Fifty resumés sit on my desk waiting to be reviewed. Fifty hopeful people are waiting for my call.
I sit here staring at them, knowing full well that I will disappoint forty-nine people. Only one person will get the job, forty-nine will not. Some of them (maybe 10 or so) will get their hopes raised even further when they're invited for an interview. But then 9 or so will have those hopes dashed.
They're probably all wonderful people, those 49 - with skills, abilities, and personalities. Several of them could probably do the job equally well. But in the end, only one will get the chance. Only one will rise to the top. It may not be the best one - it may only be the one who's managed to impress us the most. That's the way it goes, though, you can only make choices based on your own impressions.
That's alot of weight on my shoulders. It's why it's not always fun to be a manager.
To those 49 people - I apologize in advance. Try not to take it personally.
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This would be tough. Good luck on making the right choice.
You should definitely take on the table cloth tradition for christmas! It really is a fun tradition!
Good luck with your reseme reading... if care so much for these pepole already, I know you are going to make the perfect choice. You sound like the kimd of manager we all wish we had! Happy Thanksgiving.
Wes and I once went through over 2oo resumes for an office manager position. 200! I hated it! This was during a time of recession and there were so many people out of work and some of their letters sounded desperate. It was one of the most unpleasant things I had to do.
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