Four Dozen Ways to Stay Unemployed

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0><script type="text/javascript" src="http://hb.lycos.com/hb.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ratings.lycos.com/ratings/lycosRating.js.php"></script> <script type="text/javascript"><![CDATA[//><!]]></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://scripts.lycos.com/catman/init.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-start.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-middle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-end.js"></script> <noscript> <img src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/img/common/ot_noscript.gif?rand=88835" alt="" width="1" height="1" />  <iframe frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" width="728" height="90" src="http://ad.yieldmanager.com/st?ad_type=iframe&ad_size=728x90&section=209094"></iframe>  </noscript> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=100 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="31800640egdysm.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B>The Message </b></FONT><B>   |     </b><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Message"><U><B>home</b></U></A></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=380 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Four Dozen Ways to Stay Unemployed</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> New York University lists reasons that are most frequently given by employers for turning down job applications.  This information is based on reports from 153 companies. </div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="746" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 601 WIDTH="364"><div> 1.     Poor appearance</div> <div> 2.     Overbearing overaggressive conceited, superiority complex "Know-it –all"</div> <div> 3.     Inability to express himself clearly --poor voice diction, grammar</div> <div> 4.     Lack of planning for career-no purpose and goals</div> <div> 5.     lack of interest and enthusiasm—passive indifferent</div> <div> 6.     Lack of confidence and poise, nervousness, ill at ease</div> <div> 7.     Failure to participate in activities</div> <div> 8.     Overemphasis on money—interested only, in best dollar offer</div> <div> 9.     Poor scholastic record—just got by</div> <div> 10.     Unwilling to start at the bottom—</div> <div> expects too much too soon</div> <div> 11.     Makes excuses, evasiveness, hedges on unfavorable factors in record</div> <div> 12.     Lack of tact</div> <div> 13.     Lack of maturity</div> <div> 14.     Lack of courtesy—ill mannered</div> <div> 15.     Condemnation of past employers </div> <div> 16.     Lack of social understanding</div> <div> 17.     Marked dislikes for schoolwork</div> <div> 18.     Lack of vitality</div> <div> 19.     Fails to look interviewer in the eye</div> <div> 20.     Limp, fishy handshake</div> <div> 21.     Indecision</div> <div> 22.     Unhappy married life</div> <div> 23.     Friction with parents</div> <div> 24.     Sloppy application blank</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="363"><div> 25.     Merely shopping around</div> <div> 26.     Wants job only for short time</div> <div> 27.     Little sense of humor</div> <div> 28.     Lack of knowledge of field of specialization</div> <div> 29.     Parents make decisions for him</div> <div> 30.     No interest in company or in industry</div> <div> 31.     Emphasis on whom he knows</div> <div> 32.     Unwillingness to go where we send him</div> <div> 33.     Cynical</div> <div> 34.     Low moral standards</div> <div> 35.     Lazy</div> <div> 36.     Intolerant, strong prejudices</div> <div> 37.     Narrow interests</div> <div> 38.     Poor handling of personal finances</div> <div> 39.     No interest in community activities</div> <div> 40.     Inability to talk criticism</div> <div> 41.     Lack of appreciation of the value of experience</div> <div> 42.     Radical ideas</div> <div> 43.     Late to interview without good reason</div> <div> 44.     Never heard of company</div> <div> 45.     Failure to express appreciation for interviewer’s time</div> <div> 46.     Asks no questions about the job</div> <div> 47.     High-pressure type</div> <div> 48.     Indefinite responses to question asked</div> <div>       </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> 25.     Merely shopping around</div> <div> 26.     Wants job only for short time</div> <div> 27.     Little sense of humor</div> <div> 28.     Lack of knowledge of field of specialization</div> <div> 29.     Parents make decisions for him</div> <div> 30.     No interest in company or in industry</div> <div> 31.     Emphasis on whom he knows</div> <div> 32.     Unwillingness to go where we send him</div> <div> 33.     Cynical</div> <div> 34.     Low moral standards</div> <div> 35.     Lazy</div> <div> 36.     Intolerant, strong prejudices</div> <div> 37.     Narrow interests</div> <div> 38.     Poor handling of personal finances</div> <div> 39.     No interest in community activities</div> <div> 40.     Inability to talk criticism</div> <div> 41.     Lack of appreciation of the value of experience</div> <div> 42.     Radical ideas</div> <div> 43.     Late to interview without good reason</div> <div> 44.     Never heard of company</div> <div> 45.     Failure to express appreciation for interviewer’s time</div> <div> 46.     Asks no questions about the job</div> <div> 47.     High-pressure type</div> <div> 48.     Indefinite responses to question asked</div> <div>       </div> </td> </tr></table></body>