Comments on: How To Lose a Candidate in 10 Ways http://www.ere.net/2005/11/15/how-to-lose-a-candidate-in-10-ways/ Recruiting News, Recruiting Events, Recruiting Community, Social Recruiting Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:35:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jonathan Hefferlin http://www.ere.net/2005/11/15/how-to-lose-a-candidate-in-10-ways/comment-page-1/#comment-1304 Jonathan Hefferlin Tue, 15 Nov 2005 07:38:00 +0000 http://www.ere.net/2005/11/15/how-to-lose-a-candidate-in-10-ways/#comment-1304 So true. Its often the Hummer drivers who say, 'I don't mind the commute', right? In an uncharacteristic raise mid year due to escallating gas costs, the Government allows .485 per mile, which equates to $121.25 a mile per year figuring 250 days (50 wks x 5 days) total costs to drive a car (not a Hummer). Sick days and holidays will eqaulize some Saturdays Middle Management usually falls into. AAA has been claiming costs of .50-.60/mile for years, and a recent study put it as high as .86c in Detroit due to high insurance costs. And it can cost under .30 if you buy used cars & drive them forever and have good luck on the repairs. Back to,'I don't mind the 90 minute commute' - say its 45 miles, 90 miles a day, works out to $10,800 not counting wear and tear on you, your family or your time. But does the Hummer driver have the ability to understand this? So true.

Its often the Hummer drivers who say, ‘I don’t mind the commute’, right? In an uncharacteristic raise mid year due to escallating gas costs, the Government allows .485 per mile, which equates to $121.25 a mile per year figuring 250 days (50 wks x 5 days) total costs to drive a car (not a Hummer). Sick days and holidays will eqaulize some Saturdays Middle Management usually falls into. AAA has been claiming costs of .50-.60/mile for years, and a recent study put it as high as .86c in Detroit due to high insurance costs. And it can cost under .30 if you buy used cars & drive them forever and have good luck on the repairs.

Back to,’I don’t mind the 90 minute commute’ – say its 45 miles, 90 miles a day, works out to $10,800 not counting wear and tear on you, your family or your time. But does the Hummer driver have the ability to understand this?

]]> By: Brian Thiemann http://www.ere.net/2005/11/15/how-to-lose-a-candidate-in-10-ways/comment-page-1/#comment-1303 Brian Thiemann Tue, 15 Nov 2005 04:00:00 +0000 http://www.ere.net/2005/11/15/how-to-lose-a-candidate-in-10-ways/#comment-1303 For those of us who don't work a local market, #1 has got to be: 'You don't need to speak with my spouse/significant other -- they'll go where I go -- they support this 100%' Yeah, right. And gasoline is reasonably priced, too!!!! For those of us who don’t work a local market, #1 has got to be: ‘You don’t need to speak with my spouse/significant other — they’ll go where I go — they support this 100%’ Yeah, right. And gasoline is reasonably priced, too!!!!

]]> By: David Gittleman http://www.ere.net/2005/11/15/how-to-lose-a-candidate-in-10-ways/comment-page-1/#comment-1302 David Gittleman Tue, 15 Nov 2005 03:00:00 +0000 http://www.ere.net/2005/11/15/how-to-lose-a-candidate-in-10-ways/#comment-1302 As regards to commute, I'd add it depends on skill set. If it is a skill set where it is hard to find a job in a given location then the candidate would be more willing to travel to the site. As regards to commute, I’d add it depends on skill set. If it is a skill set where it is hard to find a job in a given location then the candidate would be more willing to travel to the site.

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