How do I make 48 pt font so I can start this thread with the word "Sigh"?
We put up 4 want ads to hire some just-above-entry level people for what is basically a writing position that requires some minor critical thinking and decision making skills. $20/hr and you can put on your resume that you worked for one of the largest securities consulting firms in America.
We got 172 resumes.
Of those, we found 16 people that were worth talking to and one hot blonde 20 year old from the local U that has no skills but makes sitting through these interviews a bit easier.
We emailed the 17 people and asked them simple follow up questions to set up interviews.
Six of them responded.
Of the 6, one of them failed the simple (and holy shit, do I mean simple) task we gave them to prove they knew how to build tables in Word. One of them showed up today for the interview in jeans and Doc Martens.
Two more interviews on Monday, one on Tuesday, and the sixth guy still hasn't responded with a time to meet (fail).
I can say without question or hesitation that the reason the country is unemployed has nothing to do with employers or the economy. It has to do with the fact that 11% of America is, in fact, totally unemployable. For any job.
I weep for the future.