What green flags do you look for in employee or colleagues?

[Al Meyer]

Are you paying them for the interview?

In a way yes, I am paying with my time, They should do the same!

 

[john.k]

Id like to be the CEO who was appointed ,never started work ,fired for some female type accusations,and took away $3 or $4 million in fees and bonuses.

 

[mhajicek]

Pay has little meaning on retaining top shelf talent, The best want to have security and freedom to do what they wish.

Why not both?

 

[Fal Grunt]

I suppose 38 years ago that might have been the thing. These days, nope. I would not hire someone to work in a shop who showed up in a 3 piece suit. That shows they want a desk job, sales office maybe, they're not ready to get their hands dirty. I'd much rather see steel toed boots, jeans with no holes, and any kind of clean shirt that isn't a white dress shirt.

I interviewed for a job with a customer last year. They were impressed with some tooling that I made and wanted to hire me full time. My wife nearly blew a fuse when I was headed out the door in my boots, "good jeans" and a flannel shirt.

I have a picture of my grandfather in the 50's with a few guys at work. They are all wearing suits, with ties, underneath their lab coat style work jackets.

 

[jim rozen]

I suppose 38 years ago that might have been the thing. These days, nope. I would not hire someone to work in a shop who showed up in a 3 piece suit. That shows they want a desk job, sales office maybe, they're not ready to get their hands dirty. I'd much rather see steel toed boots, jeans with no holes, and any kind of clean shirt that isn't a white dress shirt.

Dress for the job, but one step up. If the job is jeans and T-shirt, wear nice jeans and a buttoned shirt. If the job is good pants and a buttoned shirt, wear that plus a tie. If the job is wear a suit, get a *good* suit.

Do NOT dress several steps up.

Appropriate footwear, if it's a shop floor bring your own safety glasses.