6 ways Employers are screwing Job Applicants (the War on the unemployed continues) (unemployment, fast food)

[parried]

6 Ways Companies Are Secretly Screwing Job Applicants | Cracked.com

The world's economy never came all the way back from the 2008 crash -- unemployment is still at terrifying levels, and there are a hell of a lot of good people still on the streets. If you have unemployed friends, you've no doubt heard horror stories about what it's like (or if you're unemployed yourself, you have an even better view of the horror): nobody's calling back, even for jobs they're well-qualified for.

So why is it so hard? Partly because there are a whole lot of invisible barriers standing in your way.

#6. One wrong move can put you on a blacklist
#5. No human will ever see your resume or application
#4. Botched drug tests
#3. Botched background check confuses you with a criminal
#2. Social Media sites

#1. Unemployed need NOT apply

Not Already Having a Job Prevents You from Getting a Job

The final nail in the coffin.

To be fair, it's always been this way -- ever heard the old adage "It's easier to find a job when you have a job"? The difference being that there are now many, many more people looking for work because for years we had an economy where there were millions more unemployed people than there were vacant positions. Yet employers ranging from small businesses to fast food chains still show this bias against the jobless, to the point where New Jersey recently passed a law against prohibiting unemployed people from applying for a job, with other states and Congress considering similar ideas. Until such laws become commonplace, though, it looks like your average unemployed person has a laundry list of obstacles to overcome in order to convince potential employers that they're not filthy bums.

So there you have it; If you are currently hopelessly unemployed and desperately need a job, all you've got to do is get a job.....somehow. It's as easy as that.

[Maxwell Edison]

Employers aren't in the business of giving people jobs. They are in the business of making money with the least expenditure possible. There's no reason they should have to hand out jobs like candy.

If you want a job, go to an employment agency. Become a contractor.

[malamute]

Your last line sums it up. You have to prove to someone that you are the right person for the job. Previous job performance is one of the best ways to prove you would be the best person.

But -- why is it that illegals can cross the border, not knowing a word of English and have no trouble at all finding loads of jobs? Maybe they aren't just emailing resumes and turning down all jobs that don't pay 6 figure salaries.

[Frank DeForrest]

Too bad all the gubement regs, taxes and fees have made start ups and self employment so difficult

[Rakin]

Do what many of the Illegals do and start your own company.
Do landscaping, clean houses, become a roofer or real estate agent.

I've never worked for a huge corporation and been under some else's thumb.

There are thousands of jobs you can do to be self employed.

[theunbrainwashed]

Originally Posted by malamute

Your last line sums it up. You have to prove to someone that you are the right person for the job. Previous job performance is one of the best ways to prove you would be the best person.

But -- why is it that illegals can cross the border, not knowing a word of English and have no trouble at all finding loads of jobs? Maybe they aren't just emailing resumes and turning down all jobs that don't pay 6 figure salaries.

Because they are far far easier to exploit

[HappyTexan]

LOL at the War on the unemployed.

Employers are under no government mandate to hire people.
They can do whatever they want and hire whoever they want.

[Frank DeForrest]

Got to scapegoat private industry for the failed policies of the state.

[Gtownoe]

I hire based on my own personal standards. I don't do background drug test. I don't check social media (your home life is your home life).

I worry about a resume (work background), the ability to perform the job, and if the applicant is responsible.


I guess I'm a bit counter-culture though, but its my philosophy. Social media was meant to be fun and social, not meant for employers to be able to snoop on your personal life.

[cometclear]

Originally Posted by Frank DeForrest

Got to scapegoat private industry for the failed policies of the state.

Would you be a dear and explain how the government forces employers to drug test, create human resource departments that consistently botch things and rule out folks who have lost their previous jobs?