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Carol H Tucker
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Today is the 5th day of the 25th week, the 22nd day of the 6th month, the 173rd day of 2017, and:
- Baby Boomer's Recognition Day
- Father's Day (Guernsey, Isle of Man, and Jersey)
- Global Smurfs Day
- HVAC Technicians Day
- National Chocolate Eclair Day ((I love eclairs!))
- National Onion Rings Day
- Stupid Guy Thing Day
- Worldwide VW Beetle Day
ON THIS DAY: In 217 BC Ptolemy IV Philopator of Egypt defeated Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom at the battle of Raphia. In 1633 the Holy Office in Rome forced Galileo Galilei to recant his view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the Universe in the form he presented it in, after heated controversy. In 1807 the Royal Montréal Curling Club was founded by 20 merchants and a chaplain, in Gillis Tavern -- it was Canada's first, and is the oldest active athletic club in North America In 1978 Charon, Pluto's first satellite, was discovered at the United States Naval Observatory by James W. Christy. In 1984 Virgin Atlantic Airways launched with its first flight from London Gatwick Airport. In 2017 NASA Voyager is 19 hrs 08 mins 02 sec of light-travel time from Earth
One thing that drives me absolutely bonkers about the economy and the job market is the constant commentary that the recession is over and that unemployment is low now, couple with the whining about jobs being available and company’s being unable to hire workers. The former assertion I find ridiculous – too many people are struggling to make ends meet and are under-employed -- and I scoff at the latter because I really do think that the biggest part of the problem is employers wanting a high level of expertise for very low wages.
So when our little company had an opening I was all gung-ho – it was priced as per the market, the KSA requirements were specific, and the hours were flexible. When I started getting resumes from older folks looking to get back into the workplace, I was genuinely happy to set up interviews. What a disappointment it turned out to be! We’re not talking about the usual angst of “over-qualified” -- there was a stark contrast between the younger applicants and the older ones. Without getting into personal details, when compared to the younger job seekers, the fifty and older candidates simply did not interview well; it was as though they didn’t know how to present themselves. Not one of the had taken the time to look at the company website to see what a CUSO was, indeed, a couple of them had to be given the job description. Three of them [all three out of work for over six months] had minimum salary requirements about $20K over what we were offering to start – one lovely gentleman who I really liked informed me that he was taking a 25% cut in pay and I managed not to point out that he was currently making $0. I have had each applicant talk to my co-worker because in a very small office, you have to know if folks can get along, and each one of the older applicants were obviously uncomfortable with the fact he is young enough to be their son. In contrast, every single young person gave fantastic interviews, had done their homework on the company, and interacted well with the co-workers that they met as well as with me.
As it turns out, our primary choice is not a millennial, and she didn’t interview that impressively either, but it is obvious that she possesses the KSA to get things done. But the second choice will probably go to one of the applicants that may not have as impressive of a background, but managed to convince the interviewer [me] that they could learn rapidly and would enjoy doing so because they sold themselves even though this is a support or back office or servicing or operations position
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