Follow up on "Older Workers"

This is a follow up to the previous post.

The blog post was still warm when this was brought to my attention:

The job description itself by implication excludes older workers as most college graduates are in their twenties. What if I’m an older worker that’s changing careers? What if I like sales?

There is a not-so subtle implication that only young people should apply for this position, many people will see this and feel that “I’m not just out of college, I probably shouldn’t even apply”.

Based on the implied bias in this posting, how many talented people are they alienating?

Companies deserve everything coming to them:

Here’s a job posting so outlandish that nothing I write can compare to the insanity:

Companies and our society deserve everything coming to us.

Follow up on HR social media engagement:

We thought it would be beneficial to do a follow up on the previous blog on company social media and recruiting and talent acquisition.

The Walt Disney company still has a protected account, and has lost followers. RIP.

General Mills’ Career account likewise shows stagnation.

We wonder if it has anything to do with the apparent outsourcing of all cyber-jobs?

SuperValu continues to lose followers, apparently they still have all the talent they will ever need, and nobody has quit or retired, GOOD FOR YOU!

Best Buy is still hiring jobs like it’s 2012, and losing followers. :(

We have some NEW entries suggested by readers, first up? Job and Career site Monster!

Oh - nothing since 2017. Guess everything is going peachy at Randstad oops I mean Monster.com ;)

I guess the woes of the publishing industry aren’t exaggerated:

Speaking of apparent dead companies walking JC Penney’s poor social media team must have been axed end of 2017.

Poor Target, their recruitment account is doing customer service. Social media Engagement, even if for the wrong purpose is good I guess.

Have other examples for us? Submit them!

Myths About Cybersecurity Careers

A great article by Charles Eaton at ITSP Magazine.

"...there are issues confounding and complicating raising the next generation of technologists. Seven myths about technology careers discourage potential teenage technologists and their parents. So, in my position as leader of a philanthropic organization dedicated to creating on-ramps to tech careers, I consider busting those myths not only a duty, but a pleasure.

Let’s take the seven myths one-by-one in a series of entries in this Experts Corner article, starting with the biggest misconception of them all:"

Go and read the rest of the article.

Job Searches are frustrating enough without...

Job seekers have the deck stacked against them.  Strange requirements from HR/Recruiters, hiring managers that don't communicate with the recruiters/HR, ATS systems that have UI/UX designed by sociopaths, lazy "drift-net" recruiters cluttering up notifications & mailboxes.  Adding insult to injury, requests like this one that feel like "Do my job for me", for free.  Nothing about helping the seeker find a job, just a request to source candidates - on a platform designed for connecting seekers & employers, with no offer of finders fee or compensation.

"You have to apply for the job before I can tell you about the job"

Here's a gem, the recruiter wanted the prospect to fill out a complete job application before they would give any details about the job.