>>You’re living in some fantasy world where $35k is easily obtainable. Sure there may be job ‘listings’ out there, but a lot of it is fake as hell too. No real jobs there and if there is, 50 people trying to get that one or more.<<
So, the 50+ jobs I read in the physical paper were fake, as were the 1,000+ I am qualified for I found on Monster.com. Not to mention the 30 or 40 contacts that would hire me in a NY minute if I were to pick up the phone...
Right now, $35K is what I pay in taxes. It is what I made back in 1981. But a wise planner always dials up the worst-case scenario.
See? You’re very comfortable so it’s VERY easy to bash those that are not. Obviously you have no interest in this other than to bash those down on their luck. This stuff is actually relatively cheap compared to most government programs and helps keep people from losing everything.
And yes, most are fake on there now. You will not get any response no matter what you send them. A lot of recruiters are posting jobs now just to find out what the volume of people looking is and how much salary they want for the future so they can adjust things downward.
A certain percentage of them are definitely fake, in that the employer is required to insert the ad to comply with EEOC requirements, even though the position has been filled in-house. Doubtless many of them are legitimate--but there are thousands of people applying for EACH of those positions. If you submit your resume, whether you think you're qualified or not, whether you're really qualified or not, you have to have just the right keywords in your resume or the employer's resume-handling contractor will kick it out.
Even if your resume makes it to the "accepted" stack, the chances are that a younger person will get the nod anyway. You'll never have a chance to come in for an interview and prove how great you are, much less to annoy the hiring manager with your obnoxious arrogance.
I went to a state-mandated "how to get a job" seminar two weeks ago. It was full of guys just like you, who were big shots, or thought they were, until they tried to pick up the phone and get hired by one of their contacts. Then they found out that all those contacts were out of work themselves, or closing their offices forever. They were stunned and, for the first time in their lives, they were humbled.
So here's my question: if you're such a big success, why don't you hire some out-of-work Freepers? Hm? No, I don't want to hear a lot of crap about how this Freeper doesn't know how to do what your office does or that Freeper doesn't meet your standards in some other way. That's exactly what we hear from other employers. But you seem to think it's so easy. Fine. Prove it. Hire some of us who live in your area. I'm sure that wherever you live there are Freepers near you.
Talk is cheap. Put your money where your mouth is.
A lot of the jobs listed on major job sites are fake- especially many listed by major companies and chains that are located in many cities. I have no idea why- but they are indeed listing jobs that don’t exist. If you actually apply for the job, and follow up you are told there is no opening at this time they are just taking applications to have on file. Also at times the jobs are listed for months after they have been filled. That makes no sense to me but it is happening.