In the 1990’s, my work phone would ring with at least 3 new job offers every month. Always a switch offered, many times better pay. How they found me, I’ll never know. Probably don’t want to know.
For years now, nobody will acknowledge a resume, or even a submission, most of the time. I even tried those ridiculous temp agencies. Yes, one of them in Texas a couple years ago. Lotsa jobs. Or so they claimed. Did all the paperwork, wasted all my time. Found them months later at a “job fair”. I asked them, got jobs? Oh yes, many. Well, why haven’t you ever responded to a drug-free applicant with several degrees? Oh call me in the morning! So I did. Not a peep. Not a single peep. And they had office jobs, too.
A complete waste of time and gasoline. And that’s just one of several experiences not too different. They talk it up real good. This year I got called from 5 different recruiters from the same organization. I told the last one, let’s move beyond talk to action. Haven’t heard jack squat from him in two months (I’m not waiting on him, of course).
It’s beyond ridiculous.
What are the degrees, and how easily can they find someone to pay less for the same work?