Thread: Employment interviews how things have changed.

Medical is the norm. Especially in jobs with a physical component, eg packing shelves etc. The HSE risk of hiring someone who is not up to par is too big.
The medical is a hefty bill, so he’s got it in the bag it would seem. I don’t put people thru to that stage unless I am really ready to hit the go button. No regerts.

I work in recruitment - and there are a heap of things that are done differently now to when I started 10 years ago.

Video interviewing is actually pretty cool, we use it when we want to screen quite a few people at once but it gets pricey so when you get it you have made the first cut. It's then an opportunity for you to differentiate yourself. If you don't have all the skills for the role but answer well you will get an interview where as just a CV we might skip over.

Strict medicals are fairly standard now - my high blood pressure was enough to have to make me get a medical clearance from a Doctor so they'd employ me. That's the hardest bit for me, I'm lucky enough that I haven't had to apply for a job in over 20 years now, I just get asked all the time by people to go work for them. Sometimes I say yes so that's the only reason I've encountered these medicals.

Went to an interview for Aus. Post back in 1985, at Nundah. Walked into the waiting area, about five people waiting, three Europeans, two Asians. Fellow came out with sheet of paper, an extract from a book, in English. Said to study it, he would ask questions about it. Went in, had the interview, was told they would contact me, interview over. When I asked why no questions on the sheet of paper, he said that was only to weed out those who did not have an understanding of English. Walked out, the Asians had left. Got the job, left after 25 years.

Go to the age at around 3am (melbourne city) when the first papers were printed on a Saturday. (you could buy them hot off the press)
Sit down and drink coffee and circle all the jobs i wanted to go for.
Ring like a mad man from 7am onwards on Saturday and again Monday. Interviews that next week and normally working before weekend.

Thats how i got jobs.

Never medical or cops reports back then. THANK GOD!!

Ready to start the merry go round again, having left Brisbane, relocating to Melbourne. I am hoping a well composed resume will help , and a ledger jobs market. My gut feeling I will revolve through a series of casual day labouring jobs , and rent a slave agencies before anything permanent. But as the move has gone fairly smooth maybe the good luck will continue. For me , the days of talking to a mate or someone at the pub seem a distant memory.

Originally Posted by trog

Ready to start the merry go round again, having left Brisbane, relocating to Melbourne. I am hoping a well composed resume will help , and a ledger jobs market. My gut feeling I will revolve through a series of casual day labouring jobs , and rent a slave agencies before anything permanent. But as the move has gone fairly smooth maybe the good luck will continue. For me , the days of talking to a mate or someone at the pub seem a distant memory.

A labour hire company might get you a foot in the door and it the end client might hire you permanently sometimes if they like t you style