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MASSILON, Ohio - Evidence of the slumping economy is stacking up at an Ohio school which has nearly 700 applications for one open janitorial job.
Officials at Perry Local Schools near Canton in northeast Ohio say they've extended the deadline until Monday to accommodate the overwhelming response to the week-old posting.
I remember applying for 4 clerical jobs for the city, and then I heard that they extended the posting by another week, well when it came time to take the written test, 600 people were in line to take the test for only those 4 jobs that were available. I was competing against 599 other people for only those 4 jobs, and the city was only looking to hire the top 50 from the written exam. I didn't make the cut, but at least I made it through 1 hurdle with the city, I barely get through the application process
Holy Jabberwock, was this before or after the September 2008 lay off of so many people or is that usual for city jobs in tucson.
I did apply for a secretary city job in Portland Oregon back in 2002... I didn't get it, and I don't know who I was competing against...Usually city jobs, are jobs you apply for years and then one day out of the blue you get a call. Well, that how it was back in the 80's. Since, most people kept their jobs, once they had them and didn't quit. Usually, they have rolling applications, and not a finite number.
so your post is definitely out of the ordinary from my perspective.
For example, I posted a human resources job on here,yesterday, for t.v. guy,,,it is for the 3rd district court. Paying 40 to 80 thousand. There may be 600 people applying for that job, but somehow I doubt it, since you have to have specialized skills... probably 300 within the city limits and half of them will probably be unqualified.
Another heads up, is that janitor's job was probably not even a city job, since these days a lot of public agencies contRact out those kind of services...i know that our school district contracts out our janitorial services. "they news journalist may have forgotten to say that the job is contracted out, because it sounds more interesting to think of the job as a city/school district job."
I have to agree with others here, that standing in line for hours for a job at the supermarket or a maintenance job is definitely not my cup of tea. Maybe for a grateful dead concert, but not a maintenance job. ;-)
why extend it? more than likely the only serious considerations will be the people who are already employed by the school district as substitutes. I'd be curious to see who gets that job. I'd bet anything it's someone already in the system. It's unfair, but gov't feels it's playing it safe by already knowing WHO they're hiring. I've seen it time and time again.
Yes, I am trying to get into the system (U.S. Govt.)myself. I did get an interview, so that is positive! Now, I am trying the internship angle. But, they MUST get new blood from time to time, otherwise all of the government people would be vampires over 300 years old...;-) right.
p.s. and the Interviewer did tell me that the person they hired came internally....but they supposedly had 5 spots, but I didn't press her... it is also true, that many people don't even get an interview...hmmm
For example, I posted a human resources job on here,yesterday, for t.v. guy,,,it is for the 3rd district court. Paying 40 to 80 thousand. There may be 600 people applying for that job, but somehow I doubt it, since you have to have specialized skills... probably 300 within the city limits and half of them will probably be unqualified.
That's what I think when I hear one job got 3085032 applications. I'd say 50%+ probably were not qualified to do the job flat out. A certain percentage were people who were not local. Probably only 30-40% of the original large number were serious competition to the qualified. The internet now means that anyone can apply for a job, and that really means anyone. Some people send out literally hundreds of applications a day, qualified or not, local or not. Just shots in the dark.
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