
About this episode
Who remembers The Teddy Bears’ Picnic song from when they were kids?
You know the one! It’s catchy as all get-out and makes you really want to go have a picnic with something cuddly.
“If you go down to the woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise.”
Except we’re going to swap that out for:
“If you post a job ad on Seek today, you’re sure of a big surprise!”
Surprise numero uno being the fact that 97% of those applying to work with you will NOT be suitable.
Surprise number two is that good portion of that 97%’s applications will be filled with spelling mistakes, grammatical errors and bad formatting.
At this point you’re asking yourself:
“Are my standards too high? Am I the problem?”
In this episode you’ll learn:
- Whether or not your standards are too high (spoiler alert: they aren’t!)
- Our quick and brutal shortlisting process for recruiting team members.
- How to not get distracted by the time wasters and wrong-fit applicants.
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