LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP AT THAT NEXT JOB OFFER As a third party recruiter, many of my affiliate recruiters and I have noticed a disturbing trend lately. Companies give us job orders for very specific positions, very specific degrees (even when they are really not needed), and very specific skill set requirements. We find candidates that match the job requirements and meet the stated pay range (usually on the high end because the ranges are low compared to the rest of the industry). The company then interviews the candidate and seems to like him or her but then states that they lost an order, did not get an order they were expecting, or suddenly found someone internally. Initially I could not figure out what is happening but after thinking about it at great length, and talking to other third party recruiters, it has become apparent to me that manufacturing companies are bottom fishing again. They are trying to find the exceptional candidate with outstanding credentials and experience at a very low price.
I am writing this article not to complain about how badly recruiters are being treated by Human Resource Departments at manufacturing companies (although it is tempting) but to warn potential job seekers to look before you leap at that next job opportunity. Companies have laid people off, and heaped more work on the remaining employees (do we bother calling them associates anymore?) to the point everyone feels like they are being taken advantage of and probably are overloaded but don't believe just jumping to another company is going to correct that injustice. Many of the manufacturing companies who are "looking" for candidates are second or third tier companies who are trying to take advantage of some top tier people's anger or frustration to get them to make a irrational decision. If you are looking for a new job, be sure to make a list of the top ten things you are looking for in a new job, consider the top five non-negotiable and the remaining five negotiable and use the list so your emotions do not lead you to make a job change decision you will regret.
United States' companies are fighting for their corporate lives right now and they will do whatever it takes to stay in business against the Pacific Rim countries who are allowed to play under different rules. Until the US government takes steps to level the playing field (which in spite of record balance of trade deficits the government is wont to do), companies in the United States will continue to increase the pressure on employees. Just do your best not to jump out of the frying pan and into the fire.
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