Okay,
So it would be best if someone who is like a head-hunter, or an HR scout to answer this… I’m basically going to tell everyone my theory, and then ask if this is correct. If it’s not, please cite what you think IS the correct theory.
Here goes…
Every dang job out there now, whether it’s posted on monster, craigslist, in the local newspaper, etc… all state that they want no less than 2-5 years experience. Okay… now every job field is different. But, what in the heck is really going on? Is there some secret club where all the “cool kids” get to find jobs, and everybody else is just stuck on the outside looking in?
I’m not even looking for a job anymore… I said F it, I’m living with family, and starting my own business. If this fails, I’m going to do something I said I never would that could get me in some trouble, but who gives a crap. I need to eat, and because I can’t just live on the land (property taxes), and I don’t have the capital to buy land, I’m left with no choice but to become a Robin Hood of sorts.
So, here’s my observations of what’s going on… I’m 30 years old, and the only people my age that I know who are successful are friends who got into banking before the economy started to slightly descend back in 2004-2005. Everyone I know who was in before that time is doing fine. Some in the 6 figure range. Then there are friends of mine who worked tables and worked in their field part-time (had a graphic designer buddy who did this). Every other person I know who’s doing well is either in a family owned business or is in health care. No one else has yet “made it” — well, except for teachers, and that’s kind of a joke – no offense to any teachers, but it’s not really part of the “economy” — sort of like the military (I was in the military, so don’t anyone rip my head off).
The babyboomers, except those who were in certain markets, and certain areas of finance, real estate, and businesses that sold/rented merchandise that are considered marginal spending (video/dvd rental stores, etc, furniture) seem to be doing okay. Seem to be doing okay I said… and even some of them are NOT doing well. I know a few.
But all the jobs I see out there have this strange demand that everyone have 2-5 years experience. My theory is that what is REALLY going on is, the babyboomers are all just swapping jobs. The employers know this, and so they can just demand that any candidates they interview have 2-5 years of experience. I don’t personally have any technical skills such as I.T., engineering, or process operations, but when I was looking for a job – before I gave up and started the business – I kept noticing that all these fields such as IT, engineering, oil/gas refineries… anywhere I thought a person could earn a good salary basically… and it seemed not a one of them had any kind of ‘trainee’ program available. Even Valero Corporation’s operator trainee position prefers a person to have experience in the field.
So, what else is there to assume? Have these companies all become so danged inefficient at training people? Are they that incompetent that they can’t take a person with a good work history and teach them job duties and operations of their equipment? I DEFINITELY have an incredibly good work history… I’ve never called in sick even one time in my entire work history.
I really do feel bad for all these people… and sadly, the babyboomers (our parents) kind of have their heads up their orifices about this, and they don’t see what’s shortly coming on the horizon if people don’t wake up and start choking some politicians to take the power of the purse out of centralized control of private enterprise bankers at the Federal Reserve, and start coining and printing TRUE national money again WITHOUT usury [interest, for you non-Bible readers 😉 ].
Because if our government doesn’t get their heads out of their orifices too, this country is going to be ripe for a pretty dang violent and bloody revolution. If you can’t see that coming, it’s only because your bank account and belly are too full.
But all that aside… do you all think that could be what’s happening? Is it just that the babyboomers are literally swapping jobs?
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Job Experience Required For Everything… Here’s My Theory. Am I Right?
Posted on April 22, 2011.
Yes.
Well… I’m a single mom and I struggle through every day of my life now. I have no experience in fancy stuff… so when I see a job I want even if it says experience a must… I get my butt in there meet a manager tell them how badly I want the job and how quickly I will learn and call everyday show up once a week… I tend to get offered 3 out of every 10 jobs I do that to. It sucks for sure but when life gets tough you gotta get tougher. Don’t give up something will work out as long as you continue to try.
It’s not really “swapping”, it’s just that the supply of workers is greater than the demand. So it’s an employer’s market, and they get to be extra picky with who they hire because there are still so many people like you who got fvcked by the recession and are still looking for work. Why hire a newbie when you’re also receiving applications from people with 10 years of experience?
As for a revolution, that will never happen. Your country’s elite has done a good job of controlling the population. They’ve got millions of people rallied in favour of those who seek to harm them (ex. the Tea Party). Everyone else is too busy being distracted by things that don’t matter. In my opinion, your country is like the proverbial frog in hot water; there won’t be a revolution, everyone will just boil to death without ever cluing in to the gravity of the problem.
Based on my experienced, after I’ve been to this stable job, I’ve been through humiliation, yet, my self-esteem pursue my self in determination. Gives me more self confidence and serves as a challenge for me.
I don’t live in your country, but here’s how it happens – Coming from a person with 8 years of experience in his field and counting, starting back from when I just got out of school.
99% of people don’t stroll into their chosen career path. The ones who do are doctors, lawyers, medical professionals and teachers. Jobs that everyone needs, everyone wants, and jobs that people literally cannot get enough of. Even then, those careers go through years and years and years of pointless schooling before they can “walk into” their high paying job.
You start at the bottom. You always do. Jobs that are posted in an economy where EVERYONE is looking for a job and there are more employees looking for word allows employers to be highly picky about who they can choose – Why if you were an employer would you choose someone who claims to “Have a good work ethic” than someone who has worked 10 years in their chosen field? I know unless I saw the person at work I would *never* trust someone who has no experience – People lie all the time and it frequently ends up with botched attempts at hiring for the job and tons of wasted time for employers.
You didn’t mention what you actually do – Which leads me to believe you have no training or actual job experience since you didn’t mention it once, and if you did have viable job experience I almost guarantee you’d be able to find work somewhere, somehow.
The politicians have nothing to do with the fact you’re typing in http://www.monster.com – Looking up positions that require experience, then coming to whine on yahoo answers about the mean bad people who don’t want to hire an unknown who at best can put on his resume “I always show up to work on time! Hire me!”.
Not trying to be rude here, but if that’s really how you go about job hunting, you’re never going to get a job. Internet job hunting isn’t how you get a job – It’s merely a first step – Finding the job.
After that, it’s up to YOU to sell yourself. It’s up to YOU to call them. It’s up to YOU to go into the place and badger them and make them notice you. Anyone can ignore an email. Anyone can ignore a phone call. Not everyone can ignore someone who shows up, informed and armed with information on what the company does with a resume in their hand asking for a chance – It’s really hard to do when you’ve shown up and have all the answers.
If you just shoot someone an email, get depressed when they don’t respond and then say “F it I’m living with my parents until I’m 65”, you’re going about job hunting entirely the wrong way.
If you want to get into a good paying industry – You don’t start at the executive level and expect companies to train you – You get to be a janitor. A shopkeep. A secretary. You start low, and through your good work ethic and depending on how good you are at making yourself noticed, rise high up.
Take it from me – 8 years ago I started doing work in a Kinkos, part time while I worked in my university job until 11pm at night. I’ve gone from that to managing a small store, running the digital department in a trade hub, supervising a corporate print factory and now co-run my own shop. You may start at the bottom but if you’re motivated, you move up accordingly.