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I think the problem is wading through the unqualified to get at the truly qualified applicants.
We see this all the time.
Trying to hire a certified inspector. Pay is $25 per hour plus 12% commission with furnished company car. We will get hundreds of applications flooding in despite the fact the registry for the the entire state totals only 86 people and all of those are working.
We run into the same problem where I work. Totally unqualified applicants. We specifically require a certification--our government contracts require it--and one of 50 applicants have it.
We run into the same problem where I work. Totally unqualified applicants. We specifically require a certification--our government contracts require it--and one of 50 applicants have it.
"But I can get it I was always good at taking tests in school!"
"But I can get it I was always good at taking tests in school!"
I feel for the people that have to listen to that kind of stuff on a regular basis.
I worked as a temp secretary for a dept in a state MR service agency that was hiring a counselor/social worker type person - some sort of advanced service coordinator. I don't think they needed a license, but the state required a Masters degree for the position. I had people trying to get little old me to reconsider their application even though they did not have the MS, like I had anything to do with it. I guess they figured if they annoyed me enough I would get the bosses to talk to them, even though the bosses had already screened their app and put it in the "do not call for an interview" pile.
Finding a combination of fit, energy, availability and credentials is very difficult even in today's economy. The large company I work for in the Washington DC area is always re advertising job openings because we can not find the right person.
Finding a combination of fit, energy, availability and credentials is very difficult even in today's economy. The large company I work for in the Washington DC area is always re advertising job openings because we can not find the right person.
Note to recent college grads: Your college diploma is really nice, it's a nice thing to have and shows you went after something and achieved a goal. This is really nice and I am impressed but I got to tell you with your level of work history and experience that degree is worth nowhere near what you think it is. For many it isn't worth half, or sometimes even a third, of what some of you think it is. I've met lots of 24 year old's who think they're worth $60K when in real life they're barely worth $25K.
With some the sense of entitlement is simply overwhelming. "I have a degree, I worked hard and you have to pay me $70,000 because I'm entitled to it because it's in the constitution or something you have to pay me a fair living wage."
This sort of attitude always causes me bouts of uncontrollable laughter.
You are only worth what someone is willing to pay and they are only willing to pay that when you can demonstrate you have the ability to make the company more money than you cost.
Well, in Dec 1992 I was a recent college grad and my hope was getting a $38,000 a year job. My first engineering related job sucked at $10 / hr, - but I considered it an internship to a better job [I did ISO 9000 procedure writing of an Investment Casting Plant]. So greedy companies only hurt people if they pay low wages and these people suffer and don't have a life. Companies should be fair and provide just wages, not slave labor wages so that profits and money go to the rich guys / shareholders.
I'm a perfect candidate now to work for Northrop Grumman, but they didn't hire me at the last job fair. I think it's a waste of time to go to the next job fair at Soldier Field and pay $$ for parking, and Northrop Grumman will be there again too...
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