"Some aspiring individual will collect the names of all those who ghost and offer it as a service for sale to employers."

Great, I hope my name gets on the list. Those are the kinds of employers I would never want to work for.

No, not that.

Employers who think a good way to build the workforce involves buying lists of blacklisted employees.

Hiring people who won't come to work does not exactly build the workforce either.
#7 | POSTED BY REDIAL

Actually, those are the people you don't want coming to work, so it's pretty much a wash.

It's the people you shouldn't have hired, who keep coming to work, where the problems start.

Like a manager who can't formulate their own opinion but trusts what's on some blacklist.

"If you blow off a job interview with no notice you waste the time of someone who is waiting to do the interview. They don't know if you are late, got the time wrong, are lost, or dead."

That happened to me, except it was the employer who didn't know who I was, because the person who set up the interview left the company before the interview actually took place.

So, how much of that should I take to heart about that company? Fair to assume they're always that clueless?

#14 As it turns out, that company has significantly outperformed the Nasdaq in the 20 or so years since. Not trying to play gotcha just pointing out the situation is highly asymmetric. Employees are scrutinized in ways managers and companies just aren't. Where do I buy the list of which departments have really ------ managers you just don't want to work for? I don't. I don't figure that out until I'm already on the job, and then it's only hearsay.

It was Adobe. In the interview, in a room which had a spectacular view of the waterfront, I learned they have counselors ON-SITE for the number of Adobe employees with offices on that side of the building who get to witness the people who jump off the Aurora Bridge.

I didn't ask if that's what happened to the hiring manager who set up the interview. My mistake.

I have looked for jobs more than anyone here.

The best thing you can do, aside from random stuff like knowing someone on the inside, is pay a professional several hundred dollars to do your resume. That's how I spent one of those COVID stimulus checks.

But the time before that, after I hired a pro, I went from maybe 20 applications and one callback, to three applications and two callbacks.

Just like anything, you should hire a professional to do things outside your realm of expertise.

"where have all the good jobs gone."

To robots.

Just thing outside the box here:

Have employers tried offering higher wages?

"It's the persona of a weak leftist that turns hiring authorities off."

Hahaha.

Okay.

Maybe in Kansas that's a thing.

Maybe if you choose to live in a culture where you have to be Republicans to feel relevant that's a thing.

"#5 You probably have a 80% better chance of getting interviewed/hired if you know someone with the company that can forward your resume to the hiring manager."

Of course, but that's not an option for everybody.

Whereas having a professional write your resume is an option for everybody.

"They are looking for someone that is reliable and will not cause workplace drama."

Someone who talks about Alpha Males is someone who causes workplace drama.

Imagine if an Alpha Male had a Female for a boss or better yet a direct report. The Alpha Male would quickly create drama. And probably a sexual harassment lawsuit in the case of a female employee.