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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 09:54 AM Original message |
The Hiring Process Is Broken |
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ck4829 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
1. K&R |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
2. k&r(nt) |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
3. two recent issues have emerged: credit checks and not hiring the unemployed |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 10:49 AM Response to Reply #3 |
12. agreed. nt |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
4. recommend |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
5. My sense is that you're getting evaluated on stuff that has nothing to do with whether you could |
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DragonSlave (30 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 02:07 PM Response to Reply #5 |
26. The last job I got hired to was because |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
6. K&R |
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Demstud (288 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
7. Having been rejected by a computer |
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Retrograde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 12:34 PM Response to Reply #7 |
19. That's a rather broad question |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
8. and besides that, with 10% unemployment, some companies only seem to hire H1Bs |
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area51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 10:49 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. or if you listen to this study, |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
9. The jobsites are the worst example of that |
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LuckyTheDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
10. I agree and I blame HR professionals |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
13. I still believe it's not what you know but WHO you know. n/t |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 10:53 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Especially true in today's job climate. |
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Lisa0825 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 12:14 AM Response to Reply #13 |
31. This can also be true in a less objectionable way.... |
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izzybeans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
15. I talked to a hiring manager recently and she |
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hootinholler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
16. Humans are not RESOURCES |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 01:10 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Human Resources is the name of the department -- not the actual people. |
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hootinholler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 01:49 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. I understand where the term comes from. |
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SocialistLez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
17. It all depends on where you're trying to work. I lost out on a job because of my school schedule |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
18. HR is simply a keyword matching algorithm |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
21. Check out the number of views for this OP |
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jtown1123 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 01:56 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. I have a feeling a large percentage on DU are unemployed or have a close family member who is. |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 02:03 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Yep. I was just laid off on Monday |
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jtown1123 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 02:04 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. I am so sorry to hear that. best of luck on your job search. |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
27. I Think That The Job Sites Like Monster, CareerBuilder, Dice, etc. Are The Real Villains Here |
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Lisa0825 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-10 11:36 PM Response to Original message |
28. Speaking as an HR person.... we are not all evil. |
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StarburstClock (583 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 12:00 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Well said. Don't forget the entire field of study in industrial psychology. |
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FamousBlueRaincoat (141 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 12:11 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Yeah but |
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Lisa0825 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-10 12:19 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Consider this.... |
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