tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7293704281197764851.post6260573872187326181..comments2023-05-10T01:00:49.083-07:00Comments on One Connection Away: Not having a job may disqualify you..Kelly Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03665769235303978769noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7293704281197764851.post-45522640852935814992010-06-24T07:26:52.427-07:002010-06-24T07:26:52.427-07:00Unfortunately, this topic is starting to be talked...Unfortunately, this topic is starting to be talked about quite a bit. While I'd like to think it's unthinkable, the fact that it's bubbled up to the surface probably means that it's true. (Similar analogy: when I see an 'unbelieveable' rumor posted on the cover of a tabloid magazine at the grocery check out line, I laugh it off. But if I see it on 4 out of 5 covers, chances are...) <br />Someone on our panel from the other night (I won't say whom) mentioned that their boss asked that only employed candidates be considered for a recent opening. And the following article was just posted last week on Yahoo Finance/CNN Money.com <br />http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Outofwork-job-applicants-told-cnnm-3498252371.html?x=0<br />Neither case are a good indication that the 'rumor' is false. All this points to the old adage that "it's easier to find a job when you have one."Kelly Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665769235303978769noreply@blogger.com