I'm just starting on freelancer.com and I'm really looking to prove myself. I have tons of international experience and I've spent over 15 years writing (both business and casual texts). Below is a brief sample, I really hope I get this job!
To prove his worth to the headquarters in London, the Managing Director had to abandon his previous plans for investing in innovation and high value added, and rather focus on “doing what we do best”, while at the same time balancing out the negative impact on the bottom line through process optimization and cost cutting.
In terms of human resources, this literally translated into shutting down several more expensive operation sites and letting go of an R&D team and other costly resources. As the MD put it, during one of the management meetings, “We already have 20 people in the company who are looked after well. We are now looking to identify the next 20 in line, who are essential for our operations. As for the rest, unfortunately, we will have to live with the high turnover, so, managers, make sure you put together the proper contingency plans locally.”
In turn, this resulted in shortened training times, noticeable increase of turnover (just for my team, turnover in 2016 was more than 50%), and adjustment of the recruitment process to hiring less ambitious and talented employees. The visible effects were worsened quality, increased demotivation and mediocre product development. Similar results are not surprising, given the number of..