I've been off the air of late, busy trying to find a job, and still coming up short. I'm finding myself presently thinking that getting through to an interview is an achievement, and having done one just last week (but missing out), I noticed an interesting trend. I'm getting through for interviews where my qualifications / resume are being reviewed by a real person, rather than a software package, and then I stumbled across this article last Friday via Linkedin - it gave me some interesting perspectives and food for thought which I thought I'd share with you.
The WSJ article argues that HR departments have been pared back like many others in organisations, and the use of software to screen potential applicants is now common place - but figure, the GFC has made employers VERY picky. The selection criteria is now SO specific that they can advertise, yet sit there and say to the market - we have no qualified workers to employ!
Wow - and in this current situation where as a mature age worker, I'm being told I'm too experienced, will be bored, too senior etc, the market is also screaming there are no qualified workers, or (here in Australia for example), we are now going to ship in foreign workers to make up short falls in our booming mining industry in WA and QLD.
Pity sake - read the article, it makes some excellent pointers - lower the bar a little and cut some people a break! WHY would anyone want to move from their current employ to move somewhere else to do exactly the same job?? Well that's what hiring managers want according to this article, and I must agree given some recent experience, that is what is being asked for interviews.
What ever happened to growth in a job? Training? Education?
I've got more to say on this tomorrow and on, I'm interviewing a leading educator next week from the Australian Graduate School of Management to address this very issue.
Have a great day.
Dom
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