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| Thread ID: 111754 | 2010-08-10 07:19:00 | Interesting Commentary From An Interview I Heard Today ---> | SurferJoe46 (51) | PC World Chat |
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| 1126316 | 2010-08-10 07:19:00 | This economics professor said that those who who have been unemployed for a year or more will have the hardest time getting hired if/when the economy makes any return to normalcy . Why? They will have become couch potatoes and in the time off they grew stagnant at their profession and would be passed over for the last guys to be laid-off' as they were still sharp for the shorter time off work . Make any sense to youse guys? |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1126317 | 2010-08-10 07:34:00 | Because employers like to hire the already employed. Then in order of shortest unemployed. Probably a perception that you are either lazy or there's something wrong with you in an employment sort of way. Complete **** as usual. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1126318 | 2010-08-10 08:36:00 | you could always do volunteer work to keep up to date. | forums12345 (15197) | ||
| 1126319 | 2010-08-10 12:06:00 | Because employers like to hire the already employed. Then in order of shortest unemployed. Probably a perception that you are either lazy or there's something wrong with you in an employment sort of way. Complete **** as usual. x2 |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1126320 | 2010-08-10 23:48:00 | I think any gaps have to be explained; if you are such a good employee, why couldn't you find work? You could always say you were taking a break overseas...? |
utopian201 (6245) | ||
| 1126321 | 2010-08-11 00:02:00 | I wonder how good my memory is... The stats say that if you have been out of work for more than 6 weeks you have a 50% chance of getting back in to work. If you have been out for 10 weeks or more it goes up to 80%. I remember someone at fonterra vomitting these stats to the staff. It was mainly targetting people on ACC in think not people who just didnt want to work |
Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 1126322 | 2010-08-11 00:36:00 | The stats say that if you have been out of work for more than 6 weeks you have a 50% chance of getting back in to work. If you have been out for 10 weeks or more it goes up to 80%. Ah so if it's then a year or more you'll never get one then. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1126323 | 2010-08-11 00:49:00 | Looks that way Cant tell how good my memory is but, figures could be a little off remember this is i think just for people who have injuries (friggin sport should be banned) EDIT: This is why they try to get peopple back in the work force as quickly as possible. I guess it is a mental thing (wording) |
Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 1126324 | 2010-08-11 08:55:00 | its how life is some ppl get jobs quick and some get them slow thats how things is it doesnt mean they are bad employees| | forums12345 (15197) | ||
| 1126325 | 2010-08-11 09:03:00 | you could always do volunteer work to keep up to date. volunteer does not work. this is from a career coach - not a recruitment agent. they work with the individual than the employer and advise them what to work on to reach their "end" goal. re: in the IT industry, some have said that the volunteer roles they have seen are not you work along a experienced IT person and get training. they say that they advertised for a volunteer position but all you do is design a website for them and then after that is maybe see ya later, thanks for your services. from the employer i guess volunteer work is better than nothing but they may wonder why are you not doing some other work, even non-IT but it pays money. some may think that you are not able to get anything, so you do volunteer work. |
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