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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would pass - they are going to hound you for raises and promotions as soon as they are hired or generally be needy. I had a woman like this and it was never enough. We have an annual schedule for raises and a process to apply for open roles and she would just hound me constantly even though I don’t control HR or the company process / annual cycle.
This candidate is not demonstrating the ability to act professionally or communicate effectively. If this is her best behavior, is this who you want supporting leadership as an admin? [/quote]

What a idiotic take ‘I have one singular occurrence of this in my professional livelihood, therefore everyone will act like this’[/quote]

I’ve been a senior manager for over a decade and have hired over 100 people from entry level to manager. I have a good sense of who will work out and who will be more hassle then they are worth. Despite the “great resignation” I am getting more resumes than Pre-pandemic for my open roles and I have plenty of good candidates to choose from. No one owes OP’s candidate a job or mentoring. If you have more than one candidate and one has red flags, why would you take the one with red flags? 
I am explicit with applicants what my timeline is and how they will be contacted. I provide people feedback when I don’t hire them in case they want to apply again in the future. I think that’s more than 95% of hiring managers provide. [/quote]

In this case, though, the OP was not explicit about their timeline. I don’t view this as a red flag for the applicant — because the OP was not clear about the timeline and the process. [/quote]

Whether OP was explicit or not, emailing on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and expecting a response immediately is not professional and clearly shows a lack of boundaries.

Just because someone says they are desperate does not obligate OP into hiring them. And for those saying to hire on a probationary period - firing someone after the period is up is still a messy and unpleasant experience. And now you have an additional 6 months of baggage. What if the person asks OP every single day for 6 months, "Are you going to fire me in October? You're not, are you?.[/quote]
I had almost this exact situation with a contract to hire arrangement. The person did crappy work, tearfully guilt tripped managers about their situation every day, and overstepped boundaries with client (fed contract) all the time. Getting rid of them was messy, even though they worked through a body shop.[/quote]
NP and exactly, this is what I would be worried about. Even leaving aside social norms about not repeatedly contacting someone over and over again when they have hardly had any time to respond (and I don't buy that's something only those who have been "professionally mentored" about should know; that's common social practice - and people who complain about the OP not responding OVER THE WEEKEND are probably the same people complaining that their bosses expect them to check emails outside working hours), what's most disturbing about the applicant is that they're using their personal situation to try to guilt trip OP into hiring them. Saying "I really need this job and to start working as I have no money. If not this job, I am open to any job you have available that I can start as soon as possible" is most definitely an attempt at a guilt trip and that is a huge red flag. Either they're totally clueless or downright manipulative, neither of which is something I want in an employee or a colleague even if I'm not their manager.[/quote]

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