work (remember these people are on 100% welfare benefits so they are not poor) but as time goes by, things don't seem to gel.
He is not 28, probably between 38 and 48.
As he had construction skills I gave him a task of nailing-repairing 3 pallets - he didn't have a clue - never held a hammer nor hit a nail in his life.
I listened in on my other young blokes asking him about where he lived and what he did in Afghanistan - his answers were pretty vague. Young Dan (22yo) can to me and said 'he's not from there - somethings wrong - he doesn't know what he did or where he lived in Afghanistan. He is lying to us and can't remeber what he said'.
He was always on his mobile phone - fathers had an accident in Pakistan and needs money for the hospital. I talk with him and he lets slip he is talking to his oldest 25yo daughter, then said 15, then 'my english is poor'.
Anyway he does his 3 days (stuffs me up the 3rd day but that's ok - I had many other more important problems than him).
I tell him I don't need him again and will ring him when someone leaves.
Now I am being unendated with e-mails requesting details of the tasks and duties he did for his resume. I said put down he had 3 days casual work as a labourer, and my name and phone #, and that's it. I am not misleading any future employer in to believing he has skills he does not have. That's not good enough for him, so after the next e-mail, I am blocking him.
In conclusion, this man is not what he told our authorities - no way - he is a Pakistani or Iranian economic refugee, and lastly, I am beginning to take less and less notice of peoples resumes. I have struck a few now that were 55% B/S.
Anybody else having issues with applicants resumes?
End of rant!
Cheers
Phillip
He presented a resume stating he was a 28yo Afghani, worked (confusing) # years in construction in Tehran, and came here from Pakistan (his wife, children, parents - complete family live). He came to Australia via people smugglers, flying to Indonesia, then taking a terrible boat trip to Australia.
He seems a nice chap, and happy to have some work (remember these people are on 100% welfare benefits so they are not poor) but as time goes by, things don't seem to gel.
He is not 28, probably between 38 and 48.
As he had construction skills I gave him a task of nailing-repairing 3 pallets - he didn't have a clue - never held a hammer nor hit a nail in his life.
I listened in on my other young blokes asking him about where he lived and what he did in Afghanistan - his answers were pretty vague. Young Dan (22yo) can to me and said 'he's not from there - somethings wrong - he doesn't know what he did or where he lived in Afghanistan. He is lying to us and can't remeber what he said'.
He was always on his mobile phone - fathers had an accident in Pakistan and needs money for the hospital. I talk with him and he lets slip he is talking to his oldest 25yo daughter, then said 15, then 'my english is poor'.
Anyway he does his 3 days (stuffs me up the 3rd day but that's ok - I had many other more important problems than him).
I tell him I don't need him again and will ring him when someone leaves.
Now I am being unendated with e-mails requesting details of the tasks and duties he did for his resume. I said put down he had 3 days casual work as a labourer, and my name and phone #, and that's it. I am not misleading any future employer in to believing he has skills he does not have. That's not good enough for him, so after the next e-mail, I am blocking him.
In conclusion, this man is not what he told our authorities - no way - he is a Pakistani or Iranian economic refugee, and lastly, I am beginning to take less and less notice of peoples resumes. I have struck a few now that were 55% B/S.
Anybody else having issues with applicants resumes?
End of rant!
Cheers
Phillip
