Well, so much for people thinking they should train as nurses...

[famousringo]

dsgrue3 said:
Companies were willing to invest in training employees prior to the financial collapse, what has changed? Nothing. Still have people graduating college at the same rates with the same degrees. It's the companies themselves that have changed the hiring process.

It isn't just is this person capable. It's is this person worth investing in? Are they able to learn new things rapidly.? Would they fit in with the team? Are they willing to go above and beyond? Will they work for peanuts?

Companies aren't about extending opportunities to anyone they do not feel perfectly matches what they are searching for. Often times the hiring process yields no viable candidates because of the stringent qualifications and outlandish expectations set forth.

I understand the frustration with interviewing these days, it's quite absurd from my experience. I feel rather fortunate to have a position at all.

This is a problem which predates the financial collapse. It gets more acute as more and more high-skill baby boomers retire. I don't think the broader economy has made the situation particularly worse, except in that it's made businesses even more risk-averse than normal and labour generally more available (read: lots of unemployed people out there, surely somebody has the skills we need).