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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have the same issue as OP. 99% of the resumes I get are junk and completely unrelated to my field. The big problem is that my field doesn't have a college major associated with it and it's more skill based. There's a burnout factor at my job and a lot of the hires will never gain the skills needed. Pay is great. Our job is more research and critically analyzing. I've hired so many people who were extremely slow readers, unable to critically analyze things, poor writers, or just very slow workers (none of those things can be trained). I have asked for writing samples, but those can be fudged. I ask detailed questions in interviews to see how well people can think on their feet, but that weeds out people like me. I'm shy and bad at interviewing. I can think and write very quickly, but I cannot often say it out loud. The best thing I can do is hire persons who have done this job before and are looking for a promotion.

Skills can be learned on the job- yes but not at the salary I'm hiring at. Those people need a lot lower salary. [/quote]

This job sounds awesome. Would you hire a litigator? That's basically the skillet. Would you hire me? I'm a litigator![/quote]

I had the same reaction - "oh, those are my skills!" - but then I remembered that "high burnout" is code for "pay isn't actually that great, when you factor in the time and stress." If the job had adequate staffing, pay, and vacation, people wouldn't routinely burn out. [/quote]

Pp here. So funny! The best candidates are usually lawyers. I’ve hired some great MBAs too and even some English majors who were great. The burnout is usually because people can’t read fast enough or think critically. It’s just not something I can test for. Pay is 140-165k and benefits are great. I don’t lack for candidates and the employees who get it stay forever. It’s the new employees who turn over a lot because they aren’t doing well. You know who is terrible at this job? Criminal justice majors (there are so many who apply!) or human resource types of degrees. [/quote]

I was thinking your job sounds interesting and might be a good fit for me (I'm a multi degree engineer who has worked mostly in development and strategy).  Then I saw the salary.  The person who wrote "pay isn't actually that great" nailed it.  That's really low.[/quote]

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