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From: joseph@orstcs.UUCP (joseph)
Newsgroups: net.jobs
Subject: Re: How Important Are Beards ?
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Date: Sun, 23-Feb-86 05:48:00 EST
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Posted: Sun Feb 23 05:48:00 1986
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Nf-From: orstcs!joseph    Feb 23 02:48:00 1986


The problem is that many people have been unemployed for so long, that
they have ceased to be a statistic. The unemployment stats that the
government refers to are produce from state employment offices, and are
based on numbers of people receiving unemployment benefits. These benefits
are finite, and the true level of unemployment includes large numbers of
people who fit the first described category. (and this is called economic
recovery!) Currently, computer professionals applying for jobs are submitting
1 of 30, 50, and over 100 other resumes. Employers are beginning to view
human resources as a commodity. They no longer perceive the need to maintain
a good reputation to potential emplpoyees by sending notification of the
status of job applications and inquiries. (Some responsible employers
notwithstanding) For a computer professional to land a job in today's
market, requires persistence. And, I wouldn't even consider working for
an employer who had so little concern for my own person as to require that
I be beardless. I think Shakespeare put it best: (from Much Ado About Nothing)

"He who hath a beard is more than a boy,
 And he who hath none, is less than a man."

               -Joseph Albert           {...hplabs!hp-pcd!orstcs!joseph}