Comment by Lisa A, Doorly on July 25, 2012 at 8:52am

I have 3 but I am sure others will list some I have not includedI:

1.  State you are interested in Career Opportunities on LinkedIn - but your profile is practically non existent

2.  Call me every day - wanting a status update

3.  Curse me out (yes I am not kidding) because you were not moved forward in the process - and yes I am talking about a specific word directed towards me!

4.  Don't do your homework prior to the interview - i.e., "What does your company do" "What is the job - I applied for so many I can't remember which one this is"

5.  Chew gum in my ear

Some of these seem like no brainers but when they happen more than once - makes me wonder.

Comment by Bonnie Skara on July 25, 2012 at 9:05am

After informing them that they aren't a fit and not moving forward in the interview process, they call the client directly to ask why and or ask for another opportunity.......I mean really? what are they thinking?

Comment by Sean Taylor on July 25, 2012 at 9:45am

1) Confirm they want the offer and will take it if offered- they when offered (24 hrs later) decline?

2) When finding out from the decline they want more money or benefits etc and you get the client to offer that and said candidate still declines  oh after thinking about it

3) They are not organized or don't even remember they talked with you.  Especially annoying when you have gotten them a first interview and calling back about a 2nd

4) When they submit their resume for a position they are clearly not qualified for in any universe and hassle you when you would submit them

5) I agree with the Cursing with you - but the topper is when they call you back 1/2 hr later and want to know if you submitted them.

6) A candidate telling you "If you were smart you would submit me- I am perfect".  Ok if that were the case, you would have already had the job and not unemployed for 8 months right?

Funny, sad but true instances. Professionalism is key!

Comment by Jason Alba on July 25, 2012 at 9:53am

Awesome!  And us job seekers can tend to think you don't work that hard, and collect huge commission checks... clearly you are working for your money :p \

Thanks for sharing everyone...!

Comment by Sean Taylor on July 25, 2012 at 9:59am

Sorry Jason, I wish that was true. As I see it there are bad apples on both sides, thus why most of us have to work so hard. If you have a way for me to not work 90 hrs a week and cash huge commission checks I am all ears.  Generally as I am today, I am working with a great candidate that has 2 offers on the table and trying to assist him with what will be the best for him and his family.  You may have mis represented yourself here a bit. Those commenting were doing so in good faith based on information you wanted. Just food for thought!

Comment by Jason Alba on July 25, 2012 at 10:01am

Sean, I hear you. In my comment I was talking about how mispercieved recruiters are... anyway, keep the pet peeves about job seekers coming. I'll take this back to the job seekers I speak to (I speak around the country to job seekers), and help them understand some of the mistakes they are making, especially when working with recruiters.

Comment by Sean Taylor on July 25, 2012 at 10:04am

Thanks for the clarification.  I was worried there that we were being hung out to dry. Understand these are the exceptions most times and hopefully not the rules.

Comment by Julia Briggs on July 25, 2012 at 11:14am

a. say yes to being put forward and then come up with all the niggles

b. try and push themselves into the right shape for the role and when you give honest and helpful feedback, get offended....

c. not listen

d. be all over you like a rash when they want something and then be very disdainful when you try and keep a 'relationship' going

Comment by Patricia Morrison on July 25, 2012 at 11:27am

#1 absolute annoyance:  Blowing the first interview by not being at their best.  Not doing due diligence about the company, not being focused, talking way too much, talking way too much about how they were done wrong by their last employer.  And all of this after spending lots of time on a prep call coaching on these very topics.  If a candidate does this, I've gotten to a point where I cut them loose.  Sometimes I get attached and it's hard but I give it my all and I expect the same in return.  Especially when the candidate is not footing the bill.  Thanks for letting me vent.  And there are lots of great candidates out there.

Comment by Arianne Bachove on July 25, 2012 at 4:33pm

I agree with pretty much everything everyone has said so far. I'd like to add to the list a horrible resume. I understand not everyone is a whiz at this but who doesn't have spell check. I can't stand spelling and grammatical errors. Have some pride in your resume. This is my (and the potential employer's) first impression. I don't know how many countless hours I've spent cleaning up resumes, and in some cases, rewriting them altogether!

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