I was doing my job search this morning and was on a well known employment web site. I was at the bottom of the page and was about to click on “next page” when I noticed an odd question. It read:
Are you satisfied with the jobs on this page?
I was flabbergasted to see such a thing. I mean, is it the employment web site’s fault if there just aren’t any jobs that match my skills, experience and interest? It’s nice to be asked one’s opinion, but again, what can the web site do about it any more than I can when there just aren’t jobs available?
After I sat there staring at the question for at least a few minutes, I clicked on “No” just to see what would happen next.
I received the following in response:
>>Thanks for your feedback.
I’m really confused as to what this web site was trying to achieve by asking this question and then providing no follow-up based on the reply received. If anything, it’s representative of my entire job search the last 2 1/2 years. I see a job that I’m interested in and the job posting is really asking the “question”, “Are you qualified?”. I “answer” their “question” by applying for the position via my resume, cover letter and online application (where applicable) and then, if I’m lucky, and usually I’m not, I get a thank you and that’s the end of it.
This employment web site might not be big on follow-through, but at least they’re courteous. A fundamental behavior missing from searching for a job.