Well sometimes they don't hire them because they have completely unrealistic ideas of compensation. We had a marketing position a couple of years ago, we were looking for a new grad someone who could grow us and grow with us. We had a person come in for the interview wanting 65K becuase that's what she had been told by the college a marketing person could make. I was in shock, 30K maybe! Brand new, no experience and you're asking for 65K?
We chose not to hire that particular person because we knew if we did, she would still be looking for that other opportunuity.
Although sadly enough, that position is no longer with the company, the boss prefers that we do it ourselves.
Have you heard some of the newest stuff with new grads? They're bringing their parents to the job interviews! I had an HR manager friend tell me that he really appreciated them self emlinating from the position. I'm not talking about driving them to the interview, I am talking about sitting in on the interview and trying to negotiate for the grad. (Shakes Head)
We're starting to see an uptick in jobs here in Houston, at least in the IT market. And I saw a statistic that over the last 12 months there was a 2% increase in job creation in IT.
I'm not in charge of hiring, but if I were interviewing applicants and someone brought their parents into the interview, they would not get the job. If they can't stand on their own two feet, they aren't ready for the real world. The only exception might be if I were choosing a baby sitter from the neighborhood - I'd want to know what kind of household they were from.