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Jesse Sr., and his mother, Jacquebne, at Ms graduation from Chicago Theological Seminary M
one of 214 photos hi exhibition and beak, called “Songs Of My People”, published by Uttle,
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tour the United States and Europe fOr three years after the premiere showing at Corcoran Art
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Graduating Students Offered
Advice On Joining Workforce
BY KEITH O. HILTON
A friend of mine and fellow journalist
on the West Coast, Patricia Rodgers,
once wrote a column titled “Memorable
Ways Not to Get Hired.” I will share
some of her examples at this time.
Hopefully some of these examples on
the lighter side will serve as “opposite
effect creative guides” for all of the
graduating college students heading to
ward joining the workforce.
PATRICIA RODGERS: Anyone wht
has ever interviewed for a job has expe
rienced these moments of pre-interview
self-coaching when we remind ourselves
of all things not to do—don’t bite your
nails, don’t interrupt, don’t fidget.
We know if we lapse into these little
habits, we’ll disqualify ourselves in
stantly.
But amazingly enough, some job ap
plicants forego this self-coaching and go
out of their way to flaunt their idiosyn
crasies.
Robert Half International, Inc., a San
Francisco head huntery, surveyed top
personnel executives of 100 mayor cor
porations. RHI asked for stories of un
usual behavior by job applicants.
Response was enthusiastic and abun
dant. Some of the more amazing, believe
it or not, are as follows:
“The candidate told me that her long
term goal was to replace me.”
“Stretched out on the floor to fill out
the job application.”
“She wore a Walkman and said she
could listen to me and the music at the
same time.”
“Balding candidate abruptly excused
himself, returned to the office a few min
utes later, wearing a hairpiece.*
“Announced she hadn’t had lunch and
proceeded to eat a hamburger and fhench
fries in the interviewer's office*
“Man wore a jogging suit to interview
fur a position as financial vice president'
“Wouldn’t get out of the chair until I
would hire him. I had to call the police.”
“Took a brush out of MY purse,
brushed his hair and left.”
“Pulled out a Polaroid camera and
snapped a flash picture of me. Said he
collected photos of everyone who inter
viewed him.”
“He took off his right shoe and sock.
Removed a medicated foot powder and
dusted it on the foot and in the shoe.
While he was putting on the shoe and
sock, he mentioned that he had to use
the powder four times a day, and this
was the time.”
These people are certainly amusing,
unconventional and memorable. They
are also probably still unemployed.
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