Unemployable in America, Part 3 -- About those "air head chicky poo" hiring managers...

1. Unemployable in America
PART 3: Air Head Chicky Poos
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When one’s psyche has been wounded, the victim seeks out various methods of healing. These methods run the
gamut, from psychiatric counseling to group therapy to secular activities like prayer. All methods involve plenty of
introspection in an attempt to “make sense of the past,” i.e., “where did I go wrong” and “if only I didn’t do
this/that/other.” In my own attempt to make sense of these past few years, I have chosen writing as my method of
therapy in the hopes of promoting the healing process. Perhaps by sharing my healing stage with the world, others
can learn from my experiences – and possibly avoid ever needing therapy in the first place!
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“You are tech savvy, a blue‐chip experienced software and network support guru plus a veteran sales exec who
has sold over a billion dollars worth of product over the phone. You apply for a job that only requires a high
school degree and “some sales experience preferred.” After learning about the job you realize it’s so easy it will
be like shooting fish in a barrel. Your competition mostly consists of kids who might have a semester or two of
community college at best and were in middle school on 9‐11. You are the highest rated producer in your last two
jobs — with years of high end sales success — in the entire company and most of your competition maybe worked
a year or two at Verizon or AT&T customer service. You ace the phone interview and are given praise, you then
score a 100 on the preemployment test. They call back all smiles and happy faces; it’s clear they want you. You
know and they know they would be lucky to get someone like you. All that stands between you and employment
is merely a formality, a face to face interview to make sure you’re legal to work in the US and a simple criminal
background check.
“But then you walk into the interview and the person conducting it is another 24 year‐old kid…”
Continue reading at http://freethoughtblogs.com/zingularity/2014/08/10/same‐old‐same‐old/

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3. Here is the link to the Buzzfeed article mentioned above: http://www.buzzfeed.com/tabathaleggett/could‐cellular‐
solutions‐be‐britains‐best‐looking‐company#.tsqYG5bgB. And here are the images just in case that site should
become unavailable:

4. Recalling the “hiring managers” I have encountered in applying for jobs these past few years, I see the exact same
pattern as the Buzzfeed lineup. They were always “pretty young girls.” During every interaction I’d have with one of
these twentysomething twits, they would prove themselves true to the stereotype…clueless, inept, unprofessional,
useless. One girl was so inexperienced she didn’t even know she was supposed to shake my hand and say good‐bye
to me after the “interview.” Another kept me waiting for 30 minutes before telling me she couldn’t make our
scheduled telephone interview, and then she could not even be bothered to acknowledge receiving my email with a
file attachment as a follow‐up to said interview. (I use the word “interview” loosely as I question now whether these
jobs were even real, but that’s a post for another day). I was fully prepared to include screenshots of these
twentysomething twits’ StinkedIn profile pictures here, but decided at the last minute to abstain from doing so, as
that might be seen as “crossing the line;” I have already called out their companies in Part 5 of this series.
My big question is what kind of screwed‐up company puts an inexperienced 24‐year‐old kid in charge of their
business???? I certainly did not have the necessary skills to be a “marketing manager” at 24, and I sure as hell would
not put my trust in any company who would bestow the title of “marketing manager” on a 24‐year‐old kid.
Unfortunately, I don’t see this trend reversing. The success of one “genius” kid named Mark Zuckerberg has
rendered worthless anyone over the age of 30 (http://www.newrepublic.com/article/117088/silicons‐valleys‐brutal‐
ageism). So, good luck to all my fellow Gen Xers (and to the remaining Baby Boomers, too) on your next job
interview with the 24‐year‐old “air head chicky poo.” I myself have made a personal vow to NEVER waste my time
with an “air head chicky poo” ever again.

5. From the comments section of an article in the National Journal. Where do we sign up for lessons?
http://www.nationaljournal.com/economy/study‐long‐term‐unemployed‐if‐they‐get‐a‐job‐more‐
likely‐to‐leave‐than‐settle‐into‐labor‐force‐20140320