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If you were looking to employ someone, what would you say to a candidate like this:

  • highly intelligent, excellent qualifications for the job, 10 years relevant experience, hardworking, ambitious.

Sounds good, doesn’t it? What if she then added:

  • has 2 children, will not work overtime, (although still hardworking during normal working hours)

Perhaps not quite as interesting?

Then if she went on to ask to work 80%?

So the reality is, how many employers turn to the next CV at this point?

Anyway it looks like I am going to be finding out. My experience as a contractor so far is not encouraging.

This entry was posted by Emily Bache on 2008-11-30 at 19:51 under Autobiographical, Uncategorized. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

One Comment

  1. Johan Lindberg says:

    Hi Emily,

    … how many employers turn to the next CV at this point?

    I think that situation is a lot harder for someone working as a consultant/contractor (esp these days).

    Both Sofia and I work 80% and I know that she, being a consultant, worries about this as well. A lot.

    Even though she’s managed to get projects in organizations where the HR culture isn’t completely ridiculous it’s always present. A nagging feeling in the back of your head that someone (secretly) thinks you’re not doing enough.

    Me, OTOH, I don’t have to worry. We hire consultants so we can have someone to blame when we don’t deliver on time 😉

    2008-12-01, 08:37