MS, I think I got what the problem is. You are talking in general, and I am talking about this particular ad. In general terms, I agree. When I hire an Office Clerk, all I have to care about is his(or her) office skills. But if I want to hire an arabic translator with lebanese accent, sorry, I will have to specify it. Because lebanese accent will be different from the egyptian one, or from the Gulf accent, let alone tunisians and moroccans. Agree?
I have never said "you are a terrible recruiter...". I said THEY are terrible recruiters. They don't have any system, they don't have staff to create a system, they don't need any system or forms, they don't want a heavy HR dpmt, or even dedicated person(s) who will be going through thousands of useless CVs to get one that fits the requirements. They don't have all this and they don't want to have it.. ALL they need is an arabic (non-egyptian) cook. Simple. Doesn't it make a life easier for everyone? ...and hey, I AM not a recruiter at all. But still have to perform this duty once in a while, because again we don't have (and don't need) an in-house recruiter, as we are barely hiring 1 person a three month. But when we do hire, I make sure we specify the requirements very clear, otherwise I am the one who will be sitting days and nights and clicking on hundreds of nonsensical CVs attached with hundreds of nonsensical emails. Been there, done that.
I do believe, that you "recently hired a jordanian who can work wonders in Tunisian, Egyptian and Lebanese cuisine". Why not? If THIS is the requirement of the employeer, that's fine. But if the employer needs a Tunisian for tunisian food, an Egyptian for egyptian food and a Lebanese for lebanese food, you have to follow the requirements.
And hey my tone is quite low.. :) As a matter of fact I am calm and relaxed... Life is gooood...
MS, I think I got what the problem is. You are talking in general, and I am talking about this particular ad. In general terms, I agree. When I hire an Office Clerk, all I have to care about is his(or her) office skills. But if I want to hire an arabic translator with lebanese accent, sorry, I will have to specify it. Because lebanese accent will be different from the egyptian one, or from the Gulf accent, let alone tunisians and moroccans. Agree?
I have never said "you are a terrible recruiter...". I said THEY are terrible recruiters. They don't have any system, they don't have staff to create a system, they don't need any system or forms, they don't want a heavy HR dpmt, or even dedicated person(s) who will be going through thousands of useless CVs to get one that fits the requirements. They don't have all this and they don't want to have it.. ALL they need is an arabic (non-egyptian) cook. Simple. Doesn't it make a life easier for everyone? ...and hey, I AM not a recruiter at all. But still have to perform this duty once in a while, because again we don't have (and don't need) an in-house recruiter, as we are barely hiring 1 person a three month. But when we do hire, I make sure we specify the requirements very clear, otherwise I am the one who will be sitting days and nights and clicking on hundreds of nonsensical CVs attached with hundreds of nonsensical emails. Been there, done that.
I do believe, that you "recently hired a jordanian who can work wonders in Tunisian, Egyptian and Lebanese cuisine". Why not? If THIS is the requirement of the employeer, that's fine. But if the employer needs a Tunisian for tunisian food, an Egyptian for egyptian food and a Lebanese for lebanese food, you have to follow the requirements.
And hey my tone is quite low.. :) As a matter of fact I am calm and relaxed... Life is gooood...