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Nearly 2 potential candidates per position, just from a single job fair, excluding applicants who didn't go to the job fair. It's not that bad, is it?

candiodari 10y ago
> some 10,000 people showed up at a job fair for 800 positions Nope it's not that bad, it is in fact between 500 and 600% worse than that.
- LeifCarrotson 10y ago
  Traubenfuchs' point is that of 10,000 people, about 1,500 were able to pass the screening test. This means that Siemens can choose from about 2 'qualified' applicants for each of 800 positions, which isn't too bad for Siemens. But you're correct that for the applicants, no, 12.5:1 is not very good odds for getting a job.
  - candiodari 10y ago
    It just baffles me that in a city with supposedly lower-than-ever-before and decent for the country unemployment you'd get a turnout like this. (source: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.t01.htm https://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.t01.htm Charlotte metropolitan area: 4.5% unemployment, pretty good non-coastal city)
    - ryandrake 10y ago
      1. Unemployment nubmers do not adequately count the number of people unemployed. 2. The people who show up are not necessarily unemployed.
      - candiodari 10y ago
        Well, sure. But the Fed keeps talking that unemployment is now low enough that it's driving up wages, and uh ... not in this case at least.
    - azemetre 10y ago
      While percentages are low, you have to remember that 4.5% out of 2.5 million people is over 100K people without jobs. While the number of unemployment is exceptional for a metro area there is still a human element for those that are "behind." If there is an acceptable level of unemployment higher than zero percent, we have to take care of those who are unable to work otherwise you start a race to the bottom in work rights and labor laws.

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Nearly 2 potential candidates per position, just from a single job fair, excluding applicants who didn't go to the job fair. It's not that bad, is it?

by Traubenfuchs 10y ago

candiodari 10y ago
> some 10,000 people showed up at a job fair for 800 positions Nope it's not that bad, it is in fact between 500 and 600% worse than that.
- LeifCarrotson 10y ago
  Traubenfuchs' point is that of 10,000 people, about 1,500 were able to pass the screening test. This means that Siemens can choose from about 2 'qualified' applicants for each of 800 positions, which isn't too bad for Siemens. But you're correct that for the applicants, no, 12.5:1 is not very good odds for getting a job.
  - candiodari 10y ago
    It just baffles me that in a city with supposedly lower-than-ever-before and decent for the country unemployment you'd get a turnout like this. (source: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.t01.htm https://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.t01.htm Charlotte metropolitan area: 4.5% unemployment, pretty good non-coastal city)
    - ryandrake 10y ago
      1. Unemployment nubmers do not adequately count the number of people unemployed. 2. The people who show up are not necessarily unemployed.
      - candiodari 10y ago
        Well, sure. But the Fed keeps talking that unemployment is now low enough that it's driving up wages, and uh ... not in this case at least.
    - azemetre 10y ago
      While percentages are low, you have to remember that 4.5% out of 2.5 million people is over 100K people without jobs. While the number of unemployment is exceptional for a metro area there is still a human element for those that are "behind." If there is an acceptable level of unemployment higher than zero percent, we have to take care of those who are unable to work otherwise you start a race to the bottom in work rights and labor laws.