| ??? 11/28/06 18:18 Modified: 11/28/06 18:20 Read: times |
#128625 - It depends on the size of the company Responding to: ???'s previous message |
If the company's large (>100 engineers), 6 months is probably appropriate. It takes a while to get one's "legs" working in a large organization because there are so many obstacles to productive work.
Likewise, the size of the company can reveal much about the employee depending on how long he worked there. If it was a large company, and he was only there less than a year, he probably was a problem. OTOH, if he was in a small company for about a year, he was probably there for a particular project which he may or may not have finished. Small firms tend to terminate "non-fitting" employees sooner than large ones. It might also be interesting to ask the applicant in question under what circumstances he left these employers, as the answer may reveal things of value. I've had to do some explaining in the past, and it hasn't hurt me. A little imagination will reveal much. RE |
| Topic | Author | Date |
| Employing someone who might be slightly dodgy | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| call | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| recent interview | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| actually that can be dangerous | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| UK | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| yeah ill give them a call | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| What's his name? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Nope. | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Bet you didnt know Shakespeare was a cockney | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Agree on a month of probation | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| it takes three | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| So, put him under pressure... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| The MD has written again | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| It depends on the size of the company | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| we've got max. 3 | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
He can't hide if you put him under pressure... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Well i am happy ive spoken to him | 01/01/70 00:00 |