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>>But one less welcome byproduct of rapid economic and technological
>>change, and the necessary heightened level of potential job dismissal
>>that goes with it, is the evident insecurity felt by many workers despite
>>the tightest labor markets in decades. This anxiety stems, I suspect,
>>from a fear of job skill obsolescence, and one very tangible measure of
>>it is the pressure on our education and training systems to prepare and
>>adapt workers to effectively run the new technologies.
>
>"Less welcome" - he's being coy, since that anxiety is exactly why he's
>let unemployment get so low, a point he's made more clearly in
>Congressional testimony.
>
>Doug
but but but doug, it's worse much worse that this on the front lines. come on! it's all over the place. now that labor market is tight, those damn workers are getting uppity. they think they can run the show. check out the horror stories below. it's hilarious. i keep reading this crap over and over and over againg: people just have no skills or talent or manners these daze. it's all over the biz press. they want a "new economy" but not really a "new economy"
(5) Tight job market turns tables on interview process
Have you heard the tale of the job candidate who opened her purse,
pulled out a brownie, and started munching at the CEO's desk? When
the executive vented his shock, the woman said she was merely trying
to maintain her blood sugar level. What about the chief technology
officer who asked a prospective employee how he could contribute to
the company, and the programmer threw his hiking boot-clad feet on
the CTO's oak desk and said, "What can you do for me?" Recruiters
and human resource managers sadly recount these stories and dozens
of similar ones, insisting that uncouth behavior has become
alarmingly commonplace in job interviews. They argue that the
nation's low unemployment rate has created a job seeker's market in
which prospective employers are willing to forgive a multitude of
sins. In the process, they say, interview etiquette has become as
scarce as the hand-written thank-you note. Job candidates for
computer or Internet companies in the nation's technology hubs seem
especially unschooled. From personal hygiene quirks to body-piercing
faux pas, recruiters say their repertoires of horror stories are
growing faster than the preponderance of tongue studs among urban
youth. Many employers are willing to shrug off small breaches of
civility, including job candidates who neglect to shake hands or
make eye contact. What most alarms recruiters is the prevailing
attitude that the worker, not the prospective employer, controls the
interview. Their biggest complaint: job candidates who talk about
compensation, particularly their salary or how many stock options
they will receive, before they discuss their career path.
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