#JobSearch #Unemployment #EmploymentStruggles
The problem is Not that no one wants to work
Are you feeling discouraged in your job search? Have you sent out countless applications only to receive rejection after rejection? You’re not alone. Many individuals face the daunting task of trying to secure employment in a competitive market.
Understanding the Issue
Most companies receive numerous applications for a single job opening, leading to a high rate of rejection. This can leave candidates feeling disheartened and unmotivated to continue their search.
Practical Solutions
- 1. Change the hiring process: Instead of overwhelming managers with hundreds of applicants, suggest a more thoughtful approach. Encourage one interview at a time, allowing for thorough consideration.
- 2. Show empathy: Managers should understand that nervousness does not equate to incompetence. Nervous candidates often care deeply about the job and can be dedicated employees.
- 3. Consider experience level: For entry-level positions, focus less on work experience and more on potential. Give recent graduates a chance to prove themselves and foster loyalty.
Personal Experience
As someone who has navigated the job search process, I understand the challenges and frustrations that come with it. Finding that first job can be tough, but with the right support and mindset, it is possible to overcome obstacles.
Remember, the problem is not that no one wants to work. It’s about creating opportunities for individuals to showcase their skills and contribute meaningfully to the workforce. Stay resilient and keep pushing forward in your job search journey.
I’m curious about your proposed solution to ensure hiring managers get a reasonable number of applications. As a hiring manger, exactly how am I to avoid going through hundreds of applications for a position without letting AI do the work? Should I take 10 applications and then close the door? Seems a little limiting for everyone involved.
Just because you assert that companies want to reject 99 applicants doesn’t mean that applicants are rejected 99 times lol.
I do agree it is discouraging to be rejected but that’s life.
As a former hiring manager, I’m not going to sit and make a war-and-peace length thesis on each applicant. My objective is to fill the position with the most qualified candidate. Your objective as an applicant is to show me why your’e the best candidate, and ask me questions to find out if this job and company are things that will work for you. End of story. If you don’t possess the skills I need and a halfway decent attitude that’ll fit in with my team, I’m not hiring you.
I have no idea what you’re trying to say in your last paragraph, but if you have a job that works for you and someone calls you for an interview, all you need to do is simply say you already have a job and thank them and move on. It’s not that difficult.
Your edit is hilarious. Employers aren’t reading this. If you think they are I’m not surprised your unemployed and lying about having a job to try and avoid criticism for a rambling nonsensical post.
The problem is that companies are getting more than 100 applicants that most are rejected. People should stop spam applying for jobs.
As someone who does hiring for my department, we are not waiting for 100 applications, the 100 applications come in within 24 hours of the posting. Atleast 95 of the applications will be irrelevant to the job being posted, sometimes all 100 of them will not be anywhere near a match for the position.
The job market is revolting and after putting in a lot of effort in College you will interact with many people who are unprofessional. College should be illegal unless you are majoring in Engineering. College graduates need some type of movement against these employers. I work at UPS and even those people felt they were be treated unfairly despite having no education. I have no idea why there aren’t any types of movements for people that are actually educated.
the problem is that these companies don’t and will not ever care. well until they see how few millennials are having kids to replace the aging workforce; then they will just replace everyone with AI or outsource jobs to Asia.
If there are 99 equally qualified candidates that is the problem you need to fix. How would you think it would be possible for an employer to fix this?
I’ve never had an issue finding a job. I’m well educated and have been continuously employed since I was 15 and I’m almost 30. I’ve worked at 7 different companies. But I also don’t want to work and I am discouraged when working. Why? The payout doesn’t match the work put in anymore. Many people like myself are always consistently exceeding expectations in their roles, spent many years in post secondary, and are still always made to feel like they should feel grateful they even have a job that barely pays the rent. The short term bottom line overshadows anything else more than it has in many generations. I’ve been laid off 3 times and I’m sick of job hopping when I’m willing and capable of being a long term asset.
My parents didn’t have high school diplomas, no prior connections and still worked at the same companies for 20+ years. We had a detached house, multiple family vehicles, and went on family vacations every year. Hell, my dad made $30/hr in 2001. My parents worked incredibly hard, but they wanted to because they actually got to reap the fruits of their labour.