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Canvassing will disqualify

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  • 01-05-2005 6:53pm
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    vector
    Registered Users Posts: 1,756 ✭✭✭


    Been looking at jobs recently...

    "Canvassing will disqualify"

    what does it mean exactly


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    is_that_so
    Registered Users Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    Any bribery or nepotism or any action to try and influence the outcome of your application.


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    madmorphy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 95 ✭✭madmorphy


    No Stroking Allowed :rolleyes:
    Ireland,the land of the nod and wink ! :eek:


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    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    This usually applies to govt jobs only.


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    ShinyDiscoBall
    Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭ShinyDiscoBall


    Canvassing: 'persuasion of voters in a political campaign'
    ' A solicitation of votes or orders '

    Basically u cant go up to sumone in the job and say ma da owns the company so give me a ****ing job now!!!


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    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 90,844 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Until I hear of people being disqualified I've always assumed it meant that pull could work for those positions or why else would it be banned !
    Like most things its a warning not to get caught. :D

    Seriously it's been on all the state jobs since the year dot.


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    RicardoSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,264 ✭✭✭RicardoSmith


    Its one of those ass covering statements which means nothing and effects nothing until theres a problem and then they'll hide behind it.


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    vector
    Registered Users Posts: 1,756 ✭✭✭vector


    RicardoSmith wrote:
    Its one of those ass covering statements which means nothing and effects nothing until theres a problem and then they'll hide behind it.

    Richardo, you wouldn't work for an insurance company would you? :)

    moving on the post consensus is that it means on't talk about even applying for the job, lets say in the guards, that you don't tell anyone in case their uncles friends sons brother happens to work in the HR dept and tries to get you in.


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    RicardoSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,264 ✭✭✭RicardoSmith


    vector wrote:
    Richardo, you woulnd't work for an insurance company would you? :)

    No just a corporate whore... :o


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    landser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 648 ✭✭✭landser


    vector wrote:
    Been looking at jobs recently...

    "Canvassing will disqualify"

    what does it mean exactly


    you're not allowed to pitch a tent in the company's offices


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    magpie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,643 ✭✭✭magpie


    "Canvassing will disqualify"

    Is a tacit acceptance by the Public Sector that rampant nepotism, toadying and the distribution of favours results in the appointment of halfwits to permanent pensionable positions that can't be economically sustained.

    It also means "we can't be sued for it" because it says on the ad that it doesn't happen.

    So in other words when you see this notice on a job ad and you don't have someone you can canvass for the position in question, don't even bother applying, as the Minister's cleaning lady's idiot son will be appointed as Systems Analyst in the Department of the Environment.

    Perverse, yet true.


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    Dublin's Finest
    Registered Users Posts: 470 ✭✭Dublin's Finest


    magpie wrote:
    So in other words when you see this notice on a job ad and you don't have someone you can canvass for the position in question, don't even bother applying, as the Minister's cleaning lady's idiot son will be appointed as Systems Analyst in the Department of the Environment.

    So I take it you dont have any relatives working for the goverment then!? It should say 'canvassing will qualify' - at least that's the truth!


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    stopper
    Closed Accounts Posts: 60 ✭✭stopper


    It means that you will be disqualified if you contact your local T.D. and ask him to put in a good word for you.


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    Dublin8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 225 ✭✭Dublin8


    in plain words it means ur not getting it

    vector wrote:
    Been looking at jobs recently...

    "Canvassing will disqualify"

    what does it mean exactly


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