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I think it depends on your skills. We had a total of 5 applicants for our recent posting for an electrical engineer. Two would only work remotely, one is clearly going to leave in about 3-4 years, one is pushing retirement age, not that there's anything wrong with that of course. I'm awaiting an interview with no. 5....
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I think it depends on your skills. We had a total of 5 applicants for our recent posting for an electrical engineer. Two would only work remotely, one is clearly going to leave in about 3-4 years, one is pushing retirement age, not that there's anything wrong with that of course. I'm awaiting an interview with no. 5....
@Doctor-Phibes said in Ghost Postings:
... one is clearly going to leave in about 3-4 years, one is pushing retirement age,
Nothing wrong with those two. If an employer really wants an employee to stick around for a long time, sign a long term employment contract, don't hide behind the "at will" language.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in Ghost Postings:
... one is clearly going to leave in about 3-4 years, one is pushing retirement age,
Nothing wrong with those two. If an employer really wants an employee to stick around for a long time, sign a long term employment contract, don't hide behind the "at will" language.
@Axtremus said in Ghost Postings:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Ghost Postings:
... one is clearly going to leave in about 3-4 years, one is pushing retirement age,
Nothing wrong with those two. If an employer really wants an employee to stick around for a long time, sign a long term employment contract, don't hide behind the "at will" language.
It takes 3-5 years to learn how to do this job. Freedom is good, but common sense is needed when hiring.
I was only joking
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If the older guy will give you 6-8 years, I'd hire him.
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@Axtremus said in Ghost Postings:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Ghost Postings:
... one is clearly going to leave in about 3-4 years, one is pushing retirement age,
Nothing wrong with those two. If an employer really wants an employee to stick around for a long time, sign a long term employment contract, don't hide behind the "at will" language.
It takes 3-5 years to learn how to do this job. Freedom is good, but common sense is needed when hiring.
@Doctor-Phibes said in Ghost Postings:
It takes 3-5 years to learn how to do this job.
3+ years employment contract, then.
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@Jolly said in Ghost Postings:
If the older guy will give you 6-8 years, I'd hire him.
The other problem we have is over 3/4 of the engineering staff are over 55, and about 1/2 are 60 or over, so there's a more difficult issue to solve. We may hire him anyway - there's a lot of skills people in their 50's have that folk in their 20's and 30's don't even seem to realise are actual skills.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in Ghost Postings:
It takes 3-5 years to learn how to do this job.
3+ years employment contract, then.
@Axtremus said in Ghost Postings:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Ghost Postings:
It takes 3-5 years to learn how to do this job.
3+ years employment contract, then.
That doesn't actually solve the problem. The last thing I want is somebody working in my team who doesn't want to be there. We need people who are going to stay for 20 years.
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@Axtremus said in Ghost Postings:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Ghost Postings:
It takes 3-5 years to learn how to do this job.
3+ years employment contract, then.
That doesn't actually solve the problem. The last thing I want is somebody working in my team who doesn't want to be there. We need people who are going to stay for 20 years.
@Doctor-Phibes said in Ghost Postings:
The last thing I want is somebody working in my team who doesn't want to be there.
Was there ever a time even you didn‘t want to be there?
We need people who are going to stay for 20 years.
20+ year employment contract, then.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in Ghost Postings:
The last thing I want is somebody working in my team who doesn't want to be there.
Was there ever a time even you didn‘t want to be there?
We need people who are going to stay for 20 years.
20+ year employment contract, then.
@Axtremus said in Ghost Postings:
Was there ever a time even you didn‘t want to be there?
Generally between 6am and about 3.30pm.
