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From: kehoe@reed.UUCP (Dave Kehoe)
Newsgroups: net.jobs
Subject: Why So Few Entry-Level Jobs?
Message-ID: <1493@reed.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 8-May-85 17:58:01 EDT
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Posted: Wed May  8 17:58:01 1985
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Reply-To: kehoe@reed.UUCP (Dave Kehoe)
Organization: Reed College, Portland, Oregon
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I like seeing the recent discussions about jobs
("Hiring non-U.S. citizens") in net.jobs.  I hope
that I don't get too many flames for doing this,
but I'm going to post a discussion question:

Why are so few entry-level job openings advertised
in the newspapers and posted in this newsgroup?

I'm job-hunting for an entry-level technical writing
position.  I've seen only one such position posted
on net.jobs, and I've never seen one advertised in
the Oregonian (Portland's daily newspaper).

I've been told two possible answers:

-- The electronics industry in general, and in Oregon
in particular, has taken a nosedive and there won't
be any entry-level job openings until interest rates
come down and business picks up.

-- Companies get so many resumes from college graduates
that they don't need to advertise entry-level openings.

I suggest replying directly to me, and I'll summarize
the replies, to keep discussions in net.jobs at a
reasonable level.