I have a $100k job posted that I got 10 resumes for. I had to keep it open for 3 months to get 10 resumes. Another $75k job was posted by my org, got 3 resumes. I’ve been hiring people for 15+ years and I normally get 20-50 applicants for jobs at various levels (very specialized field). Something is wrong.
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Maybe a whole lot of people did the math, possibly because COVID changed people's habits.
If you have small children, it makes no sense, including financial sense, to put them in childcare, even after school childcare.
It makes more sense to take a part-time job that pays well than to take a full-time job that pays well, because, after a certain amount, almost half the income goes to income and employee/employer payroll taxes. This happens at the point when the federal income tax goes from 12 to 22 percent.
"Career tracks" make no sense at all.
Add this up, and there would be far less people applying for jobs.
Just saw an article the other day stating that for the first time in history a majority of working class Americans are working 2 or more part time jobs, favoring more flexibility in schedules over a traditional 9-5. Makes sense if the majority working class age is now millennials. With the rising cost of well, everything, having flexibility in childcare is really hard for people.
On a separate note it seems that many people retired early during Covid and there just aren’t adequately skilled/specialized folks to replace them.
A decade ago, aging men in the water and sewage system departments wondered who were going to replace them, as their work had been deemed "demeaning", so no one wished to get into their field.
A field where it would be quite easy to make bank, with benefits and more.
They had a shortage then, and I can only imagine the shortage many of these field have now.
College graduates think they are "too good" for the job, and those that would don't seem to be specializing in any skills that would help them take over.
It's only going to get worse until we start teaching our children (and adults) to take pride in all jobs, and that infrastructure work is not demeaning.
We have to replace the "you won't get a worthwhile job unless you have a college degree" mindset
Honestly, I said work skills, but basic things like good work ethic and pride in your work are lost on the younger generations.
There are many jobs and opportunities that take apprenticeships, or will train you for the job.
There are many of the younger generation who still won't take them, because they look down on anything they might deem "demeaning", even if it's a 6 figure job in the end.
So many young people want a fun, exciting job, where they aren't going to get bored, so they take whatever job they can for the time being, hate it, barely work, and then quit.
The few that do show any type of initiative, get grabbed by whoever they can, and it's always not the best (My brother is an amazingly hard worker, and extremely smart. He became a manager at Walmart at 19 because of his work ethic, and he's been there since. He would flourish at another job, but he's stable and makes good money at walmart, so he stays)
Everyone is working part time jobs because they're aren't any full time jobs anymore. They all got shipped over seas.