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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

NOW HIRING (3mt read)

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With the employee market so wide open, employers tend to be in a demand nowadays.

They can certainly have a good pick. Actually let me rephrase that and say they can certainly have their pick as no application/ resume can really tell them of a individuals right attitude and capabilities of doing a job well.

Today however i would like to point out how some employers have made  job search more difficult than others.

You go to monster.com or a newspaper, there you will find a lot of companies hiring in which a person might be inetersted, but each time you think to apply that very question pops in your mind, How much salary do they offer?

While very few companies list the salaries making the job search a little easier to most people and themselves, most of them dont have the courtesy.
Because the applicants will take the job even if the salary is not what they were looking for, but they will quit as soon as they find the one.
Wouldnt it be a waste of time for the applicants and the employers themselves. Although there are few companies having the intelligence to post a salary range, some others try to play you with your knowledge.
After all said and done they will offer you this and they may offer someone else that. Fine. But atleast there has to be a appx. salary figure in their post to give an applicant an idea to whether or not he should pursue that..

Bottomline a applicant may have few companies to choose from for what he may be looking, but the salary offered may be still a mystery until the last moment. And at the last moment no doubt some people have come across saying in their mind "what the heck, i should have tried the other place" .

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  • Jules's Avatar
    Posted by Jules Sun Oct 25, 2009 12:34pm PDT

    I have worked in recruitment for years. Companies don't put salaries on job postings because if you say the job offers $90,000, you'll have a candidate who's skills aren't worth $50,000 asking for the $90K salary. Also, a co. would rather pay the lower wage. So although they may have $90K budgeted, if you tell them you are looking for $78K, then they will offer you that many times instead of just putting out the $90K from the get-go. It also give them room to negotiate. If you tell someone $90k you have no room for negotiation. I have never seen more candidates applying for jobs they are not qualified for. However, as someone who is currently unemployed, it does suck because I see jobs and wonder how much they pay because I wouldn't even waste applying if they aren't what I'm looking for, but I do understand the companies' persepective so I uderstand your frustration.

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  • tina's Avatar
    Posted by tina Sun Oct 25, 2009 1:48pm PDT

    I personally think it is so sad, because with the unemployment rate going sky high what really is left for a person to do?. Me personally Ihaven't had a decent job in four years and when I fill out an application I'm letting the employer know that I want a job.and all these home business online jobjobs I truly feel that it is a waste of time and money. then noone really knows if the pay is really worth it.

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