I’ve applied to over 100 companies for online positions that match my qualifications and zero takers and only 3 interviews. Lots of folks are applying for these jobs (hundreds) in some cases. Weird job market.
Just insinuate that you are a recent “migrant”, they’ll hire you on the spot.
I think it’s highly field dependent.
I work in electrical distribution design.
Four interviews in a week, with three offers.
We have so much work and so few qualified people.
Most younger EE’s find utility work to be “non sexy”.
They want Apple, Twitter, Google, et al.
I would agree with you - a weird job market indeed.
Have you tried identifying as a transexual Venetian with a weird pronoun? This might give you an edge.
I put my resume out there just to see....bam! About a 20% increase in pay...Told my old boss, he said he cannot match it and shook my hand and said God speed.
Louiswu....or is it the fact that somewhere in your public history they know that you’re on a site like FR. HR, like adacemia-media-tech-courts, is dominated by Leftists women that hate anyone that isn’t like them?
A Conservative, that isn’t afraid to show their colors, isn’t getting a job at Google, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc, etc, etc. And the same goes for many other lines of work.
A simple FB/Instagram check, they see that you have an picture of the Old Glory on there or something else that would signify you’re considered a “domestic terrorist” by CornPop, Mayorkas and the DHS and your resume goes into the round filing cabinet on the floor or should I say, recycle bin on the desktop.
I have a grandson who is at the entry level stage so have some feel for that and am shocked that fast food or 7/11 type places are paying $14/hr and can never get workers. He tells me how the turnover rate is crazy. People work for a month of two and then quit.
Hiring is broken.
There are plenty of reasons to post a job opening, that have nothing to do with hiring.
I believe less than 10 percent of online job postings are for actual jobs.