Interesting results of an isolated, entry-level job hunting experiment.

Oct 19, 2021
2:25:51pm

Tokolosh Truly Addicted User

A worker in Florida applied to 60 entry-level jobs in September and got 1 interview

Joey Holz, whose experiment went viral, told Insider he specifically applied to businesses that were publicly complaining of a worker shortage.

https://news.yahoo.com/worker-florida-applied-60-entry-193423909.html[https://www.yahoo.com/news/worker-florida-applied-60-entry-193423909.html]

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Interesting results of an isolated, entry-level job hunting experiment.

Tokolosh Truly Addicted User

10/19/21 2:25pm

I would want to see his applications.

DJROSS

10/19/21 2:27pm

Yeah, job hunting is a nuanced process. But I'd have expected much more than his results for entry-level.

Tokolosh

10/19/21 2:28pm

This smells of virtue signaling garbage.

DJROSS

10/19/21 2:32pm

You just walk into a store or restaurant and are offered jobs? Huh?

TCuz

10/19/21 2:39pm

If someone walked into my office today and had any experience as a Dental

kotacoug

10/19/21 2:53pm

Yep. When i walk into a restaurant, I'm not just sitting there eating. I often

DJROSS

10/19/21 3:21pm

Oh, can’t say this is the weirdest post I’ve read today, but it’s up there.

TCuz

10/19/21 3:24pm

For some reason this post reminds me of someone-

Zedhead

10/19/21 3:39pm

This is exactly how OU got his lawyer job

SJS

10/19/21 5:07pm

Last week Harmon’s had store managers greeting customers at the door asking if they wanted a job or knew anyone who did

Zedhead

10/19/21 3:12pm

100% - There's not a chance he was being ignored by all of these places unless he was putting something on his resume

Pimpin4Paradise

10/19/21 2:45pm

I am suspicious

Sea Chicken

10/19/21 2:29pm

The answer to this is simple. The guy belongs to a Facebook group that mocks

JAGA97

10/19/21 2:32pm

This

DJROSS

10/19/21 2:33pm

Something up with that… I run a dental office and my brother runs another on

kotacoug

10/19/21 2:35pm

Every fast food joint I see has help wanted signs at way higher wages than

LiveCoug

10/19/21 2:35pm

Fast food, gas station and grocery stores where I live have open interviews; usually on a weekday from 2-4 pm

Conan

10/19/21 2:49pm

Our company won't even call back people who aren't currently employed because in recent months they are the only ones

A worker in Florida applied to 60 entry-level jobs in September and got 1 interview

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