﻿{"id":154,"date":"2013-03-26T23:36:15","date_gmt":"2013-03-26T16:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ceointernational.com\/blog\/?p=154"},"modified":"2017-02-27T22:19:23","modified_gmt":"2017-02-27T15:19:23","slug":"hardworking-dont-use-this-say-what-you-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ceointernational.com\/blog\/index.php\/hardworking-dont-use-this-say-what-you-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"Hardworking ! Don\u2019t use this in job ads, say what you mean!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- wpsso pinterest pin it image added on 2026-05-22T05:52:38+00:00 -->\n<div class=\"wpsso-pinterest-pin-it-image\" style=\"display:none !important;\">\n<\/div><!-- .wpsso-pinterest-pin-it-image -->\n\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_button\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                <img src=\"https:\/\/www.ceointernational.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/facebook-button-plugin\/images\/standard-facebook-ico.png\" alt=\"Fb-Button\">\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.ceointernational.com\/blog\/index.php\/hardworking-dont-use-this-say-what-you-mean\/\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"standard\" show-faces=\"false\" width=\"225px\" size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Why should the term \u201c hard\u00adwork\u00ading .\u2026\u201d or deriv\u00ada\u00adtives of it nev\u00ader be used in Job Ads?<\/p>\n<p>In<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-267 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ceointernational.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Rosie-1-227x300.jpg\" alt width=\"227\" height=\"300\" data-wp-pid=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ceointernational.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rosie-1-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.ceointernational.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rosie-1-768x1014.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ceointernational.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rosie-1-776x1024.jpg 776w, https:\/\/www.ceointernational.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rosie-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\"> my opin\u00adion and expe\u00adri\u00adence as a&nbsp;col\u00adlege and post-grad edu\u00adca\u00adtor and as man\u00adag\u00ader and entre\u00adpre\u00adneur:<br>\n<strong>there are no lazy peo\u00adple!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are only peo\u00adple who are in the wrong job, posi\u00adtion or course or have not had enough guid\u00adance, encour\u00adage\u00adment, recog\u00adni\u00adtion or oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties.<\/p>\n<p>I believe the cul\u00adprits for low per\u00adfor\u00admance are often weak or insuf\u00adfi\u00adcient\u00adly qual\u00adi\u00adfied man\u00adagers or super\u00advi\u00adsors.&nbsp; Their lead\u00ader\u00adship and moti\u00adva\u00adtion skills are prob\u00ada\u00adbly not well-devel\u00adoped (yet).<\/p>\n<p>There\u00adfore, be clear in your job ads what you expect from future employ\u00adees and man\u00adagers. The term \u201d hard\u00adwork\u00ading \u201d has too many mean\u00adings and inter\u00adpre\u00adta\u00adtions, so avoid it. A&nbsp;lit\u00adtle bit of cre\u00adativ\u00adi\u00adty can eas\u00adi\u00adly make clear what you expect.<\/p>\n<p>See the Collins The\u00adsaurus below for a&nbsp;prop\u00ader choice:<br>\n<strong>hard\u00adwork\u00ading, <\/strong><i>adjec\u00adtive<\/i><br>\n<strong>Syn\u00adonyms<\/strong>:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefreedictionary.com\/industrious\">indus\u00adtri\u00adous<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefreedictionary.com\/busy\">busy<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefreedictionary.com\/energetic\">ener\u00adgetic<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefreedictionary.com\/conscientious\">con\u00adsci\u00aden\u00adtious<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefreedictionary.com\/zealous\">zeal\u00adous<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefreedictionary.com\/diligent\">dili\u00adgent<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefreedictionary.com\/indefatigable\">inde\u00adfati\u00adga\u00adble<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefreedictionary.com\/assiduous\">assid\u00adu\u00adous<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefreedictionary.com\/sedulous\">sed\u00adu\u00adlous<\/a> <i><br>\n<strong>Antonym (<\/strong><\/i><strong>Oppo\u00adsite)<\/strong>:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefreedictionary.com\/lazy\">lazy<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefreedictionary.com\/indifferent\">indif\u00adfer\u00adent<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefreedictionary.com\/careless\">care\u00adless<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefreedictionary.com\/good-for-nothing\">good-for-noth\u00ading<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefreedictionary.com\/dilatory\">dila\u00adto\u00adry<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefreedictionary.com\/_\/misc\/HarperCollinsProducts.aspx?EnglishThesaurus\">inconstant,from Collins The\u00adsaurus of the Eng\u00adlish Lan\u00adguage<\/a><br>\nCom\u00adplete and Unabridged 2<sup class=\"ordinal\">nd<\/sup> Edi\u00adtion. 2002 \u00a9 Harper\u00adCollins Pub\u00adlish\u00aders 1995, 2002<\/p>\n<p>The quin\u00adtes\u00adsence of the above the\u00adsaurus is that there are bet\u00adter ways to find tal\u00adent than using boot-camp\u00adish lan\u00adguage. Do not use ambigu\u00adous words in job ads, instead be moti\u00adva\u00adtion\u00adal and inter\u00adest\u00ading. To find the gen\u00aduine jew\u00adels suit\u00ading your orga\u00adni\u00adza\u00adtion, how\u00adev\u00ader, test your appli\u00adcants in terms of man\u00adage\u00adment com\u00adpe\u00adtence, per\u00adson\u00adal\u00adi\u00adty, abil\u00adi\u00adty and moti\u00adva\u00adtion.<\/p>\n<p>Com\u00adbined with an appro\u00adpri\u00adate online selec\u00adtion process this saves time for the com\u00adpa\u00adny and for the appli\u00adcant. Unnec\u00ades\u00adsary inter\u00adviews can be avoid\u00aded, knowl\u00adedge about the can\u00addi\u00addate and her\/\u200bhis gen\u00aduine ambi\u00adtions and moti\u00adva\u00adtions is great\u00adly improved and last\u00adly this knowl\u00adedge can serve as basis for <strong>ben\u00ade\u00adfi\u00adcial and mutu\u00adal\u00adly enjoy\u00adable job inter\u00adviews<\/strong> <strong>for sci\u00aden\u00adtif\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly test\u00aded, select\u00aded and short\u00adlist\u00aded can\u00addi\u00addates<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Though there are many job board and match\u00ading ser\u00advices, prac\u00adti\u00adcal\u00adly all of them are want\u00adi\u00adng. My team has devel\u00adoped under my guid\u00adance the unique CeoInternational.com online Career-Mak\u00ader test\u00ading and job match\u00ading ser\u00advice. We match a&nbsp;can\u00addi\u00addate\u2019s expe\u00adri\u00adence, com\u00adpe\u00adtence and expec\u00adta\u00adtions with a&nbsp;com\u00adpa\u00adny\u2019s needs, cor\u00adpo\u00adrate cul\u00adture and job offer. I&nbsp;invite you to check it out at <a title=\"CeoInternational.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ceointernational.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.ceointernational.com<\/a>&nbsp; I&nbsp;am sure: you will be impressed!<br>\nWith my best greet\u00adings<br>\nPeter Gruben\u00admann, PhD<\/p>\n\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why should the term \u201c hard\u00adwork\u00ading .\u2026\u201d or deriv\u00ada\u00adtives of it nev\u00ader be used in Job Ads? 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