Sons of b*tches think they're so great. You know what the rest of us don't have to worry about putting on our resumes? BRINGING A FORTUNE 500 COMPANY TO IT'S KNEES!!!
If you only hire $100,000+ job seekers, you can start by hiring a person that can script code well enough to sort through resumes to identify valid candidates.
I just don't get these commercials. What makes people pulling down 6 figures think that they should be applying for jobs on the Internet? Did the old fashioned resume choc full of accomplishments stop working for them somehow? And while I'm at it, what about the rest of us? What ever happened to putting together a damn good resume for a great job that we knew we could completely slam dunk?
If you once made 100,000+ and then you suddenly find yourself without a job, odds are good that you aren't worth $100,000+. Furthermore, what employer wants to start you out at salary level if you were laid off, or better yet, fired from another position that was formerly paying you that kind of money? I hope that you'd only quit to accept another position that was better for you in some way or another. Otherswise, see the fist sentence of this paragraph.
What the hell ever happened to proving your worth? If some company thinks that they can get by without a six figure employee, they may soon realize that they've made a grave mistake. I mean, come on. As if an aircraft manufacturer somehow decides it can live without it's Senior Welding Engineer. Or a credit card company foolishly decides that it doesn't need it's Database Administrator. What the fuck?!?! On a more realistic level, it does seem that a large number of companies have a great desire to be without a competent accountant...
Don't get me wrong. My beef isn't with those that are worth six figures. My beef is with these commercials that portray the little guy as worthless. Right in our pretty little faces.
Fuck you.
Even though I don't have a degree, that doesn't mean that I'm a tiny dragon amongst behemoths, an armrest-less cubicle seat trying to outrun a captains chair, or some couch potato fatass trying to play tennis with an Olympic Medalist. I'm a pretty qualified technician that has fixed problems that even the most certificate laden snob couldn't identify. An MCSE doesn't mean shit if you can't spot a poorly terminated RJ45 connection. MBA's are worthless if you can't work well with others. CEO's suck if they don't regularly take the time to organize and manage their paperwork.
The little guy is the ultimate force of the entire economy. There aren't enough rich people to buy enough food to keep the enire agricultural industry afloat. There aren't enough millionaires to buy enough cars to promote a healthy automotive industry. It's the little guy that is truly the economic engine. And right now, the little guy needs jobs. Well to do certified degree holding specialists should be able to land a job at the drop of a hat. Without rubbing it in our faces. Furthermore, most people that have a degree still don't make that kind of money, and probably never will.
Doctors face some pretty tough decisions after graduating, and they know it. It's very likely that they will have to relocate. They have many placement programs that get them to where they want to be, and they don't need a special website to do so. It's also very unlikely that a doctor will make six figures fresh out of med school. The same goes for Lawyers. Once they start making six figures, it's typically because the person has become very desirable for a particular firm or hospital, and won't face many problems getting a new job if laid off. So that leaves IT professionals and Engineers. But that doesn't seem to be the sector that these commercials are aimed at. It seems to be employers that are looking for managers that have already failed some other company.
A resume is what it is, and most people lie on them. People making $60,000 a year that get laid off will gladly take a chance on a 100,000+ job assuming that they can make the mark. Hell, a guy I worked with was once a General Manager at a nationally recognized company, and lost his job because it turned out he sucked at it. But that job was his life's benchmark. He is now forever determined to prove that he could screw up any storefront and ultimately piss off senior administrators. So he came to my company. And he prohibits other more loyal and more qualified employees from getting a chance solely because he has experience screwing up other businesses and can misrepresent himself very well.
So if you are a company that wants to hire a six figure employee, my advice is that YOU DON'T NEED A MIDDLEMAN TO DO SO!!! There is such a thing as credentials. There is such a thing as a resumé. There is such a thing as a college transcript. You can put all that stuff on Monster, or any other career searching website. If you need a Pharmacist, rest assured that you won't suddenly find yourself wasting time with former Line Cooks at Burger King who think they are now ready to issue a two months supply of Cephalex at the correct dosage. It is your duty as an employer to contact former employers and references to see if the person is really worth what you want to pay them or not. It is expected that you start the person out at a lower salary until they have proven that they are worth what you would ultimately like to pay them. Otherwise, meet your fate.
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