Today’s unemployed are in a catch 22 really.
You need a job but in order to find a job you must already have a job.
What we really need are businesses who are open minded enough to at least ask applicants to explain GAPS in employment rather than assume that all those who are currently unemployed are in that state due to incompetence or inability to do the job.
“You need a job but in order to find a job you must already have a job.”
No you don’t.
“What we really need are businesses who are open minded enough to at least ask applicants to explain GAPS in employment rather than assume that all those who are currently unemployed are in that state due to incompetence or inability to do the job.”
It’s not about open-mindedness. It’s that they’re (or at least the ones posting these announcements) so inundated with applications that they have to use some basis not to waste their time. Also, this sort of announcement isn’t all that common.
“What we really need are businesses who are open minded enough to at least ask applicants to explain GAPS in employment”
Is it REALLY necessary to explain a recession and 10% unemployment? What kind of moron HR people are out there?
Back in the day you could call the former employer and he could give you the whole dish, good or bad, but now former employers can’t say because they might get sued.