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Just had the shortest interview I have ever had. The company scheduled a screening call which ended up on Teams. The role required industry experience, background in communications areas, and was focused on training front line service staff. The role showed a wide mix of areas you would focus on, 25% business travel, and looked like a good fit all around. After asking what I knew about their company and telling me about their day 1 eligible benefits, the recruiter informed me they were "back-filling" an opening, narrowed the focus to one area, and were offering $20 / hr. It felt like a bait-and-switch to me since this is a corporate role and no longer matched their job description. In a few weeks they will have to list the salary in the job description here in Minnesota so maybe that will help avoid these issues? It felt the perfect job but a company who did not value it. The search continues. #jobsearch #opentowork
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You could take the job and once in the company network with other departments for a better job. I do not see any downside except that 20 buck lowball offer. A company is made up of bosses. Find the good one.
That sounds frustrating, like a letdown after building up hope. Hopefully, the salary transparency changes help future seekers avoid this. What's next on your job hunt?
As a resume writer, I've seen many clients fall victim to bait-and-switch tactics. It's frustrating when a job seems perfect, only to have the rug pulled out from under you. Kudos to Minnesota for implementing salary transparency laws - it's a step in the right direction towards fairness and clarity in hiring practices.
Why would any professional with a degree or certifications work for 20.00 p.h. ? Adjust for inflation and the minimum should be 36.00. If you have many years of experience even more! I would even work for that ! My personal risk is too high to work cheap !
Friends, it this simple; it is not what you know, but who you know. If you do not have a contact within the company, a referral from someone who is good friend of the company or someone that worked with the company, the chance you will get the position is slim to none. Just think, there may be one open position with 500 applicants, who gets the job? Not you. What color is your parachute is a good book that can explain in more detail. Call your contacts, ask for references within the company, call your professors or your school teachers. Get the referral. Your chances switch from not good to great!! Don’t waste your time on job boards or internet postings. Make calls and get a reference.
The upside is they pulled the bait-and-switch during the interview and not after hiring and onboarding. You dodged a bullet.
When my family was trying to sell our house 60 years ago and getting disillusioned, my Mom reminded us we only needed one buyer. The same is true of a job search. Unless you're desperate, keep your head up and keep looking. There will be people out there who will undervalue you; not a good look for a prospective employer. Find one who doesn't. Best wishes.
An all too common move by a company to get a person in the door instead of being honest and up-front about the position. These are the type of companies that exploit their employees. Then they question why turnovers are high.
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6dIn a few Weeks, you get $30 in California, if you work in a Hotel. 😁