Comment Re:Well, they're a good indicator of intelligence (Score 1) 672
then again, its a horrible time for job seekers right now. they have us by the shorties, as there is NO bargaining and NO unions to help us keep the big co's in check and in their place.
Or maybe there is never a bad time to blame it on the economy(or anyone else except yourself).
Actually, there is plenty of place for bargaining. I survived 2 major economic crisis's and I never had problem finding a job. The only variable was the amount of money I would get paid. Last time, a few months ago, I applied at 25 jobs and I've got 24 responses with job interviews schedules, resulting in 5 concrete final job offers. On a total of 2 weeks duration the whole ordeal.
I fkin negotiated to the last penny with the bastards, to a such insane level that my initial skip manager hated me for that(good thing shes gone from the company now, hehe).
You know something, if you are good at what you're doing, its YOU that have THEM by the balls. But be sure to scale your expectations to your real market value, not on some fairy tale place you would like to have fun and get paid.