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Sure they do, honey, but these are GOOD jobs in rural area. By that I mean everyone and her sister is applying for them because they usually imply cleaner environments, better pay, better and steady hours. So you have fierce competition for ANYTHING that is remotely white collar. All the moms want 'steady job hours.' All the graduates want a leg up. So you have tons of people applying for them when and if something like this pops up.
I lived near a big city and let me tell you, life in Green Acres is very different. In Philly you probably have half a page of CS or Office Assistant jobs every Sunday. Here we'd have one or two a week. The ad would run for 2-3 weeks before they even got around to deciding...(that's if "Mayor Moe's" grand-daughter didn't get the job first..)
At this point, after not working almost a year, if I have to go do a 'crappy fast food job' or lose my car or apartment or see my kid hungry what do you think I will choose?
I hear what you are saying but I would still have to tell myself over and over if I lived in a rural area-"I'm not fast food material"
TV guy, you have never lived in a rural area. Some people do these jobs because they HAVE to...it's all that they have around. What about moms who want a part time job? Or a second job for a person trying to pay off bills.
Don't be such a snob.
No doubt. A friend of ming is a shift lead at McDonalds. She has a PhD in anthropology. She lives in a rural area, because that's where her husband's business is. There is no work for an anthropologist in that area, and the closest unversity what an anthropology department is well over two hours away. They live in a terrific small town with great schools and she wants to put her kids on the bus in the morning and be there when they get home.
Her shift at McDonalds is M-F 10:00 to 2:30 which is perfect. She doesn't need benefits, and makes $14.50 an hour for working the hours she wants to work. She actually LIKES working there, and doesn't think the job is beneath her.
Gypsy, you are so right. I have lived in rural, urban and suburban areas. And Traveler 36 (Miami), the situation is the same in Atlanta. You cannot do walk ins in Atlanta (at least for the type of jobs most of us seem to be hunting).
Gypsy, you are so right. I have lived in rural, urban and suburban areas. And Traveler 36 (Miami), the situation is the same in Atlanta. You cannot do walk ins in Atlanta (at least for the type of jobs most of us seem to be hunting).
Nobody should be doing walk ins anyway. You have to market yourself in a way for someone to find you not walking in a door saying-"I need a job"
Nobody should be doing walk ins anyway. You have to market yourself in a way for someone to find you not walking in a door saying-"I need a job"
Tell that to the guy that started with the company I work for on Monday. He'll laugh in your face, because he was a walk-in and was hired. Of course he'd probably laugh in your face for any number of other reasons as well.
Tell that to the guy that started with the company I work for on Monday. He'll laugh in your face, because he was a walk-in and was hired. Of course he'd probably laugh in your face for any number of other reasons as well.
I would want no part of a company who hired walkins
I would want no part of a company who hired walkins
If you were in the line of work that some of our employees are (skilled blue collar) you wou'dn't have a choice.
You make a lot of generallizations based on your experience. What about your clients? Do you tell them to never walk in and apply for a job? I highly doubt they are all seeking e-band jobs with corner offices.
I would want no part of a company who hired walkins
Walking in and applying is alive and well at many places. I have heard it's more common in rural places to walk in and get hired. I have not tried it myself here. When I was at my last job people walked in all the time (it was in the hospitality field). They were always desperate for summer servers, waiters, whatever...
Nobody should be doing walk ins anyway. You have to market yourself in a way for someone to find you not walking in a door saying-"I need a job"
It's all about circumstance these days. Since paper is becoming something an office cuts back on online applications have been creeping its way into the normal way to hire. I think it's a mixture of everything ranging from knowing a friend or family member that gets you in the door, to getting an interview from an online application and in some rare cases a walk in. I'm getting into the financial sector after I finish my MBA and I don't think you can go into JP Morgan or Goldman Sachs (not that I would want to work for any of the two) and say "Hey can I get an application for a job" it's most likely not going to get you anywhere and make you look desperate a little. Certain places like retail, and depending on where you are you can walk in. I know here in Miami half the jobs on south beach are from people walking in and filling out applications and getting hired. We are indeed in a confusing time when it comes to knowing how to get your foot in the door. I'm 27 and my father probably never had to face what I am when it comes to the job market and how to get noticed.
-And in reference to the job at McDonalds, a job is a job and a paycheck is a paycheck. If you make $30,000 a year at McDonalds and save and use your money wisely you can live without a problem. Some people aren't about living their life just to be a millionaire, some people want to get their check enjoy their life and retire with some savings. To each his own. Me personally I don't mind being a rich person that's miserable and consumed by their job.(I will do it with a smile lol)
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