Is it normal these days?

[Flossy1978]

For foreigners to apply for jobs by text messaging?

I know someone who employees hundreds of people a year and for some reason people are text messaging asking for jobs. Now, before you call me racist, I am just mentioning names of countries as a purpose in this post. I am by no means a racist or a xenophobic person. Especially since I am a foreigner myself.

So first it seemed the whole population of Somalians living here in Finland had this person's number and they would call at all hours of the day, even as late as 22:00. I went with this person once on a five hour trip up north last Midsummer and during what is a holiday on this trip he got many phonecalls from Somalians (yes, they seem to always tell where they are from for some unknown reason) wanting work on the drive there! Someone must have found out this person's number and gone and given it out to all of their friends within that 5 hour time span .

Ok, so it seems that all of the Somalians had asked for work and now this person doesn't get calls from them anymore, he instead is getting calls for work from people from Ethiopia (again they tell for some reason that they are from there). Not even calls, he gets text messages, again at all kinds of odd hours of the day and during holidays. This past holiday this person was getting text messages wanting work on Christmas Day of all days.

Sometimes Russians contact this person wanting work. They seem to be the rudest of the lot, but at least they rang, like the Somalians did. One Russian woman didn't ask for a job, she rang and then straight out demanded that she be given a job and that it was to be 8 hours a day, during the day. Then there was the guy that text messaged one time that he was told that he had a job waiting for him and he was coming tomorrow to start. Umm, that wasn't possible since the person that gives the jobs is the person I know and he didn't even know the person . That was the funniest I thought.

I think it's great that people are trying to get jobs!!! But really, it can't be normal to be text messaging asking for jobs, can it?. They don't do it once, but over and over and over, even after being told there aren't any jobs at that moment.

[superiorinferior]

They get 10 points for effort.

Perhaps a telephone number change is in order, or he could always switch his phone to "silent ring."

[Flossy1978]

Yeah he has thought of that, but it would be alot of work because alot of people have his number.

I think it's great they put the effort out there to look for work, I just think it's a bit weird to text message. Who would take you seriously?

Have you heard of the thing here in Finland nowadays to put your photo on your resume? Shät, I'd be in big trouble if I ever had to do that . Again, I find that kind of thing rather odd too. You'd never get away with it in Australia (where I am from), demanding a photo of yourself on your resume. This person told me it's expected in the company that he works for to have the photo on your resume. The poor ugly people like me would never be hired .

[superiorinferior]

Yeah he has thought of that, but it would be alot of work because alot of people have his number.

I thought this was the problem to begin with.

I have no idea about the telephony habits of Somalis, but perhaps word has (erroneously?) gotten out that your friend is a good source for employment and that it is worth a call to see if something is available.

It sounds like your friend should probably just put a stop to the calls by simply stating that there is no hope of employment via unsolicited calls, and that to get a job with him one needs to do thus-and-so... Otherwise if he is just being "nice" and saying "nothing at the moment, sorry..." it kind of implies that there might be something down the line and that calling out of the blue is OK.

[Hank W.]

Just start answering: "Neonazi Blackmetal Concert Ticket Agency, this is Helmut, how can I help you"

[enk]

I know quite a few Somali and they call each other (at least the men)
at all flaming hours of the night. Perhaps turning the phone off or on silent
would help during the night.

-enk

[Hank W.]

Drunk Finnish men let alone Estonians call at any flaming hour of the night especially on weekends as well. Whats wrong with good old-fashioned inflammatory verbal abuse? Properly delivered it teaches stupid twats calling at odd hours proper timing... atleast its gotten very few people calling me... they never can tell when I am in a mood to answer.. usually not before I have drunk my morning coffee and before I'm gettin grumpy for my dinner, and not while I am eating and not after I've eaten and trying to get to sleep... so maybe 10.45-11 on the 29th of February.

[mita]

maybe the number is listed on a mol job opening ad.

[Flossy1978]

Nope. Cause they don't advertise the jobs that are available to the 'outside world' and he is representing the company he works for, so he can't be rude. He has to be 'polite'.

Anyway, that wasn't the point of my post . My point was 'is it the norm these days to text message asking for work?'.

[Karhunkoski]

I know quite a few Somali and they call each other (at least the men)at all flaming hours of the night.

[enk]

I know quite a few Somali and they call each other (at least the men)at all flaming hours of the night.

-enk

[sinikala]

Have you heard of the thing here in Finland nowadays to put your photo on your resume? Shät, I'd be in big trouble if I ever had to do that . Again, I find that kind of thing rather odd too. You'd never get away with it in Australia (where I am from), demanding a photo of yourself on your resume. This person told me it's expected in the company that he works for to have the photo on your resume. The poor ugly people like me would never be hired .

Joking aside, assuming you make it to the interview stage and make a decent impression... the photo on the CV is there to help the interviewer to put a name to the face. Doesn't matter if you are an ugly ba**ard, just so long as they remember which ugly ba**ard you are.