Job Seekers Being Told ‘If You’re Unemployed, Don’t Apply’

February 24, 2011 8:19 AM

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SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A Sacramento job fair highlighted an unexpected challenge for some unemployed people hoping to get back into the workforce. Many of those unemployed are being ‘if you don’t have a job, don’t bother applying’.

Workers with no jobs who have plenty of experience and education flocked to a job fair Wednesday that advertised employers were looking to fill 700 jobs. Nearly 2,000 people showed up to the fair.

But some of the unemployed job seekers say they are facing a new challenge as some companies aren’t even considering applicants who are currently unemployed. Some companies have even gone as far as posting signs, stating you must have a job just to fill out an application.

The national unemployment project calls that bad for the economy.

“I’m thinking wait a minute. We’re supposed to be hiring people who are looking for work. If you’re already working you don’t need a job, said Connie Rozier who is unemployed and looking for work.

Some employers admit they believe the unemployed have lost their skills or workers who are currently employed, are better qualified.

Job Seekers Being Told If Youre Unemployed, Dont Apply

jay

Sure this is a stupid requirement, but there is no need for more laws The more laws you make, the more tangled and inefficient things get.. If people change jobs, their old jobs need to be filled, and other companies will certainly understand the futility of bidding against other companies in a labor surplus market when there are plenty of people ready to work.
Jeffrey Deutsch

Hello,

Patrick Manzo’s recent post about employment discrimination is at http://is.gd/a4JLVw – the link provided by Matt Charney seems to have mutated in that it leads right back to this news story.

Meanwhile, according to the 2011 Pepperdine Private Capital Markets Survey (in which I participated) more respondents believe it will take a decade or more for the U.S. general unemployment rate to get back down to 6%, than think it will happen either this year or the next. (My own projection is roughly four or five years.)

Good luck to everyone out there job-hunting!

Jeff Deutsch
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Margaret A-T

The reason you may not be selected for employment is because you cannot construct a comprehendable sentence. Please consider taking a basic english class.
the watcher

I think an employer can do what they want, but they are sending a message about themselves and how you would be treated if your worked for them. I wouldn’t want to work for a company that was this insensitive to what is going on AROUND THE WORLD, not just in their community. I think it’s rude! There are a lot of skilled and qualified people that are unemployed out there. God Bless them and help them.
the watcher

I would like a list of the companies so that I won’t buy anything from them. Shame on all of them.
the watcher

The people of Earth are a community, whether we act like it or not. We can help each other, or work against each other. Companies should focus on hiring skilled workers, not excluding possible talent because work has been hard to find. This situation is a sad testimony of how human beings treat each other with no regard for the synergy of mankind.
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The person who wrote this article should be looking for another job. It is filled with typos. Can someone please fix them?
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