Hiring Managers: Things You "Judge"

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Anonymous wrote:I have an hour commute and this thread makes me think I should take it off my resume. It actually did come up at an interview recently but the guy seemed to find it a tolerable eccentricity on my part (which is accurate).

I leave my address off not due to commute reasons but because I live in an area that people look down their noses at quite badly. I don't want to not get a job because someone thinks my neighborhood is trashy or whatever.

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And frankly, I would think that it would look weird if someone submitted a cover letter and resume and did NOT list an address. That seems sketchy.

It doesn't look sketchy to me. I've seen resumes with just the phone number, or just the city and no street address. Phone numbers would not necessarily have local area codes, and it's OK, too. In all cases I have the recruiter discuss the commute and the requirements of our office hours.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s also illegal to make hiring decisions based on commute at least in DC.

I work in Maryland but for a national organization and my HR will not allow us to consider commute as part of the hiring decision. If it looks onerous, the recruiter will mention during the initial screening interview that we don’t have a telecommuting policy (which is true, unfortunately). But that doesn’t always work - we once had someone whose commute was 1.5+ hours one way. HR did discuss with her, but she seemed certain that it won’t be a problem. Well, she lasted all of two months and then quit because she couldn’t handle the commute.

Yes. This. I have said, "wow! You live in Stafford! That is quite the commute into DC!" And either people will say, "Oh, yea. I'm used to taking the VRE in to the city" or "My whatever lives in the city and I can stay there as needed" or "Oh. It didn't take me too long today." (well, as noon on a Tuesday, the traffic isn't quite the same as 5pm on a Friday.)

I get it, I have a long commute (2.5 hrs/round trip), but I've done it forever. I get nervous about young just out of college folks who think that Stafford to DC isn't a big deal. I've been burned twice.

Actually, young folks just out of college are the most mobile. So it's possible they'll just move and rent in the city.

That does happen. You realize it, right? Some people move for a job if the commute is too bad.

Discuss it with prospective employees, but you shouldn't not hire someone based on their address.

And frankly, I would think that it would look weird if someone submitted a cover letter and resume and did NOT list an address. That seems sketchy.

I am an the Stafford PP - Yes, I get they are most mobile, but the jobs I am hiring for for new grads pay 40k, which is hardly enough for them to hop, skip, jump, and move to the city...it is even a stretch with a roommate.

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Anonymous wrote:Email addresses that turn me off: yahoo, hotmail, aol.

They all say to me "I'm not particular about security or choosing the best tool." Either that or "I got on the interwebs in 1991 and haven't updated my web skills since".

Gmail isn't much better.

it may not be good, but it's certainly better.

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Anonymous wrote:Email addresses that turn me off: yahoo, hotmail, aol.

They all say to me "I'm not particular about security or choosing the best tool." Either that or "I got on the interwebs in 1991 and haven't updated my web skills since".

Gmail isn't much better.

it may not be good, but it's certainly better.

Whats wrng with gmail! And hotmail is the same as outlook...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm continuing to get a vibe (twice in the past 2 interviews) when the hiring manager notes my house is roughly 23 miles from their location. How much bias or thought do you give to something of this nature?

The second issue is children. I recently interviewed with a good friend and we had a decent conversation. But I feel sensitive letting them know I have a 9, 5, and 3 yr. old, and feel like I'm getting the "this guy has his hands full and may be more trouble than he's worth" vibe.

She actually said what I've bolded.

How much am I overthinking vs. being on to something here...Am I supposed to be single and live across the street to get hired these days?

The distance would concern me as well, but what is most concerning is that you would put your hom location on your resume. That's such a Bush league move

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Anonymous wrote:I'm continuing to get a vibe (twice in the past 2 interviews) when the hiring manager notes my house is roughly 23 miles from their location. How much bias or thought do you give to something of this nature?

The second issue is children. I recently interviewed with a good friend and we had a decent conversation. But I feel sensitive letting them know I have a 9, 5, and 3 yr. old, and feel like I'm getting the "this guy has his hands full and may be more trouble than he's worth" vibe.

She actually said what I've bolded.

How much am I overthinking vs. being on to something here...Am I supposed to be single and live across the street to get hired these days?

The distance would concern me as well, but what is most concerning is that you would put your hom location on your resume. That's such a Bush league move

Cool thanks. Good thing I didn't do that.