Work In KC Area?

[Aaron]

First off.  I track job opportunities in the area for my students and I
would say about 30% of the ones posted have NO applicants.  Zero.  We have
employers calling us asking what's wrong with the position.  The problem is
that everyone thinks that everyone else is applying so they don't bother.

The second thing is that I have found alot of qualified people who say they
can't find jobs just don't have the job seeking skills necessary.  This is
not a slam on anyone on the list.  In my department (Computer Technology) we
have a 98% placement rate.  Every student who wants a job gets one.  These
are people with 0 experience.  Just a 2 year degree.  Yes, some of the jobs
are Best Buy tech support but I also have students who are WAN engineers at
DST, IT managers for Sertoma or WAN engineers for Shook Hardy and Bacon.
It's all about your attitude.

Third.  I still, in this economy, get two or three offers a month to leave
my current position for same or better benefits and pay.  The jobs are out
there.

Aaron

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "lowell" <lowell at kc.rr.com>
To: "Paul Taylor" <paul at kcnetcare.com>
Cc: "Steven Elling" <ellings at kcnet.com>; <kclug at kclug.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 12:59 PM
Subject: RE: Work In KC Area?

> Great! Kick him while he's down! Wonder why he might have a negative
> attitude...
>
> On Sat, 2 Aug 2003, Paul Taylor wrote:
>
> > Steve,
> > You are so negative, no wonder you're unemployed and stop giving
negative
> > advice. Just because YOU can't get hired doesn't mean Sprint isn't
hiring.
> >
> > Example, our Director posted 3 jobs two weeks ago and has been
interviewing,
> > and they're hiring three people.
> >
> > I look internally for jobs and there are at least 100 open in KC Metro
area,
> > and a lot are REPOSTS (meaning they've been floating them for awhile).
> >
> > I know some managers float a position and don't fill them so they can
cut
> > those from the list when layoffs occur but that's a small minority.
> >
> > The whole point of the issue is, Sprint does hire sometimes and some
people
> > get jobs. Is it worth posting your resume?
> >
> > Maybe you're concerned with someone on the list having better skills
> > competing with you?
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net
> > [mailto:owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net]On Behalf Of Steven Elling
> > Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 1:37 AM
> > To: kclug at kclug.org
> > Subject: Re: Work In KC Area?
> >
> >
> > On Friday 01 August 2003 22:51, Paul Taylor wrote:
> > > http://www.sprint.com/hr
> > >
> > > Sprint is always hiring (and sometimes laying off).
> >
> > Don't waste your time.  I was trying to get back on with Sprint since I
was
> > laid-off by them with no success.  And, I even have contacts on the
inside
> > that have put in a good word for me.  One of which is my old manager.
> >
> > The problem is that managers are needing to fiil positions but HR is
putting
> > a hold on almost all of them.  Even the positions that have been posted.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> -- 
> "A PBS mind in an MTV world."
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