Just like the Federal government to go screwing up a perfectly well-functioning system. The nut graphs:
According to this definition, an applicant must “express interest” in the job, whether by sending in a resume, applying on the company’s site, or whatever other means the company requests, says Gerry Crispin, founder and principal of CareerXRoads and a long-time Internet job hunting expert.
That “expression of interest” must show that he or she has all the qualifications for the job listed in the company’s job description (not just some or most of them) — and those qualifications must be specific and measurable.
This is so incredibly typical of regulators, they obviously didn’t give any thought, at all, to what the real world consequences of such a decision would be. I’ll leave aside my libertarian rantings about the state encouraging “diversity” at all for the time being, and just talk about the practical considerations for entry-level folks.
No one, not a single person, has exactly 100% of the qualifications for any given entry-level job. I had about 90% of the things listed in the job description for the job I have now, and I picked up the rest fairly easily once I’d already gotten it. Wasn’t anything hard to learn, and I’m no worse off for it. It seems these new guidelines would’ve prevented my employer for even considering me for the position that I currently hold and, at least accoding to my bosses, am quite good at.
Considering that almost every employer out there requires on-line applications these days, there’s going to be a lot more lying by college students just to get in the door. That’s the sad truth of it, resume submission is going to go from spin to outright lies just to get interviews. Thanks government!
