Who's on first. (Since you asked ...).Q I've been reading a lot about how this is an employers' market, how they have the upper hand, and are directing employment. What does that mean for job hunters? It makes me nervous to think that I'll have to sell my soul to keep a job or even get one. The thought of it already makes me defensive when I walk in for interviews. --via the Internet A It is an employers' market, and although that term suggests exploitation of employees, it also means that employers have to be more stringent about hiring. They are charged with getting the right person for the job because they really can't afford to make hiring mistakes (see "The High Cost of Turnover," Powerplay, this issue). "With the dotcom explosion of the early 1990s, companies would take square peg employees and fit them into round holes," explains Dexter Bridgeman, OEO (Optical in Electrical processing Optical out) Refers to network devices that convert photonic transmission signals to electronic signals in order to analyze the traffic content for switching purposes. It then reconverts the signal to light for output. Contrast with OOO. of Diversified Communications Group Inc., a diversity management consultant company in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . "Today the entire cost of integration is greater, so companies want employees with the absolute right fit." But nothing is ever one-sided. Applicants should make sure a potential position is one where they will fit comfortably and be able to make significant contributions. The work environment is going to require it. Job seekers job seeker also job·seek·er n. One who seeks employment. feel pressured to say yes to anything if they think it will result in getting hired. And some may have the temperament temperament, in music, the altering of certain intervals from their acoustically correct values to provide a system of tuning whereby music can move from key to key without unacceptably impure sonorities. and the flexibility to manage a less-than-supportive work environment until the tide changes. But if you're experiencing trepidation trepidation /trep·i·da·tion/ (trep?i-da´shun) 1. tremor. 2. nervous anxiety and fear.trep´idant trep·i·da·tion n. 1. An involuntary trembling or quivering. before you even interview, I would suggest you focus on the jobs or opportunities that fit your expertise and your experience, even if you have to wait a little longer. Otherwise, the stress isn't worth it. Mail your career development questions to: Since You Asked, BLACK ENTERPRISE, 130 Fifth Ave., New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY 10011, or send an e-mail to alleynes@blackenterprise.com. |
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