9.11.2002
At least it's not getting worse, right?
"Looking at Help Wanted Ad Volume
Says Conference Board Economist Ken Goldstein: "Job advertising stopped falling late in 2001. But since November, ad volume has remained essentially unchanged as layoffs moderated. The U.S. labor market is treading water, with the economy clearly growing too slowly to open up many new jobs (only a mere 6000 new jobs in July). With an economic recovery not yet strong enough to produce new jobs, businesses simply aren't increasing their recruitment efforts.""
9.8.2002OK, so f'dcompany still has occasional moments of clarity...
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Bottom feeders & Recruiters: Fact or Fiction
Aug 28 2002 08:29AM EST
In defense of my fellow recruiter I must reply: Most of you people on the market suck ass. Especially you programming/technical retards. You think you have marketable skills??? Stand in line. Unless you're directly bringing revenue into a company, don't expect to get superstar treatment. When a company is strapped for cash, who do you think is going to get more attention: Someone who costs money or someone who generates money? Enough said. Deal with it.
With that said, there are many unprofessional assholes in the recruiting world. But what kind of dumbass gives out their SS# and their references? You know what probably happened meathead? The recruiter went after you for your references, not for you. If you're going to work with a recruiter here are a few tips for the not-so-bright:
- Don't reveal your references until you get a job offer. Even then, try to get out of doing it. Always make the statement, "What value is there in providing you (potential employer) references? You think I'll give you a bad reference?" Duh.
- Never give out a SS# to a recruiter. They never never never never never need it. Don't be a pud!
- Who's paying the recruiter's fees? Ummmm, the company?! What a shocker. You mean, the recruiter is going to be more loyal to the company and not the candidate? Oh my gosh, what a revelation!
Recruiters play games and you need to grow up and realize we're not here to make the world a better place. We're motivated by money. Deal with it."
Kind of like elected officials or those who suffer from advanced senility...
"ABC News - Job market recovers to pre-September 11 levels
Job market recovers to pre-September 11 levels
New research indicates the strength of the domestic job market has finally rebounded to the levels seen just prior to the terrorist attacks of September 11 last year.
The Olivier Internet Job Index was up 4.2 per cent last month, boosted particularly by a robust performance in building and construction.
Director Robert Olivier says international economic instability is hampering prospects for an even healthier recovery.
"The events of September 11 last year put so much uncertainty and gloom into the marketplace, [and created a] lack of confidence, that it slipped significantly for that quarter and it's taken us the better part of nine months to really come back up, but I think we're there," he said.
"Local businesses are relatively confident, but again global uncertainties are the things that really prevent more significant growth.""
I think this is somewhat true. I also think that recovery won't happen until next summer. I had thought that it would have happened this year, but I didn't count on the extent of corporate corruption in this country. It makes the economic damage caused by 9/11 seem like child's play. All I know is that things are never going to be the same. Maybe that's not a bad thing, either.
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Time/Money/Effort
Anything worth achieving in life is composed of these three elements:
Towards that end, your goal planning will have to encompass the most efficient use of your access to these elements in order for you to achieve success. For the sake of argument, I am going to assume that at any one time, you have a greater amount of two of these elements than the third one.
Much Time/Much Money/Little Effort
This case is self explanatory. With lots of time and money, what can't you accomplish? You can pay everyone else to do your work. If this applied to you, you wouldn't be reading this article right now. Good examples are company owners and lottery winners.
Little Time/Much Money/Much Effort
If you're short on time, but you have the money and the energy to get things done, you're still in good position. You can pay people to do things for you, such as clean your house or type term papers for you, but you'll have to keep a sharp eye on the results because you don't have the time to redo it if it's critical. But you have money, so as long as you have that, you have options.
Much Time/Little Money/Much Effort
Here's where you have to get creative. Unless you can find some method of raising your income (using jobfairy.com to find a better job, completing college, getting a technical certification) your options are going to have to involve a lot of elbow grease over an extended period of time. Examples that illustrate this point are homemade birthday gifts, having to code your non-profit's own website as opposed to having professionals do it, and using the bus to commute to and from your job.
What are the critical factors?
Time - if you have sufficient financial resources, you can compensate for this.
Effort - again, if you have enough resources, this can be mitigated or outsourced.
Money - this is the most critical factor. If you have enough of it, you can leverage other peoples' time, expertise, knowledge, and strength. So you have to pursue activities that promote your ability to receive greater amounts of compensation.
What are those activities?They start out as educational. Learning how to sell goods or services leads to more money. Going to school, whether technical or at the collegiate level, will eventually lead to a bigger paycheck. So do acquiring advanced degrees. Starting your own business is a protracted and difficult, but feasible method to financial independence. Since you will have more time and effort available to you than cash, you will have to use all your free time and energy pursuing these intermediate goals in order to achieve your end objective of increased cashflow. It can be done. Are you willing to do it?
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