tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207011.post4279546071616990002..comments2024-02-23T15:48:24.856-07:00Comments on The Cracked Crystal Ball II: Ummm...BullSh!t!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207011.post-80452470360063294912007-10-05T19:19:00.000-07:002007-10-05T19:19:00.000-07:00BTW, Werner - you might want to chew on the 3.1% j...BTW, Werner - you might want to chew on <A HREF="http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=7115a979-06e1-406d-b147-a03522ecf185&k=25941" REL="nofollow">the 3.1% jobless rate in Calgary</A> - possibly the lowest we've seen since the late '70s - like the sub 1% vacancy rate for rentals, that's a pretty good indication that there's a serious shortage of people out there.MgShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183962674882855323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207011.post-40344444781691126982007-10-05T06:02:00.000-07:002007-10-05T06:02:00.000-07:00I haven't seen their resume or the associated cove...I haven't seen their resume or the associated cover letters.<BR/><BR/>What I have seen a great many of are "well educated" people whose resumes are barely legible, and the cover letters disappointingly unrelated to the posted position.<BR/><BR/>Why doesn't someone get a callback? You'd have to ask the employers. I know that I won't hire people who are substantially over-qualified or unqualified - one example I can think of is an electrical engineer who applied for a graphic arts industry job doing pre-press prep. <BR/><BR/>The person might be "well educated", but from the employer's perspective, they're likely to be gone almost as soon as they learn the job.<BR/><BR/>As for someone's status as an immigrant - who knows? You'd have to ask the businesses themselves. All I can say is that I've seen a lot of very disappointing resumes.<BR/><BR/>A person with an engineering degree applying for a pre-press job had better have some kind of "reason" for their interest in the job, or the employer is going to look and say "you're going to leave as soon as something better comes along".<BR/><BR/>It's not discrimination, Werner, it's businesses looking out for their own interests. (and there are cases where having an empty seat is actually better than having a bad fit)MgShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183962674882855323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207011.post-91924822535390380962007-10-04T22:32:00.000-07:002007-10-04T22:32:00.000-07:00Well, then how come a well-educated person doesn't...Well, then how come a well-educated person doesn't even get a callback? Mind you, we're talking "easy", entry-level jobs like answering phones, sitting at a front desk and such. Explain that to me.<BR/><BR/>Either there's no labour crunch, or employers in Calgary discriminate against immigrants. It's one of the two.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10434442702660664636noreply@blogger.com