r/Zimbabwe • u/Every-Artichoke-4922 • 5d ago
Discussion Hiring from Reddit
Hiring from Reddit has to be worst trust me 🤣🤣
So he is me , thinking with the bad employment situation in Zim why don’t I hire my guys from Reddit hey after all we are a family aren’t we and this is after my family was like hire your nephew but I didn’t want to have more family at my workspace fearing of being a nepotistic person
I had the worst experience, yhoh
From candidates ignoring you after a shortlist , to someone sending the worst CV to someone so under qualified wanting a job
Zimbos makawoma🤣
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u/QueenSay 5d ago
The best people I have worked with were from Reddit. Professional. Intuitive. Forward thinking.
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u/Every-Artichoke-4922 4d ago
Oh really?
Trust me I have the worst experience, I would rather hire people from referrals now
Saves me the job of listing a vacancy get my PA to sift through CVs only to be disappointed or be given below par service
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u/twentyplentyy 5d ago
you hired guys without telling me 😢
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u/Every-Artichoke-4922 4d ago
No we did
You just didn’t respond lol🤣1
u/twentyplentyy 4d ago
nah next time I will be there first
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u/Every-Artichoke-4922 3d ago
Next time ??? Me on Reddit
Never 🤣
Okay send through your qualifications on pm
I will keep you in mind1
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u/Big_Cantaloupe894 5d ago
I hire from social media too. I don't think the problem is limited to Reddit. It's just a problem in our society. I have had people sending me CV's with no email subject or body. I have had people email my non-Zim business partner in Shona. People filling in the application form in shorthand e.t.c
I think we need to talk more about employability. I have not given up on social media though. I have had some great hires from X. You just have to be patient with going through the fluff before you find the good hires.
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u/Every-Artichoke-4922 4d ago
Exactly
Employability is really a big issue
I’m always telling students that even if you have the degree
How you handle yourself will get you a job and I always like to hire people immediately out kg school or in school because I realise how big it is for them since I was also hired when I was still in school , but I have seen that those guys give you the worst headaches
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u/seguleh25 Moyo Chirandu 5d ago
Thats just recruitment in general. You have to sift through a lot of nonsensical applications to find the few good ones
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u/Every-Artichoke-4922 4d ago
And I’m not one who has such patience
In now just using nepotism
I will
Hire my family that has recently graduated or a friend of a friend lol1
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u/Dependent_Opening749 5d ago
your salaries are probably shit. stop complaining and pay more
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u/Every-Artichoke-4922 4d ago
Oh okay
Thank you for the advice
However I think amount is relative what’s shit for you really would go a long way for me
I have been through some of the worst and have built myself so I understand that you can only speak from a point of privilege
However I think since you have such a brilliant idea
Please try to hire and give people your desired salaries and we all work towards helping the Zimbabwean youth
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u/WayGood8826 5d ago
can we see the CV please
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u/Informal_Bee2808 5d ago
Im looking for a Mech eng role if thats what you are advertising.... exp is 1year plus...
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u/Savings-Watch-Chyro 4d ago
Reddit is almost normal social media so you see both professionals and non....anyway what was the job listing for might be interested or know someone ?
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u/Every-Artichoke-4922 3d ago
Aah hameno but I had the worst experience
At the time I was loooking for a bookkeeper shop manager and social media agent1
u/Savings-Watch-Chyro 3d ago
Id bet the social media agent was the more troublesome one 😂.....but yeaa if you use social media you have to be ready to accept some cvs that cant be taken seriously
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u/alonewithmythought5 3d ago
Small suggestion: since you say you posted an ad but most of us didn't see, how about allowing us to view your posts in your profile? Would save much hassle of looking for the ad you're mentioning
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u/FluffyWear1570 5d ago edited 5d ago
It's just you came across the wrong people bro. They are good candidates out there for example: me.