Scary Trends in Hiring (employers, job, companies, salary)
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You're entering into that forbidden "too much experience" category. I've been in it for about 15 years now.
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4. Less qualified people getting the job. I have managed to Google and snoop on various sites to find the person who ended up with the job. In many cases it is someone more qualified than me and I understand this. However more often than not the person is much less qualified, including recent grads. I have seen a lot of jobs go to visa workers too.
In RED: This is because they work cheaper than you would. Unfortunately, companies and businesses will sacrifice experience and quality work to save $$$. Pretty pathetic, IMHO.
I would like to add that some corporations include in their background screening things like
medical problems of you and your family, workman's comp claims and any legal action
against a previous employer.
Illegal aliens whose identity is only a year old and never file workmen's comp claims
have a real advantage in some job categories.
I loved the HR interviews though because I was in the early years of comp sci and I was a programmer. If they just slid me through to the manager
I'd be nice and polite; but if they played games, I got nasty.
One lady asked me what I'd like to be when I grew up. (I was 40 at the time)
and I decided I had enough.
I said anything except working in personnel.
When she asked me why, reminding me that everything I said was going on
her report, I just responded with a smile that I wouldn't feel very secure in a career
when the company could replace me with a call to any temporary clerical office.
I got the job offer, turned it down.
Yes, Personnel hated all us computer geeks with a passion; The pay scale was white collar
but they showed up in jeans and combat boots. I didn't. The managers really
hated us, especially when it came to salary guidelines. I was averaging 50% per year increase
just by jumping jobs..
Working for an airline once I was given my yearly review
of zero out of 10 and asked what I was going to do about it. I said I would need
a 50% percent increase within two weeks. I laid my latest job offer on the desk.
That was a little awkward because after they matched it and I agreed to stay
I quit a few months later and then on the way home from my new job which fortunately
wasn't far away, I dropped in and maintained their systems for free otherwise the flights
would fly empty and the airline would go bankrupt and I owned a lot of stock.
It took them five months to get a replacement up to speed.
I would like to add that some corporations include in their background screening things like medical problems of you and your family, workman's comp claims and any legal action against a previous employer.
How could an employer obtain medical information on an applicant OR their family? That's a strict HIPAA violation and an applicant would have to sign an authorization allowing a prosepctive employer to do that, but they could not sign one for their family members. In all my years, I've never had a prospective employer ask about mine or my family's medical history.
Location: Stuck on the East Coast, hoping to head West
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How could an employer obtain medical information on an applicant OR their family? That's a strict HIPAA violation and an applicant would have to sign an authorization allowing a prosepctive employer to do that, but they could not sign one for their family members. In all my years, I've never had a prospective employer ask about mine or my family's medical history.
Well, there is the Medical Information Bureau. Here's a link that explains it more in detail
It's interesting about the HS part of the application. When I filled out mine, which was after I was hired for the purpose of a background check, I skipped filling in any information about my HS creds. It's unnecessary information in my line of work at least, so I didn't bother with it and nobody asked about it.
I did the same. I have a bachelor's and a master's. Who cares about my high school diploma?
I did the same. I have a bachelor's and a master's. Who cares about my high school diploma?
Another thing I hate is when they not only ask about my high school education but they want the full address.
For what? Its in Baltimore, MD. Google it!
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