The Unemployed Need Not Apply
In yet another example of how companies continue to be unfair to Americans looking for work in this crappy economy, I came across this little gem from the New York Times:
The Help-Wanted Sign Comes With a Frustrating Asterisk
The unemployed need not apply.
That is the message being broadcast by many of the nation’s employers, making it even more difficult for 14 million jobless Americans to get back to work.
A recent review of job vacancy postings on popular sites like Monster.com, CareerBuilder and Craigslist revealed hundreds that said employers would consider (or at least “strongly prefer”) only people currently employed or just recently laid off.
Unemployed workers have long suspected that the gaping holes on their résumés left them less attractive to employers. But with the country in the worst jobs crisis since the Great Depression, many had hoped employers would be more forgiving.
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Then there are the people who get screened out from job openings due to having bad credit. Many people have credit problems in this economy because they can't pay their bills because they don't have a job. But they can't get a job because they can't pay their bills.
I've got a headache. One wonders if Kafka or Joseph Heller would have envisioned such a screwy system.
As if all that's not enough, then comes the criminal background check.
Keep in mind that this is all perfectly legal in most cases. We may very well be creating a permanent class of people who will be forever unemployed and unemployable.
The Help-Wanted Sign Comes With a Frustrating Asterisk
The unemployed need not apply.
That is the message being broadcast by many of the nation’s employers, making it even more difficult for 14 million jobless Americans to get back to work.
A recent review of job vacancy postings on popular sites like Monster.com, CareerBuilder and Craigslist revealed hundreds that said employers would consider (or at least “strongly prefer”) only people currently employed or just recently laid off.
Unemployed workers have long suspected that the gaping holes on their résumés left them less attractive to employers. But with the country in the worst jobs crisis since the Great Depression, many had hoped employers would be more forgiving.
Full Article...
Then there are the people who get screened out from job openings due to having bad credit. Many people have credit problems in this economy because they can't pay their bills because they don't have a job. But they can't get a job because they can't pay their bills.
I've got a headache. One wonders if Kafka or Joseph Heller would have envisioned such a screwy system.
As if all that's not enough, then comes the criminal background check.
Keep in mind that this is all perfectly legal in most cases. We may very well be creating a permanent class of people who will be forever unemployed and unemployable.