This is something really bizarre to me, a leeching in of Human Resource based psycho-babble to the the building trade....I'm considering jacking in my current job and going back to being a stonemason- but the application form is a minefield!!
It's full of stupid questions on "delivering excellent service" , "teamwork", "communications" etc and wants a Situation/Task/Action/Result format of answers or you won't get an interview!
It is of course a stupid format designed for doughnut office workers. In the trade if you don't deliver excellent service you'd be sacked, you'd be a f*cking danger to everyone if you can't communicate, and working as part of a team, planning etc are all par for most trades....
How stupid it is is that 2 months ago I reapplied for my old job- the one I'd done for 9yrs perfectly. I filled in a the application and this daft pen pushing bint at HR decided I didn't meet the competencies so I never got an interview, you really couldn't make it up, my old boss was well p*ssed as he wanted me back in the squad. I've seen 3 different posts at different depots keep getting punted back out because nobody can pass these stupid competencies. This one is at a closer depot than my old one hence the reason I may go for it again.
I'm thinking on just making some up as they don't strictly have to be job related. Like the time I was working on the space shuttle/saved Reagan from Hinckley/rescued the hostages from the Iranian Embassy etc....what an utter crock....How could they prove it was bullsheet anyway?
Anyone any ideas?????!!!!!
It's full of stupid questions on "delivering excellent service" , "teamwork", "communications" etc and wants a Situation/Task/Action/Result format of answers or you won't get an interview!
It is of course a stupid format designed for doughnut office workers. In the trade if you don't deliver excellent service you'd be sacked, you'd be a f*cking danger to everyone if you can't communicate, and working as part of a team, planning etc are all par for most trades....
How stupid it is is that 2 months ago I reapplied for my old job- the one I'd done for 9yrs perfectly. I filled in a the application and this daft pen pushing bint at HR decided I didn't meet the competencies so I never got an interview, you really couldn't make it up, my old boss was well p*ssed as he wanted me back in the squad. I've seen 3 different posts at different depots keep getting punted back out because nobody can pass these stupid competencies. This one is at a closer depot than my old one hence the reason I may go for it again.
I'm thinking on just making some up as they don't strictly have to be job related. Like the time I was working on the space shuttle/saved Reagan from Hinckley/rescued the hostages from the Iranian Embassy etc....what an utter crock....How could they prove it was bullsheet anyway?
Anyone any ideas?????!!!!!