How to stop employers from judging you when they don't even know who you are? (employment, applying)

[parried]

The older you get without any employment history, the more the managers at these places think you're hiding something in your employment history, falsely claiming you've never worked to hide your lousy record of being fired everywhere. It's human nature. By college, nearly everyone has been employed somewhere. They think you're covering-up a miserable work history.

What can someone like me do about this when all the applications are online-based? For example, a fast food establishment. I would never do this, but if they really assume that, I'd like to try and intervene first. Is calling the manager after applying the only way to tell them I'm not hiding anything, and really just don't have much work history? I can't tell them "in the interview" because it's rare they even give me an interview. I don't understand why someone would ever assume something like this about an applicant in the first place, when W2 legitimate employment can be easily checked via SS#. Right?

Just seems like another flaw of the online application system. If someone doesn't have much work history it automatically means they are hiding 500 jobs they worked at or because they are an ex-con or something. This is massive, massive discrimination on a nationwide level. But is there anything employers do within the hiring process these days that isn't against the law?

[greywar]

Welcome to the world of competition. The best looking applicants get interviewed. If you don't cut it, you don't cut it.

This is perfectly reasonable and legal discrimination. Companies don't want to interview 500 people for their minimum wage job. Its not going to happen. Nor is it reasonable to suggest it should.

[BirdieBelle]

Originally Posted by parried

But is there anything employers do within the hiring process these days that isn't against the law?

Come on.

Focus on in-person interviews. Use your connections, people you know. Get referrals. Go door-to-door.

[fishbrains]

Originally Posted by parried

But is there anything employers do within the hiring process these days that isn't against the law?

You have never pointed out these laws that employers are violating. Please cite specific examples and the actual law.

[MSchemist80]

Lie Lie Lie fake fake fake. Know exactly what you can probably get away with as companies have lawyers to advise them exactly what they can get away with.

[MPowering1]

This is one of those threads many of us point to when we say some posters blame everyone else when they cannot get work.

As previous posters have stated, companies have broken no laws, so blaming them is senseless.

[deposite]

....I've seen some dumb posts from you but this takes the cake.

[joe from dayton]

It is my job to judge applicants, choose who to interview, and then hire who I believe will be the best candidate.

[timberline742]

You do not. We judge each other all day, every day.

[Mr_Geek]

Present yourself better, both on your resume and in person.
Prepare better.
Better yourself by gaining new skills.
Stop thinking the world is out to get you.