----- Original Message -----
From: C. Hatton Humphrey
To: CF-Community
Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 2:48 PM
Subject: RE: New Free Service
Yeah, that's what I've been told time and time again by everyone from
headhunters to HR reps to company owners.
Not only that, but even with the economy starting to look up (many different
people have told me they've started to see an upswing) most companies are in
the fortification mode instead of the growth mode... they want to build up a
better financial foundation for the company as it exists today so when the
next down cycle comes they don't get hurt as bad.
Ahh well, I've been playing Mr.. Mom all day today while the wife works on
the church newsletter... tomorrow will be another fun day of hitting the
jobsites!
Until Later!
Hatton
-----Original Message-----
From: Earl, George [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 3:36 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: New Free Service
Hatton said:
> I know how you feel... I've been hunting for something for
> two months straight and I've hardly gotten any responses at all.
>
> Actually, interview-letter ratio is now negative, I've had 3
> interviews and received 4 response letters telling me thanks
> but no thanks!
>
> That's out of 76 contacts, about 15 of which are
> staffing/placement agencies. The rest are all direct.
I saw a piece about this on Dateline or a similar show not long ago. The
gist was that with the advent of the Internet employers simply cannot keep
up with the numbers of people who are submitting resumes and applying for
jobs, whether solicited or not. According to this story employers are
totally overwhelmed with the ocean of resumes and job applications that
come
in via email and they simply cannot respond to them. In addition to this,
apparently there is some sort of legal requirement that each resume that
comes in has to be stored for a specific period of time, which is creating
a
massive filing headache for many employers . . .
George
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