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"others more qualified" is more re-assuring than 'there was something wrong' or 'we don't like you' so i'd take that boilerplate response over silence/nothing.

pekk 13y ago
And you would take that boilerplate response even if there actually was something wrong or they didn't like you. So there is every reason for them to put it on essentially every application which didn't involve felonies
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- hayksaakian 13y ago
  Sure, but in that case they would be blatantly dishonest as opposed to lying by omission.
  - pekk 13y ago
    That's just how it is, if someone wants to discard your application they will usually say you were underqualified or someone else was more qualified regardless of the actual reason
- trentmb 13y ago
  Sorry to pick on you here: but why is being a felon considered a negative, as opposed to being convicted of something that isn't a felony? Does the IRS tax your business differently if you employ a felon? I mean, I get it: someone did something shitty at one point and got caught and convicted. In an absolute sense they're 'less reliable' than someone that hasn't been convicted. I only ask because I've worked some blue jobs with ex-cons and felons (some of which were exceptionally bright) who were stuck where they were because of some dumb choice they made 10, 15, 20 years ago.
  - icelancer 13y ago
    > Does the IRS tax your business differently if you employ a felon? Actually, yes. The IRS often gives you breaks if you employ ex-convicts. http://smallbusiness.chron.com/tax-breaks-employers-hire-felons-14421.html http://smallbusiness.chron.com/tax-breaks-employers-hire-fel... I have done this before and applied for the tax credit. The employee passed all his screens wonderfully and his ex-conviction history did not faze me at all.
  - pekk 13y ago
    I have no problem with felons, but they aren't exactly a protected class for employment purposes.

pekk 13y ago

And you would take that boilerplate response even if there actually was something wrong or they didn't like you. So there is every reason for them to put it on essentially every application which didn't involve felonies

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hayksaakian 13y ago
Sure, but in that case they would be blatantly dishonest as opposed to lying by omission.
- pekk 13y ago
  That's just how it is, if someone wants to discard your application they will usually say you were underqualified or someone else was more qualified regardless of the actual reason
trentmb 13y ago
Sorry to pick on you here: but why is being a felon considered a negative, as opposed to being convicted of something that isn't a felony? Does the IRS tax your business differently if you employ a felon? I mean, I get it: someone did something shitty at one point and got caught and convicted. In an absolute sense they're 'less reliable' than someone that hasn't been convicted. I only ask because I've worked some blue jobs with ex-cons and felons (some of which were exceptionally bright) who were stuck where they were because of some dumb choice they made 10, 15, 20 years ago.
- icelancer 13y ago
  > Does the IRS tax your business differently if you employ a felon? Actually, yes. The IRS often gives you breaks if you employ ex-convicts. http://smallbusiness.chron.com/tax-breaks-employers-hire-felons-14421.html http://smallbusiness.chron.com/tax-breaks-employers-hire-fel... I have done this before and applied for the tax credit. The employee passed all his screens wonderfully and his ex-conviction history did not faze me at all.
- pekk 13y ago
  I have no problem with felons, but they aren't exactly a protected class for employment purposes.