What it takes to get a job in this economy
There is an excellent article in the New York Times here: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/22/us/22hire.html?hpw
I apologize for posting it this way but the blogger application I'm using is a bit stubborn with me here, so it's the best I can do.
The article is all about a $13/hour job that was adverised at a trucking school. What I found fascinating was how much work the HR people went through to eliminate anyone who had education or management skills. In other words, they lowered the bar significantly and then had no qualms about eliminating anyone that might have had experience, education or for that matter, skills.
This is what a lot of people are facing these days as they look for work. I know for me that advertising higher degrees was a death warrant for any chance I ever had at getting a job interview. I either couldn't meet their minimum experience and education requirements, which was always so hard to figure out anyway, considering I have enough degrees that not too many jobs really could elude me for long, or I had too much experience and education, which of course they would never admit or reveal. It is truly a sad commentary on everything when you are forced to hide your experience, and even age, from prospective employers. But unfortunately, that's where we are these days.
Stumble It!
I apologize for posting it this way but the blogger application I'm using is a bit stubborn with me here, so it's the best I can do.
The article is all about a $13/hour job that was adverised at a trucking school. What I found fascinating was how much work the HR people went through to eliminate anyone who had education or management skills. In other words, they lowered the bar significantly and then had no qualms about eliminating anyone that might have had experience, education or for that matter, skills.
This is what a lot of people are facing these days as they look for work. I know for me that advertising higher degrees was a death warrant for any chance I ever had at getting a job interview. I either couldn't meet their minimum experience and education requirements, which was always so hard to figure out anyway, considering I have enough degrees that not too many jobs really could elude me for long, or I had too much experience and education, which of course they would never admit or reveal. It is truly a sad commentary on everything when you are forced to hide your experience, and even age, from prospective employers. But unfortunately, that's where we are these days.
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posted by Duane @ 10:17 AM
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