RE: 67% of vet nurses 'very annoyed' by adverts which describe the salary as 'competitive'

Arlo Guthrie — Wed, 24 Jul 2019 07:32:43 GMT

[mention:c2fa19eb276040388efde3b63cb439fb:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05] I think you have to remember the spirit in which these things are written! I am quite sure that nobody means to sound patronising when they mention cakes, biscuits and baking, though to many people they do. Team spirit, or friendly team, or anything like that is more difficult, because I think that IS something potential employees look for, but the problem is that it is not believable in an advert (everyone says they have a great team, some of whom I am quite sure are axe murderers in real life!). So the question is how, in an advert, can an employer convey team spirit in a way that is believable? A video showing everyone having a laugh together would be one way, but not many will do that. The only other way would be with actual examples of how that team spirit manifests itself. But I am struggling to think of examples (not helped by the fact that I don't work in practice, of course!). Any thoughts?

RE: 67% of vet nurses 'very annoyed' by adverts which describe the salary as 'competitive'

Ben Ogden — Wed, 24 Jul 2019 07:23:29 GMT

If you cannot be up front and open about what you're negotiating range is for pay then i'm going to assume that:

1) You're massively underpaying your current staff and do not want them to see what you are now offering

2) You don't respect the applicants enough to be open

3) You have a shameful pay scale that you want to keep hidden

Either way, I'll be scrolling past your Advert, because it isn't worth the time or hassle. Oh and if you even mention; cakes, biscuits, baking, sweets or "brilliant team spirit" I'm DEFINITELY going to go in another direction!