Job hunting experiment.

[Moonglow]

A worker in Florida applied to 60 entry-level jobs in September and got one interview

Joey Holz, whose experiment went viral, told Insider he specifically applied to businesses that were publicly complaining of a worker shortage.

www.businessinsider.com

A worker in Florida applied to 60 entry-level jobs in September and got one interview.

On September 1, he sent job applications to a pair of restaurants that had been particularly public about their staffing challenges.

Then, he widened the test and spent the remainder of the month applying to jobs — mostly at employers vocal about a lack of workers — and tracking his journey in a spreadsheet.

Two weeks and 28 applications later, he had just nine email responses, one follow-up phone call, and one interview with a construction company that advertised a full-time job focused on site cleanup paying $10 an hour.

I found this interesting as my son has found much of the same problem. Lots of people advertising for help, but few of them seem to be hiring.

I have done the same and come to the same conclusion.

 

[Oddball]

A worker in Florida applied to 60 entry-level jobs in September and got one interview

Joey Holz, whose experiment went viral, told Insider he specifically applied to businesses that were publicly complaining of a worker shortage.

www.businessinsider.com

A worker in Florida applied to 60 entry-level jobs in September and got one interview.

On September 1, he sent job applications to a pair of restaurants that had been particularly public about their staffing challenges.

Then, he widened the test and spent the remainder of the month applying to jobs — mostly at employers vocal about a lack of workers — and tracking his journey in a spreadsheet.

Two weeks and 28 applications later, he had just nine email responses, one follow-up phone call, and one interview with a construction company that advertised a full-time job focused on site cleanup paying $10 an hour.

I found this interesting as my son has found much of the same problem. Lots of people advertising for help, but few of them seem to be hiring.

Business Insider.....BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHA!


Dude, get a new schtick....Citing well-known and unabashed leftist shills isn't burnishing your already obviously faux claim of being a "libertarian".

BI......roflmfao

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Business Insider.....BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHA!


Dude, get a new schtick....Citing well-known and unabashed leftist shills isn't burnishing your already obviously faux claim of being a "libertarian".

BI......roflmfao

Attacking the source yet again. you are a one trick pony. How boring.

Notice all the adults on the forum were able to have a civil discussion about the topic...but you lack the basic IQ to understand the subject, thus you do what you can...attack the source.

Run along now and let the adults talk

 

[danielpalos]

This is true. It is a weird phenomenon. Jobs posted. You apply and never hear back. I was speaking to a friend of mine who owns a busy auto repair and towing shop and he was going on how he was short staffed. He advertised for workers, but the ones who applied were not what he was looking for. It seems to me that for all the talk of the need for employees, employers are being extremely selective. I suppose give the high salaries being bandied about, it makes sense they would be.

Some are calling this "the great mismatch." The mismatch is between what employers are looking for and what skills the applicants have.

See,

Why everybody’s hiring but nobody’s getting hired

Everyone is hiring. So why is finding a job still impossible?

www.vox.com

Yet, raising the wage is what "brings talent".

From 1978 to 2018, CEO compensation grew by 1,007.5% (940.3% under the options-realized measure), far outstripping S&P stock market growth (706.7%) and the wage growth of very high earners (339.2%). In contrast, wages for the typical worker grew by just 11.9%.

Why do right-wingers allege to be for market based Capitalism instead of just socialism on a national and international basis with their authoritarianism?

 

[Stryder50]

This is true. It is a weird phenomenon. Jobs posted. You apply and never hear back. I was speaking to a friend of mine who owns a busy auto repair and towing shop and he was going on how he was short staffed. He advertised for workers, but the ones who applied were not what he was looking for. It seems to me that for all the talk of the need for employees, employers are being extremely selective. I suppose give the high salaries being bandied about, it makes sense they would be.

Some are calling this "the great mismatch." The mismatch is between what employers are looking for and what skills the applicants have.

See,

Why everybody’s hiring but nobody’s getting hired

Everyone is hiring. So why is finding a job still impossible?

www.vox.com

This is the essence of the situation;
"...The mismatch is between what employers are looking for and what skills the applicants have."

Different jobs have different skill sets requirements and not all applicants can match those. Often one needs some special schooling or training. An example, one doesn't walk in to auto repair having never been trained in such, or knowing the difference between and open and socket wrench say.

 

[marvin martian]

A worker in Florida applied to 60 entry-level jobs in September and got one interview

Joey Holz, whose experiment went viral, told Insider he specifically applied to businesses that were publicly complaining of a worker shortage.

www.businessinsider.com

A worker in Florida applied to 60 entry-level jobs in September and got one interview.

On September 1, he sent job applications to a pair of restaurants that had been particularly public about their staffing challenges.

Then, he widened the test and spent the remainder of the month applying to jobs — mostly at employers vocal about a lack of workers — and tracking his journey in a spreadsheet.

Two weeks and 28 applications later, he had just nine email responses, one follow-up phone call, and one interview with a construction company that advertised a full-time job focused on site cleanup paying $10 an hour.

I found this interesting as my son has found much of the same problem. Lots of people advertising for help, but few of them seem to be hiring.

My daughter got a job on the first day she went looking at the second place she applied. They hired her on the spot. This was in May 2021.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

My daughter got a job on the first day she went looking at the second place she applied. They hired her on the spot. This was in May 2021.

I am happy for her. Not everyone has that same experience

 

[gipper]

The lack of school bus drivers is a microcosm of the bigger problem in the overall labor shortage. Driving a school bus is a shitty job. Pay is low, hours are bad, and dealing with bratty kids makes the job a shitty one. Many districts are paying more, but they aren’t paying enough for people to accept the job. They refuse to give driver’s any authority in dealing with problem children. They refuse to discipline problem children. Then you have Amazon hiring drivers with commercial licenses at higher hourly wages and full time hours, but without the bratty kids.

I thought this point from the linked article hit the nail on the head:
The argument has been made that what America is experiencing right now isn’t so much a job shortage as it is a shortage of good wages and worker rights.
https://thehustle.co/why-america-has-a-school-bus-driver-shortage/amp/

 

[gipper]

Plus you have the added dimension of vax mandates and exposure to Covid, should one take a job.

 

[JohnDB]

I've seen a bunch of ads wanting tons of credentials and experience with all kinds of certifications and then not want to pay anything...and I begin laughing about it.

You can't have both. Anyone with those credentials isn't going to work for the wages they are offering. They should know this... TANSTAAFL. Basic first rule of business. But for whatever reason business men don't think it applies to the supplier of labor...

Soup Nazis of labor are in control...no talking in line or no labor for you.

 

[gipper]

I've seen a bunch of ads wanting tons of credentials and experience with all kinds of certifications and then not want to pay anything...and I begin laughing about it.

You can't have both. Anyone with those credentials isn't going to work for the wages they are offering. They should know this... TANSTAAFL. Basic first rule of business. But for whatever reason business men don't think it applies to the supplier of labor...

Soup Nazis of labor are in control...no talking in line or no labor for you.

I suspect this disconnect is the result of employers having it their way for years. When you add that unions have been decimated in this country and millions of immigrants have been added, it makes employers emboldened.

We need more big labor strikes and a big push to unionize many occupations.

The consequences of the vax mandate may be better pay, benefits, and worker’s rights in this country.

 

[JohnDB]

I suspect this disconnect is the result of employers having it their way for years. When you add that unions have been decimated in this country and millions of immigrants have been added, it makes employers emboldened.

We need more big labor strikes and a big push to unionize many occupations.

The consequences of the vax mandate may be better pay, benefits, and worker’s rights in this country.

No...
Unions seem to be all about "good ol boy" clubs and taking money from both sides of the table they negotiate from. They take it from the workers and then take it from the employers, the various benefit programs and especially the retirement programs.

And then wonder why they run out of work... the workers don't know how to dig that deep to find where the money went. And it isn't exactly the easiest to explain. And getting the floor of the union hall to explain it all is impossible.
Most don't have the educational background to begin to understand it.

 

[gipper]

No...
Unions seem to be all about "good ol boy" clubs and taking money from both sides of the table they negotiate from. They take it from the workers and then take it from the employers, the various benefit programs and especially the retirement programs.

And then wonder why they run out of work... the workers don't know how to dig that deep to find where the money went. And it isn't exactly the easiest to explain. And getting the floor of the union hall to explain it all is impossible.
Most don't have the educational background to begin to understand it.

Yes unions have problems, but they have been very effective in the past and can be again. Corruption in this country is rampant but most particularly in government and big business. Both of whom are colluding. So condemning unions while government and big business are raping the working class, makes no sense.

Unions are very effective in Western Europe. They can be here too.

 

[JohnDB]

Yes unions have problems, but they have been very effective in the past and can be again. Corruption in this country is rampant but most particularly in government and big business. Both of whom are colluding. So condemning unions while government and big business are raping the working class, makes no sense.

Unions are very effective in Western Europe. They can be here too.

The problem is "honest representation".

There isn't any. Sure there's a ton of drama queens in the union...tons of guys who can work but just don't. I know that by just screwing around I can do twice the work of the average dufus in the job. If I focus, 4 times.

But why should I? Especially when I know the good hiding spots and can just hang out and talk and cut up with the guys...and doing that volume of work gets me no more pay, promotions, or benefits other than the anger of my coworkers.

In this world there are
takers and givers.
Thugs and Saints.
Predators and Prey.
Johns and prostitutes.

I am an electrical prostitute...I do electrical work for money. It isn't love, respect, or even a mild admiration. I do electrical work for friends for free(except materials)... contractors gotta pay me what the rate is and be grateful for my services or else.

 

[Canon Shooter]

You aren't going to take a job paying $11 dollars and hour when you are making $10 under the table.

If that $11 an hour job comes with health insurance, overtime and paid holidays you are...

 

[Moonglow]

No...
Unions seem to be all about "good ol boy" clubs and taking money from both sides of the table they negotiate from. They take it from the workers and then take it from the employers, the various benefit programs and especially the retirement programs.

And then wonder why they run out of work... the workers don't know how to dig that deep to find where the money went. And it isn't exactly the easiest to explain. And getting the floor of the union hall to explain it all is impossible.
Most don't have the educational background to begin to understand it.

Damn those police and firemen unions!