I totally agree on that one.
Jerrie

Jerrie Clarke
Curator of Collections
Valdez Museum
http://www.alaska.net/~vldzmuse/index.html


>From: John Martinson <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Professionalism from Employers and Employees in the hiring process
>Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2000 10:25:12 EDT
>
>There have been job announcements, salary discussion, how to land the right
>job, graduate schools, and so forth.   However, I've found that after a
>prospective employee spends hours filling out long applications, putting
>together a polished resume, spends money for over-nighting the letter to
>get
>it there on time and then waiting....and sometimes waiting, and many more
>times ~~~ waiting without even a letter back that the position was filled.
>
>I think professionalism is a two way street.  A professional organization
>should
>send courtesy letters back to all those who applied for a position saying
>that the job was filled.   I've also noticed in my time in the field that
>some jobs remain
>opened for months into years.   It would be nice if employers would either
>put the
>announcement on pending or close the job until the position is actually
>needed.
>
>Yes, as a manager and hiring I always send letter back to the applicants
>saying the
>position was filled, and thanking them for applying.  If the resume and
>individual stood
>out, I keep their application on file in case there is an opening in the
>near
>future or
>the position needs to be filled again.
>
>I also put salary ranges up front, and do not ask for salary history.
>When
>it comes to
>hiring the person, then we discuss wages within the salary range stipulated
>in the
>announcement.   This way you get the people who really do want the job, and
>they
>know upfront the wage range.  It is a "win-win" situation.  It's a
>professional situation.
>
>This is a profession....lets end the guessing and waiting games.   Thank
>you.
>
>John Martinson
>Curator of Collections
>http://ourworld.cs.com/john29mart/
>
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