The story reported this morning on Sunday Morning News about the unemployed was shocking. Somewhere the numbers have flipped from hiring those with experience over to those with very little. Which means the new Young college graduates are getting the jobs and they're parents are those who aren't getting work.
I too have experienced that the younger texting while working kids where getting work I applied for. I'm now hearing the cell phones are being allowed in highly private areas of where I used to work and the boss isn't doing anything about it. These kids could be taking pictures and selling the business secrets without the business ever being aware of it.
Anyway, back on track here. The story talked about those under 36, over 50 and over 62. They didn't include any of us who fall between the 36 and 50 group. Wonder what those numbers say? The parents are over qualified and aren't being considered and the HR department is afraid to hire them for what reason, which is unknown.
There is a group of people who are locked out because they are finding that applying for jobs isn't about walking into a business and asking for a job anymore. That style died 3 years ago... Now, we're being forced to find jobs online and if we don't have a facebook account, Myspace account or tweet/twitter/chirp, then we're out of luck. But even those of who have at the very least one of those three are still struggling to find work.
Heres a thought, maybe if all of us stop using the net to find work all together and refuse to fill applications out online, maybe we can turn this deal around for all of us. Forcing the hiring managers to actually look at our faces and read our resumes by removing the "nameless-faceless person" who's looking for work. This may be harsh, but the current online job hunt system isn't working either. So, maybe we need to force the change to where it actually works for all of us.
We apply for jobs we ARE qualified for and CAN in fact DO, and we're not asking for much but at least a few dollars over minimum wage and we're passed over. WHY? At the very least, all of us over 36 are reliable and can show up on time.
This isn't complaining, but rather bringing the attention to everyone that the problems are REAL and something needs to be done about it. Everyone complains about the poor economy and not looking at the fact that those who actually do all the buying are those who are 35 and OLDER. So, if this large group of people who are 35 and older get back to work, then finally the economy can repair and breath again.
So, here is a possible way to get that started. Everyone who is actively searching for work pick 5 businesses (industries, skills) you CAN in fact DO and walk into the business tomorrow and ask for work with solid resume (with education included) in hand. This does 3 things. One, it forces the manager to have a face-to face with you. Two, it allows you to see if it is a place where you want to work. Three, it puts you in control of changing the job search process back to the way it used to be 3 years ago. Now if you get 'NO' from all of them, before leaving ask them for a name of someone they know who is hiring and phone number and call them as soon you get to your car to set up a face-to-face. When we were told "No" as small children, what did we do? Did we give up or did we push harder to get what we wanted? Well! Go for it!
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