June 7th, 2010
Corporate Social Irresponsibility
No unemployed need apply!
Laura Bassett of the Huffington Post caught wind of a disturbing new American business trend. (How many more ways can U.S. businesses stick it to the people?) The people who are unemployed as the result of corporate decisions are now deemed UNACCEPTABLE and UNWANTED by hiring companies. A recruiting firm disingenuously self-named “The People Place” has announced its policy that “NO UNEMPLOYED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONSIDERED AT ALL REGARDLESS OF THE REASONS.” Why? They prefer to poach candidates from the ranks of the happily employed somewhere else.
From its own website, the poorly named, The People Place’s “methodology for sourcing quality talent adheres to rigorous assessments and screenings for all candidates that we present to our clients. This insures that we are not only presenting individuals with qualified resumes, but also profiles that are a match both personally and professionally for the job requirement and the client organization.”
Some unnamed HR troll told Bassett at Huff Post “It’s our preference that they currently be employed. We typically go after people that are happy where they are and then tell them about the opportunities here. We do get a lot of applications blindly from people who are currently unemployed — with the economy being what it is, we’ve had a lot of people contact us that don’t have the skill sets we want … “
Other companies like Sony Ericsson and unnamed ones that post on Craigslist use phrase ad lines suggesting that the unemployed need not apply.
Wow. They throw you out in the street then shut the door to re-enter their closed world. Are these companies shameless or what?
Before I comment further, I want hear from visitors to this site about this alarming new tactic. What is your reaction?
Tags: Laura Bassett, People Place, unemployed
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wow. I would think that is illegal
this sounds illegal, unfair hiring practice?!
It’s not illegal to discriminate against someone based on their employment status.
Some people make the argument that the unemployed are desperate for any job so they will accept the first job available regardless of its a fit or not and then they wind up quitting when the job they REALLY want becomes available, leaving them holding the bag to find another person. Or, they argue, if you are such a good worker you wouldn’t be unemployed. However, I think the latter argument is bogus, there are lots of reasons someone capable might be unemployed.
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We must (1) publicly shame the companies that show preference for the employed, (2) promote legislation to ban this practice, and (3) require EEOC reporting of this dimension by employers.
WELL, if they cannot learn to be fair employers, then perhaps they can learn how to die!