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Re:Reasons Why Job Seekers Are Not Given Feedback by adamredwoods on Thursday December 19, 2019 @07:24PM (#21840701)
Not asymmetrical, in my opinion. Companies are holding all the cards, otherwise I wouldn't be looking for a job in the first place. I believe that someday there will be too few jobs for all the people on this planet.
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Re:Reasons Why Job Seekers Are Not Given Feedback by HarryHirsch on Thursday December 19, 2019 @09:13PM (#21841218)
someday there will be too few jobs for all the people on this planet

There are too few jobs now. Paul Krugman called it a "savings glut". There are no opportunities to invest the cash you are holding productively, consequently interest rates are low and the best thing you can do is buy back your own stock.

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Re:Reasons Why Job Seekers Are Not Given Feedback by 1123581321 on Friday December 20, 2019 @07:44PM (#21848724)
Investors who sell to a buyback deploy the money elsewhere, including new issues and private investment, which leads to hiring.
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Re:Reasons Why Job Seekers Are Not Given Feedback by JMTQp8lwXL on Friday December 20, 2019 @10:39AM (#21844923)
Not completely true. You're holding some cards too if they're desperately needing a position filled.
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