6.06.2010

Yeah, sounds like just the company I'd want to work for


"...we try to minimize the amount of time we spent on [interviewing job applicants who are currently unemployed (no kidding)] and try to rifle-shoot the folks we're interested in."

link: Disturbing Job Ads: 'The Unemployed Will Not Be Considered'

OK, I put the boldface in the quote. But still. Bang bang, you're hired.

The linked article notes what appears to be a trend in employment advertising: Companies looking for employees specifically refusing to consider the unemployed. No kidding. The rationale seems to be that if they allow unemployed people to apply for jobs they wind up with too many to shoot.


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