There has been an awful lot of talk recently about the changing landscape in the employment market.  Unemployment rates are rising, there is a financial crisis and most people are confused about where markets are headed.  As a result, a lot of strange people are coming out of the woodwork with some really crazy ideas.  And, unfortunately, some of the mainstream press is perpetuating these crazy ideas.

Just yesterday I read the feature article in a major business publication titled, “The Hiring Game, New Times, New Rules.”  (The fact that they use “game” in the title should be your first clue that they don’t get it.)  The article outlined that, due to the current economic conditions, the power in the has shifted from candidates to the hiring managers.  Idiots!!!

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