power on
so, yesterday afternoon, the parents got their power back. i know simply because I got a "hi jake" IM from them. of course, I wasn't in my office at the time.
yesterday, we started interviewing for our student position at work. if juice were more technically inclined, i would ask him to interview. hey, at least it's something.
The bad thing is, we're seeing somewhere between 2/3 and 3/4 of the applicants are already graduates. for a student position, posted on the student job boards. We can only hire students, get it?
3 of 4 applicants who came in yesterday were graduates, which they did not make clear on their application or resume. the first girl who interviewed had fantastic skills, and was already employed by the university. but, she had graduated already. this of course didnt come out till the end of the interview.
then, number two, who was already there when we thought to call to make sure she was a student. (you know, why are these people even applying if it's a student position? i refuse to feel bad if i cant tell if you're a student and you apply for a student position and i have to send you home because you graduated...) she was a real winner. frowning when she walked in, daintily, like you would expect the queen to walk. gently placing her coat over the back of the chair and extending her hand for us to kiss. yes, thank you, goodbye. our first question was "you are a student, correct? no? thank you, but this position was clearly listed for a student employee. sorry. goodbye."
Number three we couldnt get ahold of to ask before he arrived. Great skillsets. Perfect personality. He just clicked. About 10 minutes in, we verified his student status... nope. So we asked him, why is everyone applying for these student positions? He said the combination of high unemployment rates and the fact that we were located further off campus (higher chance of having positions open for more than students...) Ugh.. painful when you know he would've made a great addition to the team. But, he seemed hopeful he could help us find someone to match our needs, and took several business cards to give friends.
Number four was really a student. Charismatic, friendly, honest about his skillset and desire to learn. Normally a good match, but also needed work.
Five more interviews today.