I had 6 interviews today.. but this time round, I was the interviewer..

Even after 6 interviews, both my manager and I had a hard time deciding which candidate to offer.

It's really hard to find an accounts assistant these days.

If you have a capable one, most probably he / she wldn't stay long on such position. And you will need to find another replacement soon. (Trust me, the entire process of filtering resumes, interviewing candidates and shortlisting a suitable one is definitely a long, time-consuming and tedious process)

If you choose someone who is more stable i.e. at age of 30s, whom wldn't change job frequently, he / she demands a higher salary. Trust me, there's limited room for pay negotiation when companies are hiring comparatively lower-level staff.

If you choose someone who is fresh from school (meaning lower pay expectation), his / her superior (meaning myself) may take a longer time to train this person. Apart from training, someone fresh from school will also need time to adapt to the working environment which is very different from school life.

Also, chances are he / she doesn't know what he's / she's looking out for in the first job. Again, turnover problem sets in very quickly.

As for yougsters who have 1 - 2 years of experiences, most probably they are taking up courses to upgrade themselves at this point of time. These people may not be able to fully commit themselves to work as they will be attending lessons at night. But the real problem is that they will job-hop very quickly once there's a jump in their grades.

Dilemma dilemma dilemma..

In the end, we chose 2 candidates and discussed our dilemma with our CFO, who after considering the department's needs, decisively made the final decision

Although it wasn't someone who gave me a good impression during the interview, I guess I just have to live with it.. (well, in actual fact, none of the interviewees appeal to me)

Am I having too high expectations? Whatever it is, please pray for me that my new assistant is up to the job. Otherwise, I will have a miserable life LOL...