Here at Construction Personnel Group we get all kinds of people who walk through our door looking for work. And we can honestly tell you that no person is just like another. Each and every applicant has their own special talent to offer. Today, for example, a man walked into our office looking for work. As we started taking the normal procedure steps toward employment I began to notice something. He was having a hard time with the application and I offered to help. He was telling me about his experiences when suddenly he started moving his foot funny, I looked down as he said “Oh! Excuse me!” and proceeded to pull out a pair of boxer shorts from his pants’ leg! It was then that I smelled alcohol on his breath. “Oh boy” I thought. But he just kept talking about his experiences working in warehouse. So I went along thinking this was all perfectly normal. Then he says, “I will admit, I have been drinking today” and laughed, “but I am a good worker! I just was having fun with some friends before the weekend!” My thoughts trickled back to the underwear that he had just stuffed in his pocket. “No big deal, I’m personally waiting until 5 o’clock for that.” I replied. We talked some more about his experience and the rest of the usual questions regarding employment. And he left.
Now, this is not saying that that is acceptable to ‘pre-game’ coming in to apply to work with us, it absolutely is not and may hinder this guy’s credibility in our eyes. But this is just a prime example of maybe what not to do when applying for a job. We do welcome applicants of all shapes and sizes and all levels of skill and are more than pleased to help anyone who comes through our door as much as we can. But we’d just like to say, although everyone is eager for employment these days, keep your pants on!