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In reply to the discussion: Someone is lying..worker applied to 60 entry-level jobs in September got one interview [View all]PatrickforB
(14,516 posts)17. I have been in workforce development over 30 years, and
we were asking this question on my first day - why does the labor market embrace some people, and reject others. If you look at the BLS data on average and median duration of unemployment in weeks, and the percentage of total unemployed (U3) that has been unemployed 15+ and 27+ weeks, it tells the same story as Holt. Why?
It isn't completely about skills, either. But what is it? We tell people it is easier to get a job when you already have one, and Holt is already employed, yet he sent out 60 applications and got 2 interviews/no offers. WHY?
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Someone is lying..worker applied to 60 entry-level jobs in September got one interview [View all]
HAB911
Oct 2021
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Yeah, I was wondering the other day the impact that 700k+ dead has had on our work force.
woodsprite
Oct 2021
#12
Incompetent hiring managers abound, especially in restaurants & low end retail jobs.
lark
Oct 2021
#14