Do Employers Know What Entry Level Mean? (degree, job, wages)

[Drover]

Originally Posted by Jillaceae

The sad thing that the people who have the experience want more money than the employers are willing to give, and the job ends up going to someone with the experience but in a desperate situation where they need a job now and can't negotiate . . .

. . . and will be gone the minute the economy picks back up.

[313Weather]

Originally Posted by Drover

I don't know what pay scales and the cost of living are like where you live, but around here that's still "entry-level" pay for office staff.

It's in Detroit.

While the cost of living is relatively high, the unemployment is also the highest in the country.

[313Weather]

Originally Posted by TVandSportsGuy

Looks like a Fake Ad to me

I assure you, it's very real.

[313Weather]

Originally Posted by macroy

yup - ya got me. I missed that. Although I'm now curious on what "your type" is....

Nothing really, but your comment did come off as quite snarky.

[LauraC]

Originally Posted by kattwoman2

Wow, some of these positions that you listed are quite perplexing. I mean, how in the world can a Database Administrator also do the work of a receptionist?

Not only that but the jobs seem like the opposite ends of a football field when it comes to "people skills."

[kattwoman2]

Originally Posted by LauraC

Not only that but the jobs seem like the opposite ends of a football field when it comes to "people skills."

LOL! I used to work in the technology field. While there are a few who are pretty social, I have seen my fair share of techies who do fit the stereotype. However, I have managed to get a few of them to talk more after they got to know me .

[crystalblue]

I was thinking today - -

Dont companies know that by not training people now, they will not have people in place when the boomers start retiring en masse in the next few yrs?

Just another way American companies shoot themselves in the foot by living quarter to quarter!

[Wartrace]

That isn't a 1099 contract job, it doesn't meet the test. You can NOT set employees hours and convince the IRS that the worker is not an employee. Heavy duty penalties for misclassifying employees as 1099 contract workers........

[bobtn]

Except, WarTrace, it is most likely a mom and pop corp whose size would not merit IRS notice if their office were next door.

[11thHour]

Originally Posted by Stumbler.

I think entry-level is just a euphemism for "low pay".

I've always taken it to mean "our hiring managers don't know their head from a hole in the ground, so we actually are ignorant that our ad means you can come work for our $hitty company for $hitty wages where you too can be treated like $hit while working with other dumbasses like ourselves."