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Old 06-26-2010, 06:08 AM   #17 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru
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Originally Posted by Schwan View Post
I say fuck'em. At least go out in a blaze of glory. Putting these requirments in is not fair to begin with. Inhumane, I'd say.
"Inhumane" is a huge stretch, and I'm going to have to disagree with you. We're talking about business and employment here. Do you honestly expect compassion from companies? It's only business, don't take it personally. Companies have the right to say no to you if you are unemployed. It's as simple as that. What would you suggest otherwise? Legislation barring such decisions?

As for your support for lying to get a job: how is dishonesty any better than what these companies are doing? I'd say that's worse. At least the companies are being honest and up front about it.

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I guess it boils down to your world outlook - is the company there just to make money? If you think so, then using the current market condition for your gain will come naturally.
No company is there just to make money; however, the number one purpose of any company of any size---as always---is to make a profit. When the economy is bad, companies are out there to protect their profits. They do this with cost savings (layoffs, cutbacks, pay freezes, etc.). The factor that relates to this thread is the human resources factor.

Human resources is a huge component of a company, and so you get various strategies and practices they will use to manage their personnel. In a down economy, things are tight and productivity demands are high. As a hiring manager you want people who are ready to hit the ground running. An already-employed person is more promising in this respect than an unemployed person. Think about it: would you rather pluck a productive employee out of another company and drop him or her into your company, or would you rather consider the someone who's been out of work for 8 months? You have one position to fill and it's to head up a department that's losing money, and the whole company is on track for a Q2 loss as it is. The new hire will be responsible for turning it around. The stakes are high. What do you do?

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I believe we all have a debt of sorts towards humanity, life and so on. There are many things a company could do without flipping the finger tot he unemplyed, like run internships.
This is such a loaded statement that I don't know what to think of it. As for the internships, I wouldn't be surprised if companies aren't already doing more of it given the environment.
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