Employers Say There Is A "Lack Of Qualified Applicants"

[@ALifeAfterLayoff]

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[@epotnwarlock]

Do you think employers rely to heavily experience?

[@ALifeAfterLayoff]

@@epotnwarlock Yes.

[@shashakeeleh5468]

Heard this often in the last 6 months, however underhanded. As an older worker, the prospective employer has the gall to bitch about how young people are not trained and unrealistic in their expected wages. I'm very qualified, yet, they won't hire me because of age; not asking for insurance, etc, as I already have that. Finally, this morning, I was hired at a relatively fair wage. I've been subject to numerous scams, so, will see.

[@hopefulart]

Why are there not laws to require employers to provide full job training and accept a college degree as X work experience?

[@shashakeeleh5468]

@@epotnwarlock No, but I do see ads that say 'entry level' but then require up to 5 years experience. This is not realistic! It's ridiculous!

[@narcoosseefl]

"Lack of Qualfied Applicants willing to work for below-market wages". There! I fixed it! 🙂

[@braydenk2361]

Overqualified* Cant have the bare minimum that’s already above what is necessary from some hr rep that doesn’t know what they’re talking about now can we?

[@richardscathouse]

Like too old... = too life weary for another round of bullshit and lies.😢

[@Canoby]

@@richardscathouse @44 years old I'm feeling that mang

[@Phonespider]

I work in tech. Most of the time when I hear this it means: "We created an insane set of job requirements that no one can realistically meet. Now we have the justification to bring in a dirt cheap H1B slave."

[@dominicstokes8662]

You would think they got enuff since to take that into consideration.

[@george825]

As an employee, I'm struggling to find a qualified employer 😂😅

[@shopece8807]

@@keithparker1346 AND PINNED!

[@miss.fuckyouropinion7062]

Same lmao

[@Sass2000Cass]

So true!

[@lifeisbananas]

Never a truer word was spoken!

[@Pantherlynn]

Facts

[@gaelanmccann6686]

Oh no, did the private sector's chronic lack of investment in training and employee development come back to bite them?

[@scwirpeo]

They will always blame the employees too. They refuse to admit that if you have a 70 bullet point requirement set paying a Walmart wage will never get filled. In the same way that cutting all the training programs in a niche field where no one is going to be able to acquire those desired skills means no filled positions. They always fail to understand that the job market is a market and they have to offer what is going to fit the market not whatever random moonshot crap they can come up with. It is what it is but eventually even watching the dumpster fire gets boring, and you wish they would just get with reality.

[@bobbyggezs2898]

@@scwirpeo Very true, employers dont want to waste time training new employees that have little to no experience. They seem to want someone with 30+ years experience but in their 20s. I was told I either was over qualified for this specific role or not many years of experience. Its at a point where I am debating on looking into a new career path, something not working in a office.

[@quickdiy8127]

American economy is dead and died in 2008. Enjoy that worthless fiat currency

[@hopefulart]

@@bobbyggezs2898that’s where I’m at too. Growing up I was told to go into tech. So my main career is game art and my fallback is IT networking. But guess what? Neither of those fields are actually hiring for a livable wage in cities they require a work-on-site role. It’s pretty crazy how 95% of tech jobs can be done remotely, yet employers require in office work while not paying a living wage. It seems a trades job is the only thing that will actually pay these days, and even those are insanely underpaying. My husband is a mechanic and back of shop manager. He’s seeing job postings looking for fully certified 10+ year mechanics paying $16/hr 😂! That’s less than what McDonald’s pays in the area! Every job seeker should start reporting job postings that are below livable wage when they require in-person work settings.

[@shanesprecher8290]

If you don’t invest in your labor force this is what happens. It has become to easy to outsource or higher illegal immigrants. It really makes you wonder how strong capitalism really is if you are unable to pay a living wage.

[@BlackamusJones]

They claim they want the hyper-qualified unicorn candidate, then end up with a team of Indians from diploma mills overseas.

[@4imee198]

Yup, but worry not... Used to work in outsourcing. They pay u better than ur home country but still abuse you and underpay you till burnout and then dispose u in a sec

[@eternalsunshine313]

bro, a lot of teams have become indianized. tech sucks.

[@usetheforce9836]

Wait until you hear 'Kindly do the needful!' from somebody who barely knows what 'the needful' involves & is, in fact, above you in the org chain!

[@Str953]

And still lowball them.

[@kaseywahl]

It is hard to find qualified applicants when the job post asks for 8 years of experience in a technology that has only existed for 6 years.

[@netizentrotter514]

I want a first hand Mercedes benz at the cost of a 3rd hand cheap car...but I can't get it...😂😂😂😂😂

[@ALifeAfterLayoff]

Pretty much.

[@netizentrotter514]

You are making awesome content. I was recently looked over for a promotion that was promised to me and I knew I left no stone unturned, but just like in one of your videos I was told I was too good at what I do and so couldn't be promoted!! I used to think that it's a joke but it's not. It actually happened!! You are a Godsend. Thank you for your awesome content management!!

[@myraber2647]

@@netizentrotter514 it happens very often unfortunately.

[@wulfbak]

Back in 2002 during my 6 month layoff, I got a call about a C# developer contract in Austin. The recruiter led with $14/hour. I now know that he was trying to get any and all candidates to decline. The company probably had a handpicked H1B candidate ready to go.

[@Fil0girl]

That's why H1B should be abolished. Or at least allowed only if a niche has such a severe shortage that you can't get employees at 150% of the market rate and Cadillac benefits.

[@wulfbak]

@@Fil0girl At the very least, H1B should be used as intended and not abused.

[@ChrisPTY507]

Of course, they are going to struggle to hire quality candidates. Since the wave of layoffs started a few years ago, companies have become increasingly picky, looking for a unicorn that knows it all and wants to pay way below the market value. Also, they expect candidates to put up with the BS of 4, 5, or even 6 rounds of interviews, where companies seem to look for reasons to reject you instead of hiring you. A simple, menial mistake could mean that you are out of the process, while companies can have any number of red flags, yet they expect candidates to jump through all these hoops. This is what happens when narcissists are at the top of the totem pole.

[@Demopans5990]

Which is why I'm sick of the job hunt and just applying for the Navy Reserve. 1 maybe interview, and a background check. I only need to put in maybe 3-6 years of showing up 2 days a month or so and I get a ton of benefits once my contract is up. Who wouldn't say no to low interest mortgages and discounts on property taxes? If the job market somehow got even worse, I could just reapply for officer rank

[@kokeskokeskokes]

@@Demopans5990 US defensive forces have caused immesurable amount of suffering in the World. Your mind will torture you as you grow old.

[@noahg2]

So they had no issue finding skilled employees till 2020 and all of a sudden when big tech and banks lays off thousands of employees now they have hard time finding "qualified candidates"? I think recruiters know the fact that the market is oversaturated with people from big companies and are now trying to find and lowball them as a result many other people who weren't in these big companies and got laid off are having a hard time to find a stable job.

[@danawhiteisagenius8654]

That’s rich because I can’t find high quality employers lmao

[@pocketpixie6525]

Maybe if employers stop putting "must have 10 years of experience" in their jobs and start looking at the skills, they would find employees!

[@stevepreskitt283]

Except there are those of us that have three times that experience and can demonstrate the skills via past performance, and we get ghosted or lowballed just like everyone else.

[@thetraveler0386]

That would mean they would actually have to read the resumes that they don't even bother touching.

[@shroomer3867]

@@thetraveler0386 HR: "We need automatic resume checkers and ChatGPT to do our work for us." Also HR: "NO! You are not allowed to use ChatGPT to make your work a bit easier, it will ruin everything!!"

[@toddlavigne6441]

And that's for entry level positions. Entry level means little to No experience. WTF are these companies thinking. You cannot pay someone with 10 years experience a starting salary. Thats the problem

[@Dbdjabsjsiifiwb]

Sorry you've been denied by chat gpt.

[@norrisheckwine7439]

TRANSLATION...Employers can't find over qualified applicants within their extremely narrow demands who won't work for a Micky Ds salary. Oh yeah, expected to be layoff immediately.

[@hotrodhunk7389]

That's been exactly my experience. How am I supposed to get experience in a new career field if literally no one will hire me? I've done all the steps to get an entry level job but nothing yet.

[@nic6670]

Employers aren’t willing to pay the “perfect” Candidate what they are worth

[@voteforfreedom3725]

It's more they can't afford to pay for perfect candidate at least long term.

[@Caliburn2077]

@@voteforfreedom3725 Then how do they afford to pay the CEO $50 million and the rest of the board $20-25 million a piece? They never seem to have a problem affording that.

[@owningyourfinances]

Employers say there is a "Lack of qualified candidates" - This after several major companies have laid off tech talent, and the talent market is saturated. The reality is that companies are being picky, not that there is a lack of qualified candidates. That's fine, the pendulum swings the other way too, so companies who didn't take care of candidates can expect to get ignored by the market when they need talent. They will find that knife cuts both ways, and they didn't really save anything.

[@derekhauser6780]

The problem with companies wanting experience is they now require experience with their internal proprietary systems/sofrware and products....which you cannot posaibly have because only that company runs that system or software.

[@wayfinder81]

True, which is why many of the postings are either up due to a regulated requirement (because they'll just hire internally), tax cuts (yep, they get'em for posting and eventually saying they couldn't fill), or are simply looking for an answer to a problem and hoping enough interviews eventually lead them to the answer without hiring anyone.

[@michaelrrosemba]

Maybe we should all just give up, seriously how much crap can we keep taking as a society.

[@richardscathouse]

It's already started with Gen z 😢

[@niamhleeson3522]

Instead of giving up, study Marx and become a full-time revolutionary.

[@prettyboyjeremy]

​@niamhleeson3522 Marxism is a failed religion that leads to nothing but misery and mass graves

[@Alex-mc5yn]

Yeah, it's already becoming popular. Tang ping/bai lan, coasting, quiet quitting, resenteism, etc.

[@toddlavigne6441]

America was built on people starting their own businesses not working for one. This is part of the problem. IMO

[@CA999]

Dear Sir / Madam Politician, We have a skills shortage due to our poor training and education culture and low profits. We demand more access to foreign workers. Lots of love, diversity and inclusion, Yours truly, Employer. (PS our Banking Friends will appreciate the additional customer and you will have replacement voting blocks as a bonus!)

[@Demopans5990]

And then wonder how did foreign adversaries steal our IP. You hired the pretty female spy

[@shalehausler4383]

As a senior person in my field and company, i saw the job posting for the junior version of my position in a different reigon. I didnt qualify for my own job as a junior role, per the specifications that were listed.

[@vg7985]

This is normal. Junior positions require to perform, senior- just tell what jr should do.

[@wilberwhateley7569]

Sounds like something out of a “Dilbert” comic strip…

[@barbaravyse660]

Role not roll

[@shalehausler4383]

@@barbaravyse660 thank you. I corrected it.

[@CelesteTreecat]

I love the implication in the statistics that there is an overlap (albeit a minority) of employers who see their employees as easily replaceable, but also have difficulty replacing them.

[@ezrmia]

I would be willing to believe you - maybe, but the fact is, I’ve applied to jobs I was an absolute shoe in for and? No calls or emails. I don’t believe for one second that recruiters are carefully reading resumes, they don’t work in the departments therefore they don’t get the jargon. It would be like asking a retail worker to hire for NASA. It’s just not the same. Just admit it, dude. Also, AI systems that read resumes are highly skewed as well.

[@ALifeAfterLayoff]

AI systems don’t read resumes.

[@ezrmia]

I have checked boxes on job sites saying “I understand an AI system will read my resume” …or I cannot submit my application.

[@garymindyourownbuisness2349]

@@ALifeAfterLayoff So you're telling me there is a human on a Sunday night that reads my resume and cover letter and takes ten minutes to reject from applying? Nah

[@tomduley6357]

@@ALifeAfterLayoff I agree with @rumzeia. I have checked the box myself stating that I agree to AI reading my resume. The last job I was hired for (a part-time one at that) I was texted by AI to set-up the interview and AI managed the onboarding process. I have also been contacted by a "virtual recruiter" for an interview. Not a recruiter working remotely or virtually, but a robot. In other words AI. The technology is here and some employers are using it. I'm sure many more will jump on the bandwagon in the future.

[@notreallyafamousartist695]

I can’t wait till they replace recruiters, that’s gonna be hilarious

[@tomduley6357]

It's already happening. AI is screening the resumes which only compounds the problem because if the keywords in your resume don't match up exactly with the job posting then you are automatically screened out. AI bots are sending out text messages to schedule interviews and move people through the onboarding process. I have already experienced this myself.

[@CautiousSquirrel]

Definitely frustrating. I'm working PT in a position that pays minimum wage and I'm so overqualified for this job it's actually disgusting. I've only been applying for entry level positions that are similar to what I was doing for about 8 years before my last company laid off a bunch of employees - including me. I read the job description, I compare to my resume, looks like a fit to me. So I waste my time writing a cover letter to fit the position I'm applying for and I still get no response. The lack of opportunity is why I've been stuck living in an abusive household with 2 relatives for more than a year now. Sometimes, it feels like the only way out is death. Or a miracle in which someone actually reads my submission and realizes "hey, I should at least interview this person." Losing hope, though.

[@jmoneyosh]

Sorry to hear that. I hope your situation improves.

[@richardscathouse]

Thank God for ChatGPT I haven't written a cover letter or made a CV chaage in the last year. 😂

[@CautiousSquirrel]

@@jmoneyosh Thank you, I appreciate that :-)

[@CautiousSquirrel]

@@richardscathouse I've used ChatGPT for a little assistance here and there, but I've heard there are companies who use AI detection software and will often (maybe not always) disqualify candidates as a result of using AI on their resumes and cover letters. So, when I do use it, I still feel compelled to go back and make a lot of updates so that it sounds more "human." Not that I would know if that was the reason I didn't get an interview, but at least I know I put in enough effort to try to avoid that outcome.

[@litentricteon3823]

I also hope your situation improves. I'm not sure if you have any connections in your field. But maybe some of the other folk who got laid off might have found jobs in the field again. It might be worth the ask if you have their contact information.

[@youdontknowme5969]

I wonder if I've fallen into a similar trap, but still while employed. 2% pay cut 2 years ago, and no raises last year and just found out very recently, no raise this year. Yet I'm expected to be the Swiss Army knife around there and still told I never do enough... and my search has found few and far positions in-between and their advertised pays are even worse. I feel so stuck 😭

[@gabrielmetatron9086]

There's data showing the jobs aren't paying.

[@laurena9563]

I have an extremely solid job, but I don't enjoy the area I work in. I've been looking for an area more aligned for my interests. I applied for a job which involved assessment for core competencies based on long answer form questions. I was assessed to pass onto the next round of applicants- only to have a follow up email that said that this Hybrid job was now in person and "non-negotiable" in terms of being able to be on site daily. You would also have to move to the city within the next month, along with several other "non-negotiables" that weren't even in the job listing. As I couldn't break a lease in a month, I had to reject it despite meeting its initial qualification assessments. Got an email this morning now stating I "didn't meet the qualifications" based on my answers to the core competency questions, not due to the fact that they shifted their assessment goalposts. 🙄 It's clownish even for those currently employed.

[@beasaroseco5840]

There isn't a lack of employees. There is a lack of people who refused to be abused and manipulated. The want to drive out good workers who see past the stunts and shenanigans and overwork employees who tolerate abuse.

[@rmcgraw7943]

Mobile dev is an arcane implementation skill. As an EA, I did it ONCE with Objective C, and after debugging that I focus on the heart of all apps, service/business/data layers. UI/UX is for kids whose lack of hardware limitations is often by a dedicated device per client. U did him a favor; if he was a true enterprise engineer/arch, then he would have been miserable. Great video.

[@WilliamGreen]

I've never been fully prepared for any job I've started. Every position has its own unspoken, miscommunicated, or intentionally obscured requirements. Usually this occurs because they low-ball the salary and can't get qualified applicants to actually service the job otherwise.

[@ericpowell4350]

🎯🎯🎯

[@hahamasala]

I see huge parallels between the job market and the dating market these days, (with respect to delusion about finding perfection.) Dating app stats by gender prove this out. And notice how employers never allow you to have any flaws in the interview process so we have to pretend we have none with silly games in our interview answers. And yes, no companies want to invest in training. Every new employee has to hit the ground running. No time for learning because companies run lean and overwork their employees. And there is no succession planning either. Many companies are one employee's deadly heart attack away from chaos.

[@matthewgaines10]

Unrealistic expectations always disappoints. There is no lack of qualified persons for a large percentage of profession jobs. Employers are asking for a lot and don’t want to pay to get those skills. Often, employers use that claim to get H1B visas and often the candidate they hire lacks skills too. They work for less, but don’t check all the boxes. Where I do agree is you need to customize your resume to the job so you can past muster and make it to the interview.

[@skiffens]

I'm looking right now, and I think this goes both ways. Someone without a technical background, or experience in an industry does not always know how to match up a candidate's skills with job requirements. I am spending a lot of time filtering out stuff that I am not really qualified for.

[@AJourneyOfYourSoul]

The employers did this to themselves. They stopped developing their workforces and destroyed their labor pool.

[@zilith]

They want Unicorns. This is the worst labor market Ive seen.

[@junkmail1336]

Employers need to stop expecting broken educational institutions to train their employees and do it themselves. Teach the skills your looking for and you’ll know how qualified the employees are.

[@KRXsS1995]

Applied for junior level job. I fitted quite well for the requirements displayed on the job add. Turned out I still wasn't good enough. They hired "more qualified" than me, lol, although they looked for junior level employee.

[@NathanBChampine]

Too many companies cut the wages in half or in thirds then expect the new applicants to except that amount when those same applicants are making more at their current position. Even going from one department to another could bring them a significant pay cut within the same company. No wonder they can't get anyone. Who wants to take a potentially massive pay cut while working in the same industry just because they switched companies?

[@easyranger6898]

Education is unattainably expensive and most places of work don't train or like my company pay have a small education stipend and then work you so hard you don't have time to use it.

[@scorpionx7044]

Employers are looking for unicorns. That have a checklist 57 items long and will reject you if you are missing even one. Then they expect you to accept a below market wage offer on top of it.

[@oddinaustin]

I don't know that they are looking for the perfect fit. I've interviewed for positions where the ask was a very unusual combination of skills and experience for which I happened to check all the boxes, and I never heard back from them. I don't know who they are actually looking for, but it must not be who they asked for because I showed up and it didn't matter.

[@meganelizabethmoon]

I feel like this is particularly difficult when it comes to getting into government positions.

[@AB-ez4rm]

Government hiring practices violate so many of the EEO laws its sad.

[@beastman1927]

Not just in the US, all over the world govts are conducting 3-4 levels of exams even for a single position. That's sad. Thanos was right

[@langhamp8912]

A lot of the current open government jobs are contract jobs. It's almost 100% nowadays. Still, if you want a job, a contract government job isn't bad. Easy come, easy go.

[@richardscathouse]

Only if you're too Male and too Pale! For GOD'S SAKE. Never check the White box! Automatic bin material,

[@Likely_Alucard]

I have realized this for a while. I just continue searching. Typically I have been settling at lower paying yet much simpler jobs. I end up “being overqualified” but I always crack a joke about it and work wherever anyways. It really sucks how hard it is to land a decent job. I managed to land one such “good” job (can’t list who it was due to NDA/Non-Compete) but the management was terrible and expectations unrealistic. They wanted someone to just pick up the work like they have been there for years despite hiring employees with zero experience, fired me after two months for “not learning fast enough” and I know damn well I learn faster then most, I pride myself on that being painfully aware of my Autistic Nature. It’s frustrating how inept companies are and how they are bleeding talented workers and missing out on many potential opportunities due to disillusioned perceptions on their employees.

[@huntress1013]

Utter bullshit. It took me ages to find a job that pays halfway decently. It is not hard to find a job but try finding a job that isn't seriously underpaid. That is hard. They want highly qualified people who work like horses but get paid like burger flippers. It is disgusting.

[@anonymousbosch9265]

I’m a union leader for over 20 years and there’s no shortage of workers at companies paying full scale wages and benefits. I represent workers at a company that has a two tier wage system and the top tier is at 100% capacity and the second tier making $20 less an hour and not providing a pension has a “brain storming” event every month about how to recruit and retain workers. I stopped getting invited as my only solution of raising the wages seems to be off the table. They’re offering 10k starting bonuses to which I say just raise the wages by 10k and get these workers up into the low $30’s and hour but it’s “not on the table” so F them

[@annasmith3257]

Thank you for speaking truth.

[@TMeyer-ge5pj]

The reality is that everyone is technically replacable unless you start your own buisiness

[@wayfinder81]

Nope, then the demand dictates whether your services are replaced with another!

[@stephaniepersin4222]

You give great advice for job seekers. I’m 59 and will be retiring in 2032, so I don’t really want a career, and have been employed constantly at one place since 2006. Good luck.

[@rdw1744]

I have worked in corp. America and there has been a noticeable decline in supervisory and management skills. I think a lot of the good ones got washed out in 2008 recession. Sad that so many corps. are so poorly ran.

[@troywalkertheprogressivean8433]

Pricing us out of jobs, homes, education, healthcare, politics, life/existence. Did i miss anything?

[@flammamancer]

What happens to me and my friends is we show up for entry level jobs we are qualified for and jump through the flaming hoops at the interview with flying colors but after they do not hire any of us they complain they still cannot find qualified applicants.

[@OhioCentralModeler]

I'm not sure how I'm supposed to differentiate myself when nothing matters except work experience that I can't get because I don't already have it to begin with. I had above-average qualifications coming out of college including a co-op program, but now I'm seeing applications telling me explicitly that co-ops and internships do not count towards years of work experience. The hell am I supposed to do to get started?

[@crollwtide9452]

13:57 My simple take on this situation - your expectations are too effing unrealistic!!! This isn't merely about someone looking for a unicorn, but you will never find a unicorn every time you look up at the sky.

[@highrzr]

In my recent real world experience, employers want expert level knowledge and skill for entry level or below pay in someone as young as they can get.

[@jaredthomas9246]

They aren't paying enough for the skills they want. Plain and simply they are probably being filtered out of the candidates search.

[@Matt-wf7ry]

There are plenty of qualified people for the job, however, the company wants somebody with 3 to 4+ years more experience than necessary along with a 4 year degree. Sometimes they even ask for unnecessary certifications all while trying to pay a lot less than what a person of that skillset would command.

[@GenerationX1984]

That's why I take a shortcut and count my years of education as work experience. If they ever found out (which they probably wouldn't) I would just play dumb and pretend I thought education counted as work experience. Nobody told me it didn't.

[@liathselkie]

How can they say there is a lack of qualified applicants, but also that their employees are easily replaceable?

[@krussell89]

Agree with all of the comments. The last job I had before being layed off during Covid had me train myself, which was fine because I had 20+ years experience in the field but was paid $200 less a month than the former company I'd worked for. After being layed off I had only 3 interviews in 8 months of constant applications. I knew then that my AGE was the factor. I ended up retiring early.

[@gilgilbert5866]

My experience with the job market is that many employers do not really know what they are looking for in the perfect fit for a candidate since the tech industry is constantly changing and evolving in the advanced, current and/or trends in technology, as it is forth coming, in the near or not to distant future. There needs to be a lot more communication between the employer, hiring manager(s) and their organizational recruiters to make this all work for the overall common good for the tech industry, period

[@peterrodriguez592]

Maybe that kid with the 2000 rejections has more points than you thought. I was one called self entitled over something like this because of stupid self righteous, pompous judgemental beings. You gotta have job trading & accept more, it's called fairness. Life isn't fair, so what? It doesn't mean you spread your legs about it. Recruiters don't understand the difference between age 21 & 50, plain & simple. It's not wasted resources. IT gets it. We gotta stop ending up disqualifying everybody! Understanding & consideration key.

[@pickyourbrainswithbenjamin761]

Corporate never wants to meet in the middle

[@mr_yoru5834]

The expectations for entry-level employees are just unrealistic, and they are lowballing on wages out of greed. This problem began over a decade ago, and it has only gotten worse.

[@zzirSnipzz1]

Employers always say this but in reality they want cheap labour and as long as they make money they care little about anybody else most times

[@barbaravyse660]

I’ve been submitting job applications and getting just about zero takers. I have even had someone respond to a job I applied for asking for my availability for a phone interview. I got back to him right away. It’s been two days and haven’t heard back from him. WTF is going on?

[@MrTheJeoff]

Please speak next about how these same companies that are being so picky want someone with a degree and 10 years of experience and are offering a starting position for $20/hr. I personally have never had trouble getting interviews (I do a lot of work on my resumes), the issue is finding a job that actually pays what I am worth.

[@nicholasrosen6342]

With management complaining that "nobody wants to work anymore" maybe their expectations on who to hire are just way too rigid and maybe they could lower their standards a little bit. I believe management has been complaining that "nobody wants to work anymore" since the Pharaoh in Egypt looking over the construction of the Pyramids and not merely the past 3 years with The Big Resignation of millenials and gen Z walking out of their jobs.

[@wayfinder81]

I don't think companies are looking for unicorns anymore tbh. They are expecting unicorns and now looking for dragons. I've known many in the industry that are unicorns, match everything the job is asking for and even offer more, and they are either ghosted or told the employer is going with someone that better fits the role (when they didn't even have to tweak their resume to perfectly fit it in the first place). And there are so many people looking for work that the company can just provide dirt cheap salaries that people are forced to take. This is great recession all over again. I remember back then seeing unpaid (yes, unpaid, I was looking for anything to break in back in 2007-2008) INTERNSHIPS that were asking for 2-5 years of experience and a list of technical skills you wouldn't get from college courses at the time. It's about like that again.

[@ExaltedDuck]

I think this has something to do with people unqualified to the topic of risk management, trying to manage risk. In a lot of quality management standards, there has to be a paper trail showing that qualified candidates were hired and because so few companies practice quality management well, instead of doing it the right way and hiring reasonably qualified candidates with a 30-60-90-180-360 plan to close any qualification gaps, they do it the easy and dumb way of refusing to hire unless all qualifications are met and held prior to offering a position. Problem is, if you want to work a career of growth and advancement, you will seek out roles that you're not fully qualified for. Because once you are fully qualified, there is little more to learn and grow with and it's time to find the next opportunity.

[@genreartwithjb5095]

I think the issue is that for “ mission critical “ roles company’s don’t want to pay “ mission critical” salaries. They will pay 120 k for a role that generates billions or millions in profit for a company.

[@KevinMDowney]

The reason they say “unqualified” is that they are looking for the perfect resume - and that’s all they look at.

[@Residentevilfan1989]

Thanks for the info. As a job finder there is an oversaturation of jobs, ie part time, temp, or contract. Yeah jobs are created, better than 2008, but when you use an ai to filter ai, its not a positive message. What annoys me when they say you can make $, but 9/10 its just to increase recuirtment. Most careers now you'll be lucky if you do just fine. Not impossible, but getting there. Also when an employee is picky is cuz they don't want to take time to teach you the job, but I may be repeating myself at this point.

[@meal_team_six]

The last opening we had on our team, we received 1000 applicants the first day, most of whom were wholly unqualified for the role or international applicants despite clearly posting that there was no visa sponsorship diluting potentially qualified experienced candidates looking for a new opportunity or entry-level candidates with some baseline knowledge we can develop in the role.

[@meal_team_six]

The job market sucks right now. Big companies want free labor and extract everything they can from employees while job seekers clamor for anything and everything in a desperate attempt at survival. Something's gotta give!

[@DividendFiend]

I find it pathetic how employers are always harping for "qualified candidates," if you're running a business you should know how to run it from top to bottom, employees you train are meant to do the extra busy work that normally the business owner would do, if you can't train then don't run a business, who do they think they are, Tommy Vercetti?

[@Cateutopia]

They're looking for employees who can "walk on water". But they won't find one.There is no way they can or will find a perfect-fit employee because no one is perfect but God. And...when they find that so-called perfect candidate, that perfect candidate quits the job after 2 weeks to a month because the company that hired them is NOT a perfect company that they cracked themselves up to be. 😂

[@richardscathouse]

I've seen God's products.. too many failures.😂

[@Cateutopia]

@@richardscathouse Awww...that's too bad for you. Maybe you serve a false God that can't pull through on his promises. 😂 I have not had any failures in God. All my prayers have been answered.

[@monkeymouse1403]

When you automatically ignore those who were laid off by a previous employer, the pool of applicants becomes very small. Odds are 70%+ that someone will be laid off in their 40+ year career at least 1 time. AI is also turning job seeking into a total S-show as it is another exponential barrier to overcome above "normal" ATS systems that have dominated the past 10 to 15 years. Companies are in a bind of their own choosing.

[@Carnivorecoachlew]

As a recruiter hes right. Someone with a High School Diploma who works at a tire shop just applied to my open Mental Health Therapist role over the weekend. People are just blindly applying to jobs.

[@richardscathouse]

When your doing hundreds of apps a week. Accidents will happen., 😂😂😂

[@randymcrandy8066]

Qualified = crushing debt.

[@richardscathouse]

Or married.. same difference 😂

[@randymcrandy8066]

@@richardscathouse 😂

[@lunarmodule6419]

Of course! Perfect fit, zero adjustment time, instant productivity, minimal pay... The worst!

[@gmontie2010]

So from what you are saying, since employers are seeing a large quantity of applicants they believe that they have a much better chance of finding the perfect candidate. I also hear you saying that a large number of applicants are not even qualified, and many applicants don't understand what it take to do the job employers are seeking. Is this correct? I recently was hired on a contract position, but this time around it seemed to me that it was more difficult. The opportunities for work does not seem as abundant as it has been in the past. Companies seem to have a more condescending attitude towards employees, and hiring new talent these days. I'm very glad that I have found the contract that I have even though I travel about an hour each way to and from work. Nevertheless it seems like something is very off... very wrong right now.

[@csmcghee830]

How many degrees are they requiring? Are they needlessly requiring a drivers license? Are they looking elsewhere first?

[@smakarl0]

I have repeatedly run into the opposite situation, where the lesser qualified person is hired. Example: a chief engineer wanted to groom me to be the next chief. Corporate would not have it. They down hired.

[@pabloescobarschanclas]

i once read in the comments section that these employers are expecting rockstars to show up but are only willing to pay them roadie wages. that stuck with me.

[@brightspacebabe]

As a dental assistant I’ve seen a disturbing trend where some dentists say they are hiring for a sterilization tech when they list the skills for a dental assistant position. Sterilization techs make 10-15.00 LESS per hour than A dental assistant. It is insulting that they think we assistants won’t catch that. 😂

[@Canoby]

"Qualified"= 15 years of experience willing to work for entry level wages

[@easyranger6898]

And have a MS and be under 30 and have a portfolio in the exact market space the company is in but no previous no compete clauses.

[@JimMoylan]

Liars all of these companies are lying about a labor shortage. They put up help wanted signs advertise not because they cannot find someone with basic qualifications to fill the job no they have applicants on file they are not satisfied with the qualifications of those applicants so they put up help wanted signs that way they get lots more applications they are than lot more likely to find someone better qualified its called cherry picking. I have a friend thats been trying to get a job for almost a year she is in good health and wants a job but non of these places will hire her. She is not physically or developmentally disabled she is in good health she has applied for cleaning jobs at hotels retail jobs fast food places still nothing. All of you employers that go on tv and claim there is a labor shortage well I got news for ya there is no labor shortage what there is no shortage of business owners companies lying about a labor shortage what there is a bunch of business owners and companies lying about a labor shortage when there is no labor shortage to all these these bushiness and companies doing this you should be ashamed of yourselves your a disgrace. And to all of the honest companies out there please call them out thanks.

[@vogelfaenger6830]

and entry level jobs with 3 years of professional experience in the exact field. Freelance and internships don't count

[@skaylingop9673]

@@easyranger6898non-competes damn near never hold up unless you owned the company and sold it to them.

[@VladMcCain]

I've been seeing this. Don't forget 5+ high level certifications. Also entry level pay for back in the 90's

[@kittysaywut]

Employers want unicorns but do not want to feed them.

[@johnmcnamara8741]

Haven’t heard that one yet, I like it

[@kittysaywut]

@@johnmcnamara8741 My two neurons worked overtime to come up with that one this morning.

[@timah9420]

Unicorn employees for a horse stable company.

[@DispholidusTypus]

🦄 Unicorn 🦄 employees are worthless anyway!!! They talk a big GAME and brag about their qualifications but can't actually physically do the work and when they do actually lift a finger it it turns out like 💩!!! They take credit for other people's work!!! I don't like them! A unicorn 🦄 employee is just a favored employee regardless of whether or not 🚫 they actually deserve it or not!!!

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

@@timah9420 and shit wages

[@gamanshoo]

What They Mean: “we can’t find someone who has done this EXACT SAME JOB for 10+ years and wants to keep doing it for 10 more in our company FOR LESS MONEY than what they were earning 10 YEARS AGO” 😂 It’s all a BAD JOKE

[@zerodegreescelsius]

Bingo. This is exactly it! They want to pay a fresh copy of that trained and qualified employee with an entry-level salary...hence the 10+ years experience for entry-level positions and salary. Because there's no way that former employee would take a drastic pay cut, would they?

[@filthyfrankblack4067]

I balieve some comapnies want those positions to go away so they can relabel the position to pay less.

[@troywalkertheprogressivean8433]

The Comedian🙂

[@toddlavigne6441]

corporations suck now.....they have no loyalty so they don't deserve any from their employees.

[@castrinecubique983]

they want to have their cake and eat it, and sell it on top of it

[@Headhunter_212]

Recruiter here. It's Horse****. they want perfection in every hire, for cheapo if possible. Classic "Champagne Taste on a Beer Budget"

[@gamanshoo]

ABSOLUTELY…they end up with “desperate” who will take off the minute “something better comes along”….

[@jermainemyrn19]

I knew it

[@tashahall1855]

Thanks for being honest

[@cheesesniper473]

Unless they can find a good diversity hire to boost those DEI numbers.

[@Tie509]

You always have these vulture employers who try to take advantage of the economy and skilled workers to grossly underpay typical market rates. It happened to me around the time of the 08/09 recession. I was getting ridiculous lowball offers as an engineer. Like administrative/clerical level salary offers for highly technical and specialized type of work. It was disgusting.

[@Werewolf.with.Internet.Access]

“We’re having a hard time finding people who are qualified enough for the position, but not SO qualified that we actually have to, ya know, pay them what they’re worth” -what they actually mean

[@richardscathouse]

💯

[@dominicstokes8662]

That is a fact there so caught up with that mentality that there wasting there own time.

[@MikeHL78]

💕❤💕

[@TechnoMageB5]

I have been looking since last fall. I have noticed a gradual decline overall in salaries offered for the position I'm applying for. This is a direct result of the oversupply of labor and lack of jobs in the current market. If you're, like me, in the unfortunate position of looking for work, you're going to have to settle for what's available until the market recovers - and then move on when the opportunities are there. My own basic strategy has been to earn about average pay while delivering above average performance, so as to be viewed as economical enough to not be worth replacing. Worked well for several decades. It does not immunize you from losing work due to a company acquisition and your position becoming redundant.

[@brinaechanel4236]

💯💯💯

[@hammerfist8763]

Yea, we've also noticed there is a lack of qualified employers. Everyone is so entitled these days, especially businesses. They believe they should get the perfect employee at rock-bottom salary, already well-versed in their culture and business processes, without having to be trained. What a crock.

[@ALifeAfterLayoff]

Certainly harder to find good employers today than ever before.

[@davidcarp5935]

Lol

[@davidcarp5935]

100% true, they are sooooo cocky!!

[@paukazapalka-x1j]

@@keithparker1346 there is a rating of companies by employees on glassdoor

[@tomaung]

@@keithparker1346 Unfortunately, review sites like Glassdoor/Yelp are giving companies a way to massage the stats (for a fee of course). It is a trend for popular sites to, understandably, have a tendency to cater to their paid clientele and NOT the regular users. It sucks, but that is how things seem to be nowadays.

[@TheBingusBongus]

I’m seeing postings for ENTRY-LEVEL Cybersecurity jobs who want entry-level applicants to have the CEH, or CISSP. For context, the CEH has a minimum requirement of two years active experience in a InfoSec role before you can even sit for the exam. The CISSP? You have to have 5 years. It’s not a lack of qualified applicants, it’s out of touch hiring managers and HR personnel who don’t know anything about the field they’re hiring for.

[@qwerty6789x]

and they pay peanuts 🤔

[@yanasosnovskaya864]

they are trying to get more qualified people for little money. they know exactly what they are doing.

[@hotrodhunk7389]

That's been exactly my experience. Got the comp TIA A+ and figured I should get an entry-level job before I start going too deep into getting certifications... At this point I feel like they're selling me a pickaxe to go mine goal you know what I'm saying? As in there making more money on selling certifications and classes then the people who actually getting hired for those roles.

[@ForgottenKnight1]

CySec ... entry level ? On what planet ?

[@JuniorShepherd]

Well stated. CISSP roles usually come with an understanding that the candidate has mid career late career experiences and usually pay 6 figures easily. Just yesterday I saw a a Senior Gov contractor role that required the CISSP and it was paying between $200-$250,000 in the VA market. NOT entry level! 😂

[@Ghost0fDawn]

"We want a 20 year old applicant with 15 years of work experience in systems that are only 5 years old." We cant find anyone qualified!

[@Beleverorig]

Lol I've definitely seen this in the past. They want 6 years xp and the platform came out 4 years ago. You would have had to been on the testing team of the company developing said technology.

[@wayfinder81]

@@Beleverorig Yep, seeing that so much with AI now. Yes, AI has been in development for 30 years, but only somewhat more usable in the last year, yet many are saying 3 years of experience o_O

[@StephenGangi]

1) You only have 5 years with this system, we need someone with 10 years exp. 2) That system has only existed 3 years, I know because I created it. ... Seen that.

[@kc8ufv]

​@@StephenGangiI think they want people who will lie about that with a straight face. When I was in college about 20 years ago, I had a Network Operating Systems professor who swore that he was in college level classes on using Linux in the early 80s. When called on that, he doubled down saying those classes were on Red Hat Linux. I think that's the kind of person that companies are looking for, for some reason. Oh, and this was a younger professor, probably about 30 at the time.

[@richerDiLefto]

And will take entry level pay.

[@BOSSDONMAN]

Rents and housing have doubled yet employers lose it having to raise wages 5%.

[@TangomanX2008]

I hear you. I'm with a company that I like, but I'm my case, not only am I not getting pay increases that keep up with inflation but I recently lost some pay perks due to moving to a more standard schedule that turned overtime hours into regular hours.

[@brianshocklee2021]

That's because if they don't project and deliver record profits, all of their shareholders immediately scream "FUCK YOU, EAT MY SHIT! I WANT MY FUCKING DIVIDENDS OR I'M LEAVING!"

[@gridwork8938]

5%, that's probably high. My company is more like 2-3%.

[@Aerrow62]

Because you are willing to offer 20% above asking price for property but not the dove soap at target. High real estate prices is always a guarantee of market crash. The bigger the bubble, the worse it will fall. Imagine how much more expensive food has to get to catch up with housing?

[@derekrequiem4359]

My company only gave us a 1.67% increase 🤣🤣

[@UNscenefuture]

My pov in all of this. The level of effort that's required to find a job these days you could easily apply that same energy into building a business for yourself and family. Job hunting should never be this difficult and complex.

[@mightbyson]

But you need a job to get a capital. If you'll get a loan, you still need a job to build your credit score.

[@g.g.harrison5949]

I honestly feel algorithms should not be allowed to “weed out” only the candidates that fit all of the algorithmic key words they have programmed, which means every single resume you submit HAS to be virtually tailored to that specific employer and algorithm!!

[@UNscenefuture]

@@mightbyson Depends on what kind of business it is. I provide creative services for brands. All the side work I do requires little to no capital investment.

[@felipestrefling3164]

@@mightbyson You'd be surprised at how little capital you really need. If you're serious about this, do a financial projection, don't make decisions on just your assumptions.

[@mightbyson]

@@felipestrefling3164 I have around CAD 10k capital. How would it be useful?

[@sawyer4981]

Employers want you to have a pHD to take someone's order at a fast food establishment. No news here lol.

[@evea.4358]

nah fr all job postings even if they are for regular everyday jobs require degrees now

[@hopefulart]

Or the classic “no degree required with 5+ years work experience” on an entry lvl job that pays $12/hr in NYC

[@_nimrod92]

@@evea.4358 those type of employers to ask for that requirements are usually low tier employers

[@MisterTutor2010]

I have a PhD and I worked at a fast food joint. . . . Technically I only had a master's degree back then :)

[@zitkalasa7]

Lack of applicants willing to work for poverty wages and terrible treatment.

[@zachaddington5264]

I can’t even get a job at fast food

[@toddlavigne6441]

thats exactly it......we all need to hold out on these f-head corporations

[@leonardgrant6876]

You are correct, I have been searching for a job for about 6 months and there are many unrealistic job offers. They are literally looking for Superman with the salary of the toilet cleaner.

[@IL_Bgentyl]

Toilet cleaner probably gets paid more tbh lol

[@Sonna-pq2zx]

I make more now as a housekeeper than I did as a facilitator at a medical clinic. Low level jobs are very hard to fill these days so employers are desperate and paying $20-25 an hour. I was making $18/hr at the clinic, which is less than what Taco Bell employees make in my town. Nope!

[@shieldoffaith8798]

It is so true. I haven’t worked in 3 years and am wondering if I have any chance of being hired for something that’s more than the $9 hotel job I had with no benefits and my business degree. In my area, the marketing jobs require you to be an expert graphic designer and coder too for $12. It really is a sad world and then when you try for that, your resume goes back into a black hole. I wish you all the best

[@PluripotentKLF4]

"We don't want to pay qualified applicants what they are worth and we want to abuse their time and skills after they work for us and 'no one wants to work anymore!'"

[@100xasd]

True, I still find it hard to believe since I graduated from college about 10 years ago that some companies still pay the same entry level salaries even!

[@easyranger6898]

@@100xasd Think of yourself as a mercenary and do some strategic job hopping. Loyalty is a lie.

[@100xasd]

@@easyranger6898 Yes I know, that's why I'm watching this channel as well. I just find it insane how some companies still think they can get away with stuff like this.

[@filthyfrankblack4067]

Around in a circle we go. Will people run out of currency first or will companies go out of business first?

[@Sass2000Cass]

Yup. Sums it up

[@rake483]

"unfortunately we don't have the bandwidth to train" Every single IT company in 2024.

[@HolisticManifesting]

This means they are not "reading" resumes and getting to know potential employees. It's too automated.

[@e.cforest5422]

The problem he is bringing up is most peoples resumes aren't worth reading

[@qwerty6789x]

how about we start scrutinizing the qualification of these Hiring HR and Hiring managers. they seem lacking

[@evea.4358]

because they are HR should be people who hold the same degrees as the people you are trying to hire

[@shanesprecher8290]

We are going to end up with people voting for socialism or price controls which will make things even worse for the economy. I don’t think employers understand what they’re doing by not hiring or consistently training their workforce.

[@qwerty6789x]

@@evea.4358 the amount of multiple disciplines, Specialization and skillset lump into a single role are headache. they really have no idea on what they are doing.

[@shroomer3867]

There was a job offering event at my trade school, after looking up the job postings on the websites of the companies, the first thing I see is: "College degree in CS or equivalent" And I'm like, ok, why are you wasting your time and everyone's time if you are going to an event where majority of people wouldn't have that type of certifcication? Did you place something just to have it, and then miscommunication happened and you didn't realize that the automatic resume checker would decline anyone and everyone on that event looking for a job? Also, besides, if it's not something where you legally need to have a College Degree, why be so qualification heavy when that job can probably be done by a 16 year old who learned code early. Why is there such a need to have a college degree when in the majority of cases it is not needed?

[@evea.4358]

@@shroomer3867 In my uni the job postings from the companies sometimes require 3 years of experience?????? Like you are coming to a university and you expect experience???? Idk job fairs are just weird (and useless)

[@mike45blue]

I'm going to pull the wild card here and demand we as a society go back to paper applications and on the job training. Online job hunting feels like online dating, a complete waste of time for EVERYONE involved.

[@AgrippaMaxentius]

This is spot on, a damn good idea

[@SeraphoftheRoundTable]

Agreed! Social media as well! I prefer my privacy. It's one reason I do not use LinkedIn. I don't like my info out for everyone to see. This is also coming from a 29 year old who grew up with the social media boom.

[@hopefulart]

@luke5100if somebody is needing to increase their skill set, then how do you propose they do that? Employers won’t train and who is gonna go into 20k+ debt to get another degree when cost of living is so high?

[@mike45blue]

​@luke5100 Even with the case of personal responsibility, it shouldn't be hard to find part time minimum wage work, not everybody in the job market is looking for a skilled position, kids and teens are resorting to crime because fast food places won't hire them anymore. All the fast food retail places are filled with people that clearly don't belong there but 55 year old Nancy had the right buzzwords on her resume and now she's the cashier at Wendy's. My solution is that if people applied locally, like how we used to and jobs were honest with hiring process none of these excuses wouldn't matter unless it really did come down to personal responsibility. Reason why I say we should go back to paper application is because we have too many people throwing everything at the wall and filling business inboxs with too many applications. It doesn't make sense someone from Idaho is applying for your local donut shop in Rhode island.

[@SeraphoftheRoundTable]

@luke5100 There are plenty of lazy younger workers out there who do not want to work AT ALL and are chronic complainers (speaking from experience). On the other hand, there are many who do bolster (do everything right) their skills (get training, get certifications, go to trade school, network) and STILL cannot get jobs as there are hardly any entry-level positions anymore AND the excuse is always "you do not have enough experience."