Graduates are not having it easy in the job market

It is taking 2 days for three graduates to send me their updated CVs. The opportunity is Accounting graduate programme in Johannesburg. The closing date is today.

What could be the hold-up?

1. Lack of resources?

2. Lack of knowledge on what should be done?

3. Lack of professionalism? 

I am asking the three questions because…

Applicant 1 promised to phone me this morning at 09h00, after I protested that the noise levels in the background were assaulting my eardrum (she was commuting in a train) She called me at 09h48, no apology, and got cut off within a minute. When I called her 10 minutes later, she said she was on her way to buying airtime.

Applicant 2 kept saying "Ya" instead of "Yes" when we were on the phone yesterday. When I pointed out to him that Ya is neither polite nor consistent with, at least English, he replied 'Okay,' and that was it.

Applicant 3 phoned me this morning to inform me that the e-mail she sent to me returned undelivered. I had offered to email blank e-mail to her; she insisted that she will write my email down. That was 2 days ago.

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