Category: Jobs and Employment
another hurdle we now must worry about comes in a form of descriminatory hiring practices being imposed by employers. now, potential employers are not only looking at your credit scores, social network profiles, criminal past, but they are also using your current employment status against you! if, you are currently unemployed some potential employers are counting it against you!this practice is legal. it is gaining popularity and with so many americans unemployed one must wonder the fairness of such practice.
some career specialist are, in a round about manner suggesting you lie about your employment status! simple put, when asked if you are present employed simple say,"yes, i am self employed.they also suggest you mention academic, or self improvement courses taken during your unemployment and volunteering experiances as well.
is there not a way for them to varify this kind of information?
For example in regards to education, you can't really lie about that since they will ask to see your documents and what not.
Anyone can work nd say so on their resume. Even if it's not an official job with real pay, there is volunteering.
The idea that unemployment can be used against us is certainly disturbing. Not everyone can find a job. That's why they'r elooking.
I'm fortunate to have a job. Even when I wasn't working, I engaged in a sort of internship program. I have a degree, and work experience. While working without pay really sucked at times, it did give me a sense of dignity in the sense that I was doing at lease some type of work. It does fill a gap on your resume. So if you wanna at least have a sense of purpose during your unemployment, it might just be the thing. I've always maintained that in many cases, some work experience is better than none. Especially for us as blind individuals.
As far as unemployment being a cause for discrimination, that really sucks, but unfortunately, it's true. I've never been asked to show proof of my college degree except for AmeriCorps. But I'm sure a lot of employers would require proof of a degree or other education.
Í think being caught lying is a much worse problem for a job applicant, than not being currently employed, especially in this economy. Employers know as well as any that it is hard to find jobs these days. I think creativity and dedication as well as excitement about the job, and you showing that you are genuinely pursuing a career, be it through job, volunteer work, education, coursework or by some other means, is most important.
Als I belive employers can verify all sorts of information, such as academic info, without asking you first, so it is likely enough your academic background may be checked more often than you know (I do not know this for sure either, but I'd expect any potential employer to check my academic background).
Yeah, I would never lie on a resume. I hate lying to begin with. I'd rather just not get the job than to have a big lie on my conscience. I'd love to know if any of my employers checked my academic background. Like the above poster, creativity and motivation are key. So often, people just give up after a certain amount of time. I was out of work for 10 months, and it was really disheartening after awhile. Thank God I have a job now. I think as blind individuals, we need to be even a bit more creative and motivated than our sighted counterparts. We really need to be good roblemsolvers, often in ways employers wouldn't think of.