Thursday, October 14, 2010

Recently, I posted to my DrWeible-list mailing list a job posting for Ticketmaster. This job posting was sent to me by Jarred Ford, an MIS alumni. Last year, he sent me an announcement for a similar position.

I asked Jarred Ford who he I hired for the position last year. Here is his reply , which I find his response very surprising, how about you? Many students have suggested to me, they have a hard time finding a job. Is this a problem of timing or effort?

Please respond to this post and give me your ideas.

From: Ford, Jarred Nathaniel [mailto:ford56@live.marshall.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 5:10 PM
To: Weible, Rick
Subject: RE: Job Opportunity

Thanks...much appreciated. It was actually a Purdue grad; I would have loved to hire a fellow Marshall alum but no one applied. So far, I have received only six resumes for these two jobs (none from Marshall students or grads), which have been posted for about two weeks, and only one possible candidate (who is actually an out of state recent grad) among those. I find it very surprising how hard it is to find applicants locally, especially for a permanent position with a global company. At this point, I'm willing to talk to anyone that knows how to turn on a computer.


Thanks!!