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[Chad Perrin]

On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 06:00:51PM -0400, Jerry wrote:
> On Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:33:29 -0700 David Brodbeck articulated:
> >
> >Again, this is one of the reasons credit scoring is becoming so
> >popular -- it's an almost automatic way to narrow down the pile.
> >Another method in common use right now is to throw out applications
> >from anyone who's currently unemployed, and only look at ones who
> >already have a position and are looking to change jobs.
> 
> I have been told by several people in HR that the trend to give
> preference to those all ready working as opposed to the unemployed is
> based on the philosophy that if no one else will hire them, then why
> should we. While we could argue whether that logic is flawed, it is
> never-the-less presently in use. However, it doesn't really pertain to
> entry level openings. With the glut of individuals entering the job
> market, for an applicant to not be proficient in the skills being
> advertised for by the prospective employer is just a waste of time. If
> the employer is looking for skill "A" and "B", crying to him/her that
> you have skill "C" is just a waste of both your times.

It *does* pertain to "entry level" positions, because (from what I have
seen) most "entry level" positions come with an experience requirement of
at least two years.

You speak as though you think they're correctly identifying the skills
they actually need from their employees.  A big part of this entire
discussion has been about the fact that many "responsible" parties in the
hiring process are utterly without capacity for correctly identifying the
skills they actually need to optimally fill the open positions.

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