Other Reasons You Can't Get Hired

Recent article from Business Insider "These Are Just 73 Companies That Won't Hire You If You're Unemployed"  by Robert Johnson.


My take:
A lot of these companies on this list are staffing and recruiting firms. If they hire a mechanic the listing claims the mechanic needs to be "currently employed" These companies give recruiters like me a bad reputation. I would rather help a mechanic that is unemployed target a specific company, help build the resume to match what that company is looking for, help organize the candidate's research skills so they can learn as much about the company as possible i.e. the candidates they prefer to hire and the type of person the candidate will be working for, this way no interview time can be wasted. I'd also help the candidate prepare for the interview so what they say triangulates with what is on their resume and what they put on the application. Plus i'd help that candidate develop interview questions for the interviewee, and then teach them how to follow up.


On the other hand some of the companies listed said that the candidate must be "currently employed or recently employed" That is suggestive. My opinion is they want a restaurant manager currently employed as or has been recently employed as a restaurant manager. Meaning if you're a manager of an medical office, don't apply.


Another company suggest that the candidate "must not have more than two terminations in 5 years". Well apparently they don't want "job hoppers"  


“Unemployed job seekers continue to be excluded from work opportunities, and this disturbing and unfair practice appears to be more pervasive than previously thought,” said Christine Owens, executive director of the National Employment Law Project.


Of course it is unfair and disturbing, the fat cats that run those companies look out for themselves, their associative network of other people like them that can help them make a profit. That is what an entrepreneurs want. Cutting cost is a sound business decision, those CEO's are doing what they are hired to do. I must come to the defense for those companies just briefly; hiring candidates that are currently employed will save in training cost and anytime a CEO can cut cost it ultimately turns into a bonus for them, hence why most companies use social media these days to market candidates themselves and eliminating paying the high cost for Monster.com and CareerBuilder.com job postings and fees to third party recruiters.

Here is a scenario-I want to get paid for marketing, advertising, organizing and operations of event fundraisers for non profits. I want to get paid for the work that I do. The organization I'm working hard to raise money for would collect 75% of the profits, me only 25%. Win, Win, Win.  The organization gets paid, the people they serve benefit and I create a job for myself. The same fat cats that eliminate jobs or cut cost are the same individuals that serve as board of directors for the non profits and the have the nerve to call me unethical because I want to get paid. 


Why do I always have to give and sacrifice every time I do something for a non profit. If I have their best interest in helping their cause in mind why can't they help me at the same time?