Why Job Listing Qualifications Feel Absurd

Lacking enough or the right experience, skills, credentials and/or education ranked second among the biggest barriers for jobseekers in 2022, according to McKinsey & Co. The cooling labor market has made it more difficult to find a job. Kory Kantenga, Senior Economist at LinkedIn, said that is felt acutely in the entry-level job market. Some workplace experts blame inflated job requirements and layoffs of recruiters, while others point to a skills miss-match between available jobs and recent graduate degrees. Watch the video to find out why job requirements have become so demanding and what that means for the entry level workforce.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:50 Inflated requirements
4:19 Entry-level jobs
6:12 Upskilling
9:57 Skills-based hiring
Produced by Juhohn Lee
Edited by Jack Hillyer
Narration by Andrea Miller
Animation by Jason Reginato, Christina Locopo
Supervising Producer Lindsey Jacobson
Additional Footage: Getty Images
Additional Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Brookings Institution, Harvard Graduate School of Education
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Why Job Listing Qualifications Feel Absurd

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[@bobbypaycheque]

This course assumes you will be getting to the interview stage.

[@0IIIIII]

Is it a certificate for my LinkedIn or worth CEUs?

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

It's absurd for a video to demonstrate why seeking a job is impossible... only to peddle some janky hack of a "program" regarding body language (lol). That's ludicrously pathetic.

[@elicitm3]

Modern day Job requirements: - Entry level job - No prior experience needed - A $1’000 dollar application fee - Must possess 100 years of experience and skills in order to apply - Must possess a doctorate degree - Willing to earn less than minimum wage or when ever possible for free - Willing to work 24-7, 7 days a week - Must sign a NDA (Non-disclosure agreement) prior to entering - Must go above and beyond your current role - Must give the company full ownership of any and all intellectual rights - Able to lift and carry a full Ton for hours on end - Able to work in extreme weather conditions - A reliable form of transportation - Must supply the company with your own personal vehicle. Bonus if the vehicle is new - Must be willing to relocate at all times - Must be available to work at all times with no prior notice - An IQ of over 9000 - Must smile, cheer and comply to a greater extent than North Koreans when their leader is present - Must take a brainwashing seminar upon entering and when ever needed - Must supply the company with tools, equipment, resources, funds and personnel. Bonus if you convert family, friends and even strangers into our company - Religion, personal views and values are not permitted within or outside company grounds, unless they align with our company’s vision - Must freely relinquish mind, body and soul to the company - Must blindly sign our contract which may or may not change at any time - No medical or recreational substances and activities are allowed - Your position will include but is not limited to verbal, physical, sexual, and spiritual abuse - Must sign your rights away to sue and class action lawsuit against the company and any individual related or involved with the company - The company will not provide any benefits such as medical, dental, vision, sick time, vacation, breaks and financial compensation of any kind

[@radiationclock]

Oh so you just wanted to shill your BS course?

[@soapa4279]

Job requirements today be like: - Must be exactly 21 years old - Master's Degree Required - 10 Years relevant experience - Able to bench press 300lbs - No criminal history including Kindergarten Salary: $15/hr, no PTO, no health care, no oxygen, no breathing Benefits: Once a year pizza party. Apply today! If you are accepted, you will proceed to our 10 round of interviews to see if you are a cultural fit.

[@codyfernfan6274]

I love this so much ❤😂 you’re honestly not far off

[@haihengh]

you can not write age requirement also not allow to background check criminal history any more, i mean you can do background check but not allow to use criminal history as reason for rejecting.

[@blackbroadwayandbeyond]

This would be hilarious if it wasn't 100% true.

[@Pharaoh_The_Great]

And then they be asking you to take an hour assessment test to later get a rejection email.

[@susanschmidt2252]

@@haihenghtell that to anyone over 50 looking for a job.

[@distortedrain5624]

"Need experience? work for free!" Nice take CNBC.

[@abbyfrancesparker8738]

This comment needs more upvotes. Like wtf kind of advice is that. Oh we're so lucky that we can get experience so cheaply!!! Who's going to pay my bills while I work for free or for pennies so I can be the cheapest talent to win jobs on fiverr for 3-5 years so that I can finally get a job making a buck more than minimum wage while it costs 3 times that to live.

[@DAMfoxygrampa]

Why be poor when you can be downright homeless! Apply now while supply lasts

[@nascentcloud3740]

What do you think people did in the old days? You don't get a silver spoon for being born.

[@jb_19]

@@nascentcloud3740 The old days didn't have critical shortages of programmers and engineers. If you wonder why people don't want to work anymore, it's because people like you think labor should be given to employers for free.

[@abbyfrancesparker8738]

@@nascentcloud3740 Did you ever work a professional job for no pay? So asking for compensation for labor is entitled? I have a bachelor's, an associates, and certificates, I'm on my third career change, have worked since I was 16. Graduated top of my classes, earned scholarships, graduated valedictorian for one. My current career is becoming extinct and I'm smartly trying to start a new one. With all that I cannot even land an internship in my new field after graduating my program with high praise from my review board. Tell me one more time that I'm entitled for wanting a paying job. Cuz clearly I have not worked hard enough. Clearly I was given a silver spoon. Quite curious what your credentials are and why you deserve what you have. My guess is being born at the right time.

[@isaiahX7]

the biggest requirement to work anywhere is TO KNOW SOMEONE inside the job

[@Helaw0lf]

Which is bogus, if introverted, but semi-social or autistic.

[@isaiahX7]

@@Helaw0lf you can be the laziest worker in the job but be the hard worker who never got a chance for not knowing no one to recommend them

[@vinceod2440]

@@Helaw0lf you can’t let being antisocial get in the way of building relationships. We are social creatures and every civilized society has been built off of relationships. Not wanting to participate in that is like saying I’m not going to wear clothes because I don’t like it. Well you kind of have to do it most of the time.

[@nicklarson3962]

Get your Bachelors degrees Gen Z

[@GlamrockFoxy]

@@Helaw0lf I agree. Lots of employers glaze over as soon as the applicant says they’re disabled in any way shape or form. Employers do not want to take on the burden of employing disabled people.

[@manifresh1264]

After completing my Master's in Computer Science, I struggled to find an entry-level role because they said I lacked experience. Now, with a PhD and over seven years of experience, I'm considered overqualified. It seems impossible to meet these organizations' expectations.

[@bullpup1337]

experience in business, not academia… phd does not help much there just makes you expensive

[@irregulargamer1352]

Technically you still have your masters. Your application for entry level should have left out your phd

[@yoshu4221]

I have 6 years of experience and the positions that I have the exact skill requirement for require 15 years experience. I apply anyway and get screened out by ATS because companies can't be bothered to read resumes anymore.

[@user-go8vi5lb6u]

Did AI 🤖make that decision or did a real live person make that decision? 🤔 Because today,,they have gotten lazy and no longer look at anything,,they let the computers do all the work...smh😑

[@elmobolan4274]

Just lie about everything-this has always helped me-those corporations are lying to you, too...

[@Cballin]

imagine paying the insane tuition fees only to finish and realize that nobody wants college graduates

[@youtubesucks1499]

Well, have you seen what the colleges are producing? Who wants to hire an activist?

[@matthewcaldwell8100]

Imagine being smug about it as if companies who fetishize experience only as a gatekeeping measure don't hurt even their bottom line by extending the time it takes to find candidates, eroding any concept of broader commitment to an organization, or ultimate winnowing down the applicant pool to people who will leave the field within the next decade

[@xiaowei4912]

vast majority of decent white collar jobs require a bachelors degree

[@exile8110]

yup thats me it sucks

[@fj06carnone]

Imagine not going to college and being at an insane disadvantage for the rest of your life during literally every single interview. The entire video wasn't about not wanting college graduates, it was about how even having a college degree isn't enough.

[@LokTar_Ogar93]

i love how even internship prefers students with previous internship experience now

[@babosanders5223]

the co-op and internship race is actually ridiculous

[@nowellclay1283]

Yea for sure I've applied for so many you need experience for your internship.

[@user-th4ri8dt9s]

@@nowellclay1283 Please lie on all of this... Lie about your internship experience is literally the best I dont think most people in the comments realize how most old heads even the lady talking is so easily replaceable just lie thats how most of them got hired

[@richguy011]

Soon enough, you will have to pay them for the privilege of working for them to get experience. Wouldn't put it past them.

[@DAMfoxygrampa]

In a future not so far away, you will need 5+ years of life experience to qualify to be born

[@hessZL1]

Job hunting has to be some of the most demoralizing and depressing activities ever. I genuinely wanted to off myself when I was hunting for a job a few months ago. For what it's worth, I didn't land a job through it. I landed a job through a buddy of mine.

[@jessielivermore1826]

I feel you! Glad you got a job.

[@lilpiga_3]

Once I’ve seen this video, I started to check comments immediately. SAME! This is so frustrating to find a job, I hate all of this process. However, when you finally receive your long hoped-for offer, your expectations may do not math with the reaility, I.e. problematic colleagues (nothing else than a human factor)… so happy that I’m not lonely with the issue! Also, there’s one more of my fav points at seeking jobs. It’s much more difficult to be from a non-English speaking country because it’s a must skill almost in every company, even if it’s a local business😂 At the same time, English is not obligatory in your country and most of the population do not speak English :)

[@Ddeath.Eaterr]

I’m at that point rn

[@018milliondollarbaby]

Yes! 75% of jobs are gained through networks.

[@azisles02]

I saw an IT position once that required 10 years of Windows 11 experience, when Windows 11 was out not even 10 months. I reached out to the company and asked if they meant Windows in general or specifically Windows 11. When they confirmed 11, I mentioned that requirement is impossible as it hasn't been out long enough to have even 1 year experience. The rep I was speaking told me I don't know what I'm talking about and I must not know anything about computers (been an IT for 10 years and used a computer for over 30yrs). They got a nice glassdoor review for that one.

[@lobstermyname4477]

Whats the company's name? I'd like to avoid them

[@FirstnameLastnames]

....😳 HOW ARE THEY NOT EMBARASSED?!?!

[@quentinludy8352]

That is actually bogus what the heck

[@aubreymorgan9763]

I heard about similar in tech field requiring 10 years experience on a program that only existed for 4 years

[@PaulMcCannWebBuilder]

@@aubreymorgan9763 Famously DHH, the creator of Ruby on Rails was told he needed 10 years of experience in it, when he had created it only 4 years before.

[@lololol80204]

We need to ban ghost job postings and jobs they are hiring internally. Make it illegal. You cannot auction something not for sale, so why is it ok to post something not truly available?

[@irtwiaos]

They can't ban that cause US immigration system literally for all intend and purposes require ghost job posting so employers can sponsor their employee for legal immigration and permanent residence. You need to bark at immigration reforms changing it to a points based system like every other country first if you don't want ghost job postings.

[@nicklarson3962]

Not sure if I agree. Let's say they place a fake job posting, for some managers idiot cousin. The hiring manager may still hire someone with more experience than the idiot cousin

[@nagi9004]

Agree its a waste of time applying and doing assessments only to find out the position was never actually available to you

[@aldproductions2301]

I'd like to see the requirement that companies have to look for outside hires just struck down. Look if you want to hire one specific person to fill the role, that's fine. No problem with that. Get the listing out of job seeker's ways.

[@TheRecklessMetalhead]

@@nagi9004 Indeed and Snagajob. Both are terrible job sites and need to be banned.

[@Caleb85164]

If employers don’t care about your degree, then they should remove it from the requirements.

[@zilith]

Legally they are supposed to be able to defend the requirement. However its never actually litigated.

[@thecommentjudgecharles1242]

Personally I've got into a high paying job by knowing someone who works there even tho I was barely qualified

[@podsmpsg1]

Definitely.

[@MrAntreaspaok]

there is shift towards "you dont need a degree" which is very suspicious to me....

[@akc045]

​@MrAntreaspaok its all a huge scam. College, work, life in general. We just have to play along with the shenanigans.

[@Ruth-os4mi]

Employer : You lack experience. Employer : You're overqualified.

[@petedawg]

I took a cybersecurity bootcamp and got an industry certification. I looked for jobs for a bit, but I’d have to take a $10k+ pay cut, and they all wanted 2+ years experience. Anytime people cry about how there’s a shortage in an industry now, I consider that the industry isn’t paying enough or is treating its workers poorly.

[@RandomRay1]

The more insane part is entry level jobs requiring 3-5 years of experience even if it's for an administrative assistant position.

[@marcusbrown188]

That’s why I lie on my resume with someone ready to accept a call to lie for me.

[@RandomRay1]

@marcusbrown188 as tempting as it is, there's so much risk that comes out of lying on a resume.

[@AG-yc7vt]

The army requires 0 years experience if you REALLY want a job.

[@rogi827]

I applied for a job with the Texas Department of Insurance right out of college. Their entry level job required 5 years of experience. I got no response so I called them. HR lady said they require the experience. I said "ma'am your job posting says ONLY new college grads should apply, but you're telling me they should have started working in this field when they were still in high school?!". She realized the ridiculousness and said they'd review. They called me 6 months later to say they updated their job posting policies and offer me an interview but I already got hired elsewhere.

[@QuattroSG]

Marcus, Im with you there honestly. You got to do what you got to do. You need to play dirty or youll never get anywhere

[@DevoutSkeptic]

College Graduates: "Give us entry-level jobs!" Employers: "Skill Issue."

[@tuck295q]

"Over qualified"

[@Memoreism]

Lol exactly

[@AK255.]

Maybe u don't fit that role keep looking lmao

[@Fluffy_Penguin727]

@@AK255. Nice bait lil bro

[@brass427]

This is nothing new. Been that way for decades.

[@tobiasexarchopoulos721]

Let’s make one thing clear. Companies are removing college degree requirements to justify paying them LESS.

[@dzfenster5608]

exactly

[@jeffreythomson3789]

This is such a ridiculous, disingenuous and one-sided, pro-business take on this issue. The whole video basically boils down to "too bad, this is just a natural phenomenon, what are you doing to do about it" as if this wasn't an intentional design of our economic system that the government could absolutely improve through regulation but are actively paid by special interests to ignore. Oh, you can't get a job? Well, try harder - take an online course, accept a low salary, and maybe that will eventually let you get a better job. You should be ashamed of yourself CNBC. This is such absolute drivel.

[@burnanddiscern]

"Be the cheapest candidate" incredible advice. Poverty wages so you can get experience. Hurray!

[@Oliver-765]

Pro tip: be born rich so your parents can cover costs while a business refuses to pay you!!

[@smiechu47]

Even if you work for free they still have to delegate someone to train you and that's time and money lost (to them).

[@smrk2452]

That’s why they like the illegals

[@warweasel2832]

Truly a race to the bottom.

[@courtneyshannon2621]

ZipRecruiter is such an awful site. They tell candidates that you will get updates, but they don't require employers to do that. They say that you won't have to fill out forms on the employers pages, but you do. Then they surprise you with questions when you apply. I'm not surprised that ZipRecruiter would also give horrible advice.

[@keanuxu5435]

Companies: We want you to work like a CEO but we’ll pay you like a minimum wage employee with no experience

[@berniepina860]

CEOs don't work. They collect free money off the backs of the people who do work

[@zuniga325]

Another issue is that entry level positions have been outsourced overseas while senior positions are statewide. Then they wonder why not many people don't have experience.

[@la6136]

This is why I started my own business a year after graduating college. The entry level jobs all required 2-3 years experience but were only willing to pay $15 and with multiple rounds of interviews. HR employees are so clueless they wouldn’t know actual talent if they saw it because they don’t do any of the jobs they are hiring for. Now I make $60+ an hour using those same skill sets they wouldn’t hire me for, working for myself.

[@commentbot9510]

How did you know where to start with running a business?

[@missmia196]

What is your business?

[@mtdewramen]

Companies : we want you to have a masters degree, and 20 years experience to be a barista. Also companies : The kids these days are lazy and don't want to work.

[@ganzon9173]

You forgot that minimum wage pay.

[@canavaro_1208]

Second one, is true😂

[@inmortal131]

@@ganzon9173exact I comment the same 15$ but you need 20 skills and 10 certificates 🤣🤣 damn

[@danielzhang1916]

they have gone too far now, no wonder people have stopped applying, they only want the perfect candidate/resume

[@senmcquire]

Starbucks requires a masters degree.? Are you serious.? They all seem like a bunch of idiots.

[@elrondes1]

They put the title "entry-level" so they can pay entry-level wages, but they are actually trying to hire experienced people. It's just a trick word they use to push wages down given the job market oversupply of labor, and fewer positions. There aren't a lot of places actually hiring entry level/new grads in this market, why train a new grad when you can hire someone with experience and pay about the same?

[@wynton921]

“Entry-Level” also suggests that there is hierarchical format where that positions ranks under mid-level and senior positions. There is no trick in that regard, just terrible hiring practices.

[@FirstnameLastnames]

Which is why we need to unionize and fight back against this b.s.

[@wynton921]

@@FirstnameLastnames who is we? You have to be employed somewhere and start a committee with your co-workers before you can form a union…

[@erbiumfiber]

BUT...not TOO experienced, otherwise, you are...OVERQUALIFIED!! You need to have EXACTLY the experience that they want, not the they tell you what that is...

[@theRunel0rd]

I feel hopeless in 2024. I genuinely feel like i will never improve my financial siutation and this morning i applied to over 15 jobs. Idk - im tired and worn out and i feel like quitting life

[@JDL816]

I already did and accepted having no floor in my bathroom 🙃 😊

[@gametabulas]

Same.

[@TheRecklessMetalhead]

Same here in Northwestern Nevada, and it's brutal.

[@Star-um9cz]

I’m sorry about what your going through.. 😞

[@missmia196]

You're valuable, keep going every day! You will make it.

[@THEMilkSHAIKH]

From an IT perspective, postings are so focused on having experience with tools. Mind you there are hundreds of tools out on the market, and normally are learned through experience working the job. Not to mention, they want entry-level applicants to already know how to use everything right off the bat. Making sure the candidate understands important concepts should be priority, not knowing how to use niche 3rd party tools you can learn in a month.

[@gilfernando7623]

I agree. 100%

[@schmoab]

Yes this has been what I’ve seen in some software development jobs. Stuff I’m 95% qualified for, I get no callback because of some package that is just a content management system isn’t on my resume. The front line people don’t know how to screen.

[@moniquesmith6055]

Same. I'm a Sr. QA Analyst. Although most of the jobs on the market are automation based and require you to basically be a developer, for a role that didn't require it, I was declined an opportunity to interview because I didn't have X-ray experience. It's a freaking Jira plug-in for test management similar to Zephyr Scale. It's not that hard to learn how to use 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@zacquelinebaldwin2555]

This system is dehumanizing and discouraging imagine growing up poor and being told all your life “you’ll be able to afford it when you’re older” you get a degree which you were told was a stable career field and then you can’t get a jobs for years after you graduate

[@flowzo75]

Sounds exactly like my friend. Black guy, stem degree, over 15 years with no engineering job. Came out of college with 2 years experience from co-op. Professional interviewer.

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

Anyone who states "work hard, you'll win" is lying. Without coin, connections, crews, clout, computer code, control, communities, and opportunities... you ain't NOTHIN'. It do be what it do be. That's how mankind rolls; no exceptions.

[@Jacovo]

@@flowzo75I just graduated in engineering. Most of my friends (CS excluded) had jobs lined up.

[@thecommentjudgecharles1242]

Trade school much cheaper and teach skills forget college

[@santostv.]

Engineering degree with no jobs that’s sus even for you guys in the states

[@axnyslie]

The most absurd requirement I always see is 5 year minimum experience using proprietary software exclusive to that company only.

[@ellicesanchez3194]

I have seen this too on City of San Antonio government RFPs. They so totally just want the incumbent to win. No point on wasting time bidding on those contracts.

[@ninabeena83]

I was literally about to comment this same thing. And, what do you know - I’m also in San Antonio and was just on the CoSA site last night rolling my eyes to the heavens at the absurd requirements for some of the roles. How exactly would I have city/dept specific experience using your software and knowing your city govt policies if I haven’t lived in THIS city that long? Forget my years of experience using other ERP programs or the ability to grasp a similar software package quickly as I’ve done before - basically don’t even apply if you’re not already a city employee. Ok, bet. On to the next 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@novanoskillz4151]

@@ninabeena83 even more funny, im in san antonio as well (stone oak). Im a web developer who was just laid off from Lackland. Im looking at their new job postings.. they are asking for 5 years of experience with a coding language that was literally just released only 2 years ago. It’s like we’re in the twilight zone or something. This is ridiculous.

[@angelm9635]

It’s because they aren’t actually hiring. They want an excuse to overwork their current employees and save on labor.

[@thepinoyboomer]

Sounds just like a job posting at oracle...

[@vijayswamy1250]

The ridiculous checklist for any job application is how a lot of people in HR keep busy and justifies the existence of their jobs.

[@GhostAssault323]

If you don't ever want to train someone for entry-level jobs, then you will eventually run out of experienced folks to hire from cause no one is willing to even train new people.

[@kinghenryxl1747]

Corporate America out here demanding PhD's for customer care.

[@JustAnotherNamelessGuy]

Wrong. Mfs be asking for a doctorate degree to be the Walmart greeter.

[@pcpxbotendorastermace9948]

​@JustAnotherNamelessGuy Oh no, it goes beyond that now. Now its a galactic degree from space.

[@dav0n]

Meanwhile starting pay 40k. Rent requires 3.5 times the rent. wtf

[@NYRyder1983]

The most unrealistic thing there.

[@keylanph]

It’s funny that CNBC is essentially putting the blame on the young workers instead of the system that failed them. Out here telling recent grads that they need to take internships and lower their pay requirements just to get an entry level job. I recently left an “entry level” position in which I was running an entire 200 square mile service area for a company. I was making 55k and required to work evenings and weekends on a regular basis. They listed my position on indeed for 46k… 9k less that they paid me. Needless to say, they did not fill the position and they lost the entire market. I’ve since started my own business and have grossed $130k and net 70k so far in 2024. Know your worth .

[@Rexvideowow]

I think it's time for workers to stop dancing to the tune of these lunatics and start their own businesses. Once thing that companies really don't like is competition.

[@AssBlasster]

Yeah let me, a new college grad, just try and open a business on my one credit card while holding student loans...

[@MonsterJuiced]

I hope you see your boss one day and he finds out how well you're doing. I'm sick of these businesses acting like it's the 50s still and trying to get away with paying someone internship wages for full-time upper management responsibility type of work.

[@mikeydude750]

@@Rexvideowow how exactly do you start a business with no capital, experience, or support lol

[@mikeydude750]

@@Rexvideowow it's also funny that you think the world can just be nothing but "entrepreneurs" starting their own businesses someone actually needs to /do/ the work instead of being the business guy

[@spotlight7743]

Did my bachelors and masters in a STEM field. Got a job in a fortune 100 company and was laid off after working there for 2 years. Been on the job market for 8 months and applied to over 3000 jobs and received 2 interviews that have ghosted me after the interview. At this stage, I have given up all hope and started working in a middle school as a janitor.

[@Bombstark]

May luck find you soon 🍀

[@ragul3204]

Is this a joke?

[@sv2697]

What's an even bigger joke? I got ghosted by my own company and they wanted me to train the guy they ghosted my application for.😂😂

[@realkyunu]

At least tell a believable lie. You probably did not send out 13 applications per day on average.

[@FirstnameLastnames]

I am so, so sorry.

[@414ruckuslifeMKE]

I have experience and skills in machine operation, warehouse, retail, food service, and management, yet couldn't even get a job in a gas station. It's ridiculous out there for job seekers.

[@smiechu47]

BeCaUsE yOu'rE oVeRqUaLiFiEd

[@terrellbradshaw3504]

So they don’t want to train people for a job just to see them leave for another job. Ok, understandable. However, if these people are adequately compensated via wages and benefits, most people will stay exactly where they are at and try to move up. Employers have continually tried to find ways to offer less and less to employees but expect them to stay loyal to that company. That’s completely absurd! A lot of large companies will kick an employee to the curb without a second thought. And they wonder why we have these issues.

[@qatarworldcupwinnermessi]

Tell them what they want hear. I only know HTML, but I was able to find work because I became HTML programmer 😉

[@qatarworldcupwinnermessi]

*senior HTML programmer 😉 😉

[@DiamondFlame45]

We know that you make more money by switching companies than staying in one. Does anyone stay for a company with that long these days because of layoffs and inflation?

[@DarthFurie]

​​@DiamondFlame45 I was gonna say this also, many jobs show that they don't value retention because they don't give good raises. But if they listed the same job to new prospective employees, they'd offer more for the same position to new people than the ones they've retained. Job hopping because more of a mainstream thing because it's often the fastest way to increase your income while doing the same type of job with the same type of qualifications

[@DarthCyfe6]

You can even boil this down to basic math. No one wants to be at a job where you at best get 1-3% increases in your wages. Many times that 1-3% is merit based too, which is absolutely insane because inflation averages 2% a year in normal years, as the economy is designed to do. You are effectively taking a pay cut every year when your wages do not get at least a 2% increase to match inflation. When you can increase your salary anywhere from 5-20% by just changing jobs, why wouldn't you do that? If you want to keep employees, then at least give a 3% increase to match inflation, and then a merit based increase on top of it.

[@Thepippinator2]

To anyone that is looking for a job right now, whether it’s an entry role or senior, I salute you. I wouldn’t wish job searching on my worst enemy.

[@jennifertarin4707]

It sucks worse now than Pre-pandemic I think and salaries are lower

[@llleewwwisss]

I was unemployed for almost a year after being laid off late 2022. 2023 was a very rough year and I had to move city to go to the job I eventually got employed in. Was one of the worst experiences of my life

[@Thepippinator2]

@@llleewwwisss I’m sorry to hear that man. I’m glad you were able to get something going though!

[@Helaw0lf]

It sucked during the recession then and now for me. I hate it here. It should not be that hard to get employed as Gen Y or Z. I do not know how anyone autistic or deemed disabled is supposed to thrive or survive in the USA now.

[@Hoovie9596]

Back in my day we had to “pound the pavement”. Nowadays no one goes anywhere in person. Online only applications

[@KingLarbear]

People are leaving jobs because wages don't move unless you switch companies

[@RioMendess]

College graduates are unprepared for the workforce is a CRAZY sentence, WHY go to college then? We learn USELESS stuff in college and high school and we pretend that we don't. We need a complete renovation of the education system, but we don't do that because no one wants their degree to be less valuable, even though they already are.

[@ItsGarrus]

“Unprepared for the workforce” can be translated to “Will quit if pushed to do more without an increase in pay”

[@unconventionalideas5683]

That's not really what they mean. What they mean is that the skills they have are not the ones companies care about.

[@creativeusername1129]

Everyone went out and got bachelors and masters degrees like they told us too and now all of a sudden education isn’t being factored into the hiring processes. I hate it here lol

[@Corgiking521]

It still is factored in. They just put the applications without degrees into the garbage immediately. Now you have to compete with more applicants with degrees though.

[@user-gz4ve8mw9l]

Wrong only those who could afford it or qualified for loans did. I couldn't even get loans in my mid 20s over a decade ago from the government. So I ended up with just an associate's degree. Many have no degree, or ran out of funds partially through college.

[@Oliver-765]

Its really interesting how now that we have the degree and associated debt they claim to not care about that. Hmm who could Possibly stand to profit from all of us having more skills, less money, and then claiming we don't have any skills so we deserve less pay.

[@Xander.Non.Beta.Male_23]

As long as you are not a white male then you'll find a job anywhere.

[@SargentD4]

@@Corgiking521it isn’t. Experience beats out a degree in any tech field. They’re hiring for results not your personal accomplishments

[@james-wx6jh]

Employers have largely given up to training... employer: waaaa we cant find anyone for our extremely niche work

[@MrJ691]

As a note, companies no longer see internships as "work experience"

[@MsGenXodus]

I entered the workforce in the late 1980’s. Every big employer had a skills training program for all new employees. Before I could talk to a single customer, I was in a classroom for a week or two doing 40 hours a week of training. And not just watching videos, either. When I got a job as a grocery clerk, I had to pass graded tests before I got to do the job I was hired for. If I couldn’t pass, there was a strong possibility that I would be fired. Today, employers expect applicants to already have been trained by college or trade school and have no formal training program as part of their onboarding process.

[@vanessalewis1449]

You’re correct! Most companies don’t want to train or only train for a few weeks. Right now they are seeking candidates that can just come onboard and do the work. Yet, that’s unrealistic because the processes and procedures for any company still must be taught. It’s insane.

[@tuannguyen-zk3lv]

Young folks are jobs hopping. Companies dont want to spend their moneys to train then new hires switch to new company.

[@darkzap10]

But why are people job hopping? Why didn't they in the past? When you have to fund your own retirement the cost of living is going up and the opportunities to progress within the same company are limited you make the best choices you can. People reapond to their environment.

[@KNRS927]

⁠@@tuannguyen-zk3lvI wonder why folks are job hopping. Perhaps because companies don’t want to invest in their employees in the form of things like training, classroom lessons, and actually build a connection with their employees. Employers expect employees to be beggars who accept anything when the employees have to build their own retirement, support themselves, and live with ever-increasing cost of living. Of course they’re gonna job hop if you’re not investing in employees. And cutting back on training to even entry level jobs and expecting people to be trained and have experience before an entry level job is absurd. How is someone inexperienced supposed to get experience if 100% of jobs require it? That’s like saying you can’t ever work.

[@prolific1518]

Yup companies offloaded their training onto colleges and tuition exploded because you needed a degree to get a decent paying job. Then when everyone got a degree, the companies changed the criteria again. It's just a race to the bottom for most.

[@jongreen9250]

"what do you mean I'm not qualified? I just graduated from a 4 year college." Most companies already have someone in mind for the job, they just need to open the position to everyone with no intention on hiring applicants.

[@cory4548]

Yup... exactly, my old boss use to do that. He said it was a formality to make it look like it was equal but in the end they already knew who they wanted.

[@rachelm9350]

@@cory4548 that happened at one place I was at, they first posted the job for a higher education requirement, then lowered it so their "pet" could get a director position.... she never went to grad school.

[@joesmith3590]

No most degrees provide little to no jobs skills. So the company wants someone with some actual training.

[@sarahjames927]

Also, it comes down to who you know not what you know

[@nascentcloud3740]

You've obviously never hired anyone and probably never will.

[@AdeleiTeillana]

I only got my first office job because my mom worked in the building - and even then the only job I could get was in the mailroom. It was ridiculous, because I'm actually really good at picking up things fast. Once I got in there, they promoted me to another department within three months. Later I became a supervisor, able to hire my own employees. I felt like as long as they were smart and hardworking I knew they could do the job so I didn't care about experience. But the HR department wrote the job requirements and screened the applicants, so the only ones they sent me had experience (and some of them really weren't smart or hardworking.) I left that job after getting a nearly perfect score on the LSAT and am now about to graduate from an Ivy League law school - my only point to mentioning that is that there can be really smart people out there who could do the job well, but who can't get their foot in the door because they don't have experience. The only job I could get was in the mailroom, but clearly I could have done well at a higher level job if they had just given me the chance. If people don't have connections like I did with my mom, they may never get the chance to move up into jobs they'd do great at.

[@omarsharifi2587]

50% of all jobs are filled through networking. I imagine that percentage is higher when it comes to high level professional fields.

[@smiechu47]

@@omarsharifi2587 The better the pay the more likely it's somebody's brother/sister/son/dad/uncle/mom

[@FirstnameLastnames]

That's so messed up, thank you for sharing your lived experience.

[@johnmorgan8471]

Dear recruiter: senior-level workers don't appear from thin air. Get off your high horse and hire a junior.

[@EmperorEdwardXIII]

How the hell you can get experience if companies are not hiring without experience

[@legobobafett5045]

Yes, The Bull$hitting era.

[@podsmpsg1]

Exactly. You can't. I've been saying that for almost 20 years.

[@kattz9051]

It's especially distressing when the experienced people begin to retire and there's fewer and fewer people to replace them because there's barely any training being done.

[@edwardduda4222]

Use closed businesses as references. They can’t be verified because no one can be contacted.

[@keelay69]

@@edwardduda4222what does that say about your work history when every company you are involved with cannot survive? Plus no one actually calls, you work history is apart of your tax records. They can see all of that with a simple background check.

[@jaycool9480]

I’m sorry I can’t afford to be the cheapest candidates when I live in the most expensive region in the country. When rent is $2500-$4K a month, there’s no way people can work for cheap. Even worse, entry level jobs requiring 3-5 yrs experience like that doesn’t make any sense.

[@Rexvideowow]

Businesses chose to expand within cities where there is no land. People are forced to rent. Rent goes up. Employees demand more pay. Businesses could have expanded in smaller towns, but "muh transport costs". People forget that many of these businesses started out when the cities WERE just small towns. They can manage just fine. Employees on the other hand, cannot.

[@jaycool9480]

@@Rexvideowow then it is what it is and then trying to offshore positions outside the US won’t make a difference either cuz people overseas ain’t stupid either cuz they know the value of their work. Companies can’t manage long term especially when they keep laying people off

[@obamabarack1816]

As someone able to get an entry level job out of college, I can promise you the only reason I was able to get it was because of the one internship I did. Without it they wouldn’t have even considered me. If you are in college right now I would be applying to 100 internships minimum, talk to professors, and look in your area. The degree is only half of what it takes to get a job in today’s market.

[@user-lu6yg3vk9z]

KZbin Peter Schiff College

[@la6136]

I heard someone say recently that they applied for a job and the job did not consider the internship to be real work experience LOL. Even this doesn’t always work. Companies are full of crap

[@kinseylise8595]

I'm doing my second internship right now and still feel like it isn't enough. I had a rough start to college due to illness and while my grades are fine, they aren't superstar level so it's hard to get fellowships. I feel like without getting an award to round myself out, I'll have no chance...It just feels hopeless

[@danieltrevizo5973]

It’s a mess; been applying for 6 months and nothing. I fear I’ll end up homeless.

[@Engagenumberone]

And then on top of that - employers aren't willing to train anymore.

[@edwardmr5852]

They want us to have a phd, 10+ years of experience, multiple certifications, security clearance.

[@nascentcloud3740]

Why would they? They can get someone trained for the same price as you that's not trained. It's a no-brainer.

[@deidresable]

Blame meetoo for that

[@officialspock]

why would they? when they can hire migrants with lots of experience with better skills than muricans and much cheaper lol

[@Vhlathanosh]

@@officialspocker, you do know migrants eventually catch on and move away because they realize they can get paid much better elsewhere? People don't like being exploited.

[@mojave7604]

I love it when people with high level degrees and equally high level pay tell me to just "work for free to get experience"

[@brodriguez11000]

Become an artist. ;-)

[@la6136]

@@brodriguez11000There are plenty of artists making six figures with online based small businesses. We really need to stop with the starving artist stereotype.

[@sigma9326]

When everyone has experience, it’s formal education that sets them apart. Now that so many people have degrees, they’re looking for experience.

[@SevenFortyOne]

I have a 2 year degree and 30 years industry experience in my field. In 2018 an aerospace company poached me from a competitor and gave me an engineering role and title based on my experience and demonstrated ability. I did my job well for 4 years with excellent yearly reviews. Despite my good performance, In 2022 the company demoted me to a "technician" for clerical reasons stating that I couldn't be an "engineer " because I don't have a 4 year degree. My day to day duties did not change one bit, only my title and pay were changed. At the beginning of 2023 I left that company and went to a non-aerospace company that hired me as "principal engineer" based on my years of experience and it has worked out well so far. 18 months later my previous company has still not found anyone with suitable skills to fill my old role and former co-workers are still calling me weekly for advice. I'm REALLY glad that more and more companies are looking at skills and experience rather than education for many roles.

[@s.r6331]

HOW ARE PEOPLE SUPPOSE TO GAIN THE EXPERIENCE/SKILL SET IF THEY'RE NOT GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY 😤

[@100MilesEast]

They should invent time travel machine and get the experience retroactively.

[@omartrachen6794]

It is literally insane.

[@podsmpsg1]

Exactly. I've been saying that for almost 20 years.

[@RaeRaesRaveReviews]

according to NBC you are supposed to take whatever unpaid internship you can and work for free just to get the experience.

[@adolft_official]

@@RaeRaesRaveReviews then they add non-intern experience

[@WeylandLabs]

Becuase the majority are "Ghost Jobs !"

[@youtubesucks1499]

I don't hire GenZ. I do hire GenX. The job isn't a ghost job, it's just I will not hire GenZ. So I imagine they feel ghosted

[@frostydog860]

@@youtubesucks1499 that’s age based discrimination, and it’s illegal Edit: turns out it’s only illegal for 40+ individuals. 🤔

[@frankxu4795]

@@frostydog860 Yet there is no way to find out. You cannot force people to testify against themselves. And the reason for this multiple layers of interviews and lengthy process is exactly to shield companies from legal actions. Good luck with trying to punish the action, even if it is illegal.

[@youtubesucks1499]

@@frostydog860 Prove it. I will interview a GenZ, they weren't the best or most qualified candidate. We will keep your application on file for 30 days and if a position opens up and we think you would be a good fit.... we will call you. EOE doesn't determine who is most qualified or who will be a good fit. After all these protest on college campuses, I am right. Unhireable.

[@AprilHarmony9]

@@frostydog860 He's right tho🤷‍♀️ I'm a millennial/Gen-Zer and I agree with him NOT hiring Gen-Z b/c they hurt the job market. I'm a country girl so I was taught how to work. My generation absolutely sucks (except for the country ones like me💯💯💯)

[@hikarupp123]

the only requirement for entry level should be capability of learning quickly. experience is useless unless you are a mid to top level manager.

[@omegaXjammur]

Employers nowadays only want to hire main characters. You literally have to be the chosen one to pull a position.

[@Hshshdfb]

Went to an employment agency and they had a sign saying "nothing is impossible" told me no place would hire me without experience 😂 laughed my ass off

[@frcdstcr]

Everybody wants 3-5 years of experience for an "entry" level job, but nobody actually wants to train people to get that experience. Everyone wants someone else to train employees, as if every company is special enough to warrant that. And they're worried about hires going to better jobs after that training. If the company/employer was truly that special, employees wouldn't do that.

[@nicklarson3962]

Try a temp agency then

[@Corgiking521]

Because they know you’ll job hop to the next best thing so there isn’t a point to invest into training

[@frcdstcr]

@@Corgiking521 My point is, if the company/job was as special as they think they are, there wouldn't be "the next best thing." They'd already be that next best thing, and people wouldn't leave them.

[@JDL816]

Ninety years experience to get a piece of paper to tell you need ninety more years experience.

[@sturner973]

Job listing: We're hiring for an ENTRY level position. Qualifications: •Must have at least 20 years experience •Must have doctorates degree •Must be willing to bring work home if necessary. •Must have a minimum of 3 Superbowl rings, nothing less! •Must be able to work on weekends and sacrifice family life! (Forget your kids and wife!) Schedule: Monday-Sunday 7am-6am next day (1 hour life break) Compensation: $25,000

[@ashleyshim2078]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@podsmpsg1]

Exactly.

[@Bradimoose]

They actually told me this for a Marine Insurance Underwriter position that required 5 years experience in Marine insurance. Like super specialized shipping insurance. I asked for 100k, they said it's entry level and pays 60.

[@podsmpsg1]

@@Bradimoose Wow.

[@Krshk999]

This could become reality one day when they figure out how to keep people awake perpetually

[@testgorilla_official]

Those ‘hidden gems’ you’re trying to hire aren’t hiding from you. They’re pushed under your radar by hiring practices that value backgrounds, qualifications, and experience working for household names over real skills and talent. Thanks for mentioning our report!

[@hieu8276]

Fun fact: even employers don’t know what “specialized skill” is. They all demand tool-specific experience, not knowledge. 😂

[@kinseylise8595]

I find it so funny when they just list all the machines or techniques. Like yes I expect to use an industrial mixer to mix these liquids with other liquids, but why do I already need to know how to use that when I'm pretty sure you could teach me in five minutes? As I learned after taking the position, it was because the owner couldn't learn it after having the business more than ten years lol (I learned it by watching their most capable employee do it, and she has to be reminded that you divide by the number on the bottom of the fraction so...)

[@grumpycat9065]

They don't feel absurd, they are absurd.

[@zacquelinebaldwin2555]

I’m tired. I’ve been applying for jobs for 8 months

[@blk1735]

In which field?

[@danieltrevizo5973]

I’ve been applying for 6 months. Nothing yet and my unemployment runs out in a couple of weeks.

[@MoneyMan28]

​@@danieltrevizo5973 Not enough jobs for everyone, so we have to cut the population from 8 billion to only 800 million people through one child policy

[@sahusanalysis7661]

Listen there are jobs but you finding what you developed skill. There are other job opportunities but you don't want to look them?

[@TheRecklessMetalhead]

Do you mean high-paying jobs?

[@leeselset5751]

A lot of these companies have a rude awakening coming. The average boomer retired last year, which means a huge chunk of the experienced workers in any given field are now gone, never to return. These companies will have little choice but to MAKE themselves willing to train a new person, and the price of that experienced labor is about to explode. Yes, this is inflationary. No, it won't matter who is president (with regard to this at least). But it's necessary if we still want to have a jobs market at all.

[@fd-to7ex]

I doubt that. These companies are so concerned about being cheap and making more profit, to such a degree, that the higher ups will sell the company, fire their employees, and get their golden parachute bonuses and to hell with everyone else.

[@tc2241]

Not just entry level, I’m a 10 year vet in my field and sometimes I’ll see them asking for things that sound like they pulled it out of a hat.

[@staytuned.263]

The reasons you left out this video: corporate greed, wanting to keep younger people poor, leaving everyone low and dry with out assets!

[@steveguillory7568]

More likely, supply and demand. If there’s 2 applicants for every posting as opposed to the. 7:1 several years ago, then of course employers will be more choosy.

[@prolific1518]

​@@steveguillory7568 you have supply and demand backwards. Go back to econ 101

[@hyper_based]

What about university greed? Educational institutions are making their student take on tens of thousands of dollars of debt just to get a piece of paper with no actual marketable skills and they have zero responsibility to place their students in jobs. How is this ok? Our educational institutions are failing us...

[@steveguillory7568]

@@prolific1518 Really? Greater supply of applicants for every job opening. Tell me please what am I missing?

[@bobroberts2371]

Corporate Greed, the default position of a person that wasted their life away and wants to blame others for the outcome.

[@mojave7604]

Imagine scrolling through the list of requirements, PhD, 5 years experience, proficiency in this and that, etc. Only to get to the pay section and have it say $23 an hour...

[@soapa4279]

I legit saw something similar for a Staff business analyst. It listed requirements for damn near a CFO position, and at the end it said $18 an hour bwahahaha

[@codyfernfan6274]

@@soapa4279I saw a position requiring a Master’s degree that paid $20/hr. In New York state.

[@jgadinet221]

And then if you have a PhD and apply they come back and say you’re ’overqualified’ so no job for you

[@zuniga325]

Some apprenticeships at Google already require this.

[@sheh.9163]

Don’t have to imagine it… that’s exactly what’s happening

[@mistervo8185]

How do i get a job? You got to have experiences How do i get experiences? You got to have a job 😳

[@novanoskillz4151]

Burger king cashier Job Listing Qualifications - 25 years of work experience, but you cant be older than 21 years old. - PhD required - Must be able to code Ai - 5 years supervisory experience - NASA experience desired but not required - Must have performed 11 BBL surgeries within the past year. - retail, mechanical, and legal work experience required Hours: 2pm - 6am m,w,f 8am- 10pm t,th 6pm-6am sat 8am-8pm every other sunday COMPETITIVE Compensation $7.45/hr No benefits 5 pto days every 2 years 1 free large fry per work day

[@MoneyMan28]

c0nd0m, problem solved

[@kinseylise8595]

Bold to assume they'd put the wage on there. Competitive is all they say until they send the offer letter (and telling them the law requires them to say it just gets you rejected as "not a good fit").

[@novanoskillz4151]

@@kinseylise8595 isnt that the truth. great observation.

[@kylesmith2145]

As a worker, i'm not inherently interested in upskilling for the sake of the economy. I learn new skills all the time that are interesting to me, but if a business wants me to have a skill that is useful to them, they need to pay me for it

[@Oliver-765]

9:35 For real! I thought this quote was stupid as hell, considering company's proffits have been doing so well. They have the money, they don't want to share it.

[@MitchellLencioni]

Wait so companies haven't invested in building skills in their workforce and retaining those trained workers and now they want to blame workers and have the government foot the bill for skills acquisition that workers have to do on their own time? Sounds like they're asking for indentured servitude

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

What gave it away

[@NightSide1349]

@@Novastar.SaberCombat The low salaries perhaps

[@potentianox1573]

Hey, big businesses... if you can't find employees that meet your criteria, then it's one of 3 things... A: The requirements aren't reasonable for the job description: you don't need 5 years of barista schooling to learn how to make a frappe. B: The requirements aren't conducive to the job looking to be filled: a carpenter's assistant doesn't need 3 years of graphics engineering. C: The job is either in bigger demand, or the benefits aren't worth the requirements: if you want an MBA, 6 years experience, and to have created the program in question, don't insult me by saying it's $1.50 above minimum wage. It is always the business not knowing what is required in over 95% of cases.

[@CJDavid-pe9ue]

I resonate with this. Companies aren't willing to take any risks on "potential".. I've interviewed with 20+ companies within the past few months and only received 1 full-time offer.. Mind you, I already have a job and a master's degree. I'm a mechanical engineer by the way.

[@Victoria-jh9uf]

Wow. 😭

[@magnusrey]

this is a strategy just to say this to the person that is selected "we are going to give you the opportunity but we are about to pay you less because you don't fit the enitre criteria ".

[@codyfernfan6274]

I’ve had this happen multiple times this year alone.

[@theracer6882]

I am applying for software engineering jobs and have found very few jobs which say just a computer science degree is fine. Most of the entry level jobs have insane work experience requirements. Some say master's degree preferred. It's crazy out here right now.

[@shalehausler4383]

I have a degree in software as well, and nope. No one hiring at a pay rate that is even remotely acceptable. I will stay in my current field of work that required no degree and pays a lot more than software is paying now. Side note, major public company purchased my company a few months ago, and as the most senior person in my group, I don't qualify for our now entry level position, because I don't have the degree they want. I also don't qualify for the training position at a customer's location because I lack the qualifications, but I started their training program?

[@user-sf9gs2pg1b]

Yeah, that’s why I’m planning on just going into trades. Was into programming, but now I’ll just leave college and do it as a hobby. With trades, I’d get paid to attend class and for the apprenticeship, unlike with college where I’m doing so much work yet have to live off my family or loans. Where I live, they actually pay really well for trades. Not planning on being a lineman, but it’s like $150k annually starting salary. $150k to learn and be an apprentice. Very dangerous though, local apprentice lineman died recently. Worked for like 3 months. Highest paid construction worker I saw was like $800k annually (proven with paystub) as a foreman, but that’s like the incredibly high end tons of experience job. It wears your body out, but I figure stretching before work, exercising, wearing knee pads, etc. could substantially lower the pain.

[@Suavocado602]

​@@shalehausler4383 I'm sorry y'all have to put up with this market. I used to push people towards software development because it happened to work out for me. I recently helped a new grad get a job and it's definitely a different environment. If you're looking for advice, try to look for Dev specific job boards rather than things like Indeed. You don't need to meet every requirement, just enough to prove you won't take much of a senior engineers time to train you.

[@kattz9051]

I'm a software engineer that graduated during the pandemic so I've experienced the highs, lows, layoffs, and everything in between in this current business era in the span of 4 years. I had research paper publications, internships, projects on my resume, everything under the sun but was rejected from so many applications for not having enough experience. I explicitly asked a recruiter once if they didn't count my, at the time, 3 years of internships and 4 years of research work. They said no, they only wanted professional full time experience which is next to impossible to get while being in college. Even if the internships have you doing the same thing as an entry level SWE and literally learning on the job just for way less money, they don't count that as professional experience. Even the company I was interning for was like "oh sorry we don't have an opening to promote you to right now", forcing me to job hop because why pay me the salary of a full time engineer when I'm doing the work for $13/hr? It's such bull all around with these corporations.

[@enemyspotted2467]

⁠@@user-sf9gs2pg1bThe trades are a lie, too. At least manufacturing is. I’m skilled machinist/technician, a lot of jobs i’m applying for want at least an associate’s, if not a bachelors, for 20 bucks an hour. I started working in a machine shop when I was 16 and still in trade school. I’m the guy who actually has 10yrs experience at 26, and they still won’t hire me. All my classmates I graduated with are in the same boat, not one of them would be able to live without support from their families.

[@Chatoyancify]

Internships are only available to current students and good luck finding a business that hires volunteers in your field. Volunteer work is even more scarce than the elusive entry-level job with reasonable requirements.

[@Pyro_Might]

Call me crazy, it's like the high cost of education and living want people to be desperate enough to work cheaply and never get ahead in life.

[@Fludd3588]

Man, where the hell was this article when I graduated from college 11 years ago? That first summer I applied for 200 entry-level clerk jobs, I got nowhere. There were no calls, no email responses, no invitations to interviews. I thought I was going crazy. This could have saved me five years worth of arguments with my family as to why I couldn’t find a job those first few years. “Requires a Bachelor’s degree with 2 to 5 years experience.” What a cruel, terrible joke! I can’t help but feel bad for the next batch of young people poised to graduate this month with little to no preparation for the REAL world, particularly those who are less privileged and have no access to skills based training. While I appreciate the transparency in this video, the hiring practice of employers is shameful!

[@MeltedPearls]

It's so real. I only got hired because I am a bargain, read that as extreme depression, desperation, credit going down the tubes, and seriously wondering how to go on...so I took almost $20K less than my field merits.

[@jprevatt]

I could pen a memoir based on this very thing. But getting anyone to actually CARE?? Whole other animal.... Anywho, I'm sure the market is oversaturated with those too

[@suspendedhatch]

When a company lists requirements that they could teach you in less than two weeks, less than a day sometimes, then you know this is a company that has no interest in investing in its people. No interest in retaining them down the line. And likely not competent to teach the skills they specifically need. So there’s no one there for you to go to for help when you need it.

[@kaderdicko]

Daunting indictment on the US college system and society. So you go through college, raking debts to better your life and later on you realize that you do not need a degree to get a job because it is skills-based? The real problem are labor laws in the US, allowing these firms to get away with anything.

[@BarrettBiggers]

Employers are looking for a senior level position for the entry level price tag!! And in reality all they truly need is someone who wants to learn fast and works well /communicates well with others...Every job requires SOME form of training/adaptation when you begin. It's not like entry-level people are hired and literally start major projects within the first day (and if they expect that then that's a major red flag). You think clients want to hire a company that uses entry-level employees on their projects without any training or time to learn? lol

[@gio.orbit5498]

why can't people like you with common sense be in charge of hiring. I swear Miami is full of idiots at all levels of management 🙄

[@kinseylise8595]

You're right, this is just what my internship is like. No training and asking me questions about products from three years ago on the first day. I learned fast and they wanted me to be their entire R&D department on minimum wage, in addition to helping produce their current products, manage inventory, make graphics because the boss can't understand working spreadsheets, etc. I don't work outside my paid hours so it's fine but what they need is a team of like 6 permanent employees properly trained in this stuff, not 1-2 constantly changing undergraduates...

[@sakshichoudhary7039]

In short words employers are becoming greedy and money minded in terms of employees and these mentality is against humanity.

[@blktauna]

what is this becoming? This has been going on for ages

[@os2958]

@@blktauna yes but its getting much worse as corporations gain power against labor

[@steak5599]

@@os2958 No exactly true, it has been seesawing back and forth. During the Covid years and right after it, it was tilted toward labor, now is back to Corpos. But realistically, an Employer is going to want an employee that would at least generate X amount of money over what the employers paid them though.

[@hyper_based]

Yet educational institutions can make all of their students go into tens of thousands of debt and have no responsibility to upskill their student bodies with actual marketable skills and place their students in jobs? Everyone always blames the employers and nobody blames the educational institutions that are failing all of us...

[@OneSillyWanker]

​@@steak5599 That seesaw is broken

[@wayneashley5486]

"You can also get jobs by just being the cheapest candidate" Yes of course! It's not like people need to sustain life or anything. That's ridiculous. Pay people what they're worth, and invest in training.

[@FluxNomad678]

Most people overseeing the hiring process have no clue about the industry they're trying to recruit for

[@vistastructions]

A programming language came out a month ago. The job listing wants 1 year of experience in it That is the problem. Recruiters have no idea what they're looking for

[@jdulmaine]

They've always been doing that. I remember when I was looking for a new job in 1997. I came across a job posting that required 5 years of Java programming experience. Java came out May 1995. Plus there was the case of a person who developed a new programming language I believe. Six months after it launched, he saw a job posting that asked for 5 years experience in it. For a laugh he applied for the job-he was rejected.

[@MyCamilla1989]

I think it's a deliberate action to make applicants feel imposter so they won't have the confidence to negotiate a higher salary.

[@raf5.132]

Meanwhile, almost all skills can be taught. Thats the corporate version of fast food/instant gratification culture.

[@frankxu4795]

Dumb assessment. If so, everyone should be able to get a phd

[@babosanders5223]

@@frankxu4795 if school was accessible and not "sell-a-liver" expensive, so many more people would have PHDs. So yes dude, everyone should be ABLE to pursue a PHD.

[@Saliferous]

​@frankxu4795 the barrier is mostly price and time. So yeah, about 50% of people probably could get a PhD if they had those.

[@babosanders5223]

@@Saliferous its like these guys dont think lol

[@raf5.132]

The video was clear about companies wanting knowledge/experience and not necessarily a degree. It just sounds odd that everyone wants ppl to have the knowledge but won’t take the time to train them.

[@L0LrevneD]

Anyone who’s stuck through college and earned a degree deserve a good job. Period.

[@billygrant9147]

You don't need to be an economist to see the problem. Employer want ridiculous requirements for jobs that don't need them and they don't want to pay you or provide benefits. Because of those employees use them for experience and for a bullet point on a resume and leave. They waste all this money advertising, interview, and onboarding people just to lose them in less than 2 years cause you don't want to pay/promote/provide benefits. It's silly. Speaking from an IT perspective it's worse. Every environment is different. Different technology, software, policies, etc. it doesn't matter how much experience you have there is going to be a leaning curve. So why do you need someone with 10 years experience if you have to train them up on your specific environment? What they should be doing is recruiting straight out of high school. Teaching employees how to do thing in their environment the right way. Then pay them as they move up and take more responsibility. If you can afford to let them walk and hire someone else you can give them a raise. The raise is cheaper too.

[@Victoria-jh9uf]

💯

[@suspendedhatch]

It’s a mistake to hire a resume. Hire a person.

[@larrys4618]

Resumes are only there to get you to the interview.

[@bobroberts2371]

@@larrys4618 Problem is getting past the person that is throwing the resume into the trash because they either don't know what they are hiring for or are lazy. .

[@Corgiking521]

@@bobroberts2371some jobs get 100s of applications. Resumes need to in the garbage their not interviewing everyone.

[@GunnarsGames]

Hire someone to write your resume, well worth the money.

[@GeorgiaMade404706]

@@bobroberts2371Nobody is throwing your resume in the trash. Resumes go through a ATS first then it filters out which resumes matches the credentials set by the hiring manager. HR is only there to facilitate the process.

[@noname8791]

Class of 2022 here. My advice for new grads is to look for government or quasi-government jobs. Positions tend to be less competitive and the hiring process more bearable. The pay might be slightly lower than private sector but the benefits tend to make up for it. Also its early in your career so its not like you cant make jump to the private sector. Its rough out there so good luck.

[@bcase5328]

Managers don't see resumes until after the algorithm excludes all who don't match the minimum in the posting.

[@pepperminttree]

have a bachelors. applied for an entry job that paid 42k and only required an associates. they hired someone with a masters😂

[@jimbojimbo6873]

Nothing more annoying than my boomer uncles thinking it’s a matter of simply not applying enough. Back in the day when they literally physically handed a CV in

[@gordonoboh833]

Bro just described my life.

[@steveguillory7568]

Hmmm, were you there “back in the day”? Because as I recall, there was tremendous inflation and recession in the early 80s. Unemployment rate was higher than now. But yeah sure, everything was sunshine and rainbows as you say.

[@os2958]

Well back in the day for the boomers might have been in the sixties an seventies for me and yes I went around and just applied when I was a teenager and used physically handed a CV in my 20s, emailed in my 30s. It was easier for us boomers no doubt although it wasn't easy. The rise of the super rich and corporations is what changed

[@McTugmutton]

I thought the key was giving the hiring manager a firm handshake?

[@steveguillory7568]

@@os2958 perhaps if this younger generation hadn’t flexed its muscles with the great resignation thinking that would last forever, companies might be more willing to offer training. Why invest in someone if their attitude is I’ll jump ship after training.

[@QuattroSG]

Ive seen job listings in the medical industry wanting bachelors+ with 2+ years experience but only wanting to pay what comes out to $15-16 an hour. I was making $21 an hour driving a forklift while in college no experience required. It really looks like there’s no future in this country, I’m leaving while I can.

[@forgingstrength6119]

I've seen forklift jobs here require certification. No way I'm paying for a billion certifications.

[@s.r6331]

​@@forgingstrength6119depends. Companies will pay for ur Certifications once ur hired within your company. Mine does.

[@GHO5tMod3]

Forklift jobs near Columbus Ohio are paying 27.50 am hour

[@user-gz4ve8mw9l]

How did you get a job driving a forklift with no experience? Even 8 years ago I got fired after being hired for such a job. Upon them discovering I had no prior experience.

[@TheRecklessMetalhead]

Here would be 17-23 USD hourly, and this is in Reno/Sparks, Nevada.

[@Jbig1430]

The issue is not skills mismatch. The issue is ATS systems do not allow people who are good for the job to get an actual interview. How is a person with skills up to a Store Manager in retail or Operations manager not able to get a basic customer service. Skills based hiring needs to be stopped as since it has been used that was when the quality of workers decreased.

[@tomcoop9750]

My degree helped, but I coded an entire portfolio site featuring my personal projects to land my first few jobs. You have to do A LOT of extra work to stand out.

[@johnnydoe6696]

It's so that they can claim they're unable to find an employee in the US and can therefore hire an H1B worker.

[@kinseylise8595]

IMO we should just let companies fail. No more hiring talent from outside the country unless unemployment in the US is below x% (let's have someone smarter than me pick the number that makes sense). If unemployment hits x% then sorry, guess you have to pay an American $120/hour to pick tobacco or go bankrupt, who cares?? I suppose we'd have to figure out how to not have food farms fail so that people wouldn't starve, but I don't see any other immediate concerns honestly.

[@netizencapet]

Yes, that thought also crossed my mind immediately.

[@vincin8682]

requiring experience for entry level jobs should be illegal or there should be some other generally accepted name for jobs without experience

[@manoftomorrow5987]

I don’t know what you’re think when they say “entry level”…think an Accounts Payable Clerk. They’re the lowest level for the accounts department, but we’re still expecting them to have experience in Accounting and Accounts Payable task and duties.

[@ThinkBeFree99]

​@manoftomorrow5987 so how's does 1 get experience in that?

[@manoftomorrow5987]

@@ThinkBeFree99 by having someone give you a shot years ago before all of this now…

[@ThinkBeFree99]

@manoftomorrow5987 so your saying there's a chance 😁 😁 😂

[@kinseylise8595]

@@manoftomorrow5987 If the lowest level of accounting requires accounting experience, then how does one get experience in accounting? Even if you say "by doing accounting for department x" how did you get the main skills to be hired by department x? Somewhere down the line someone had to hire a person who didn't have skills because we don't come out of the womb with job experience. Even if we don't call that job "entry level", we should call it something and it has to exist. I've been working since I was legally old enough, usually two jobs at a time and I still don't have enough years of experience for jobs that pay three times my rent (you must make three times the rent to be allowed to apply without a guarantor). If my parents disown me or retire I can't sign a lease, and I live forty minutes from work (and work in R&D) so I'm not trying to live in NYC as a burger flipper. A mortgage would be a laughable suggestion, even though I don't want to rent at all.

[@tylerharris4392]

I find a crazy how they are just now doing a story on this, I've been dealing with this b******* since I graduated in 2015, this is literally one of the main reasons why young people have an extremely difficult time just trying to participate in the workforce

[@MusicMike747]

Writers of the job “requirements” have no idea what they’re doing. They demand masters degrees, 5 years experience, and the ability to speak 8 languages for entry level pay.