Working at Dell
I met the head of HR for the new Dell plant, Ann Arzer, this morning.
Chief on my mind was a statement made at yesterday's Triadism love fest, aka the Piedmont Triad Partnership's annual meeting. (Really, it would not have been surprising if the session ended with everyone holding lighters up, swaying to Take me home, Piedmont Triad. Thank goodness John Denver's classic has not been co-opted, yet.)
Watts Carr, the chairman of the board of PTP, said the company had received 30,000 applications.
According to Arzer, that is a bit of an exaggeration. Dell's job web site was accessed 30,000 times. But it did not receive that many applications.
Arzer said she was surprised how many people had only held one job. And how many people had never interviewed before. She said people showed up in t-shirts, flip flops and generally inappropriate attire. The company is going to work with Forsyth Tech on a program that will teach people the ins and outs of the interview process.
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