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Employer Quotes
The quotes below are from employers in this industry: Transportation
They are talking about this topic: Workforce Trends & Challenges
The quotes below are about this issue:
Employers describe various hiring practices, including higher scrutiny of applicants during the interview process. Employers also express a willingness to promote and sponsor the education of promising new employees.
| "When we get a new employee coming in, we will usually look at their Facebook page, or this page, or that page. These kids, the stuff they have on it, it's like, 'what were you thinking? You know and we're trying to hire you.' And they don't understand that yet." | Metro |
| "I think incoming employees are receiving a higher level of scrutiny than they ever have, to your point about social media, but also motor vehicle driving records, drug screening, those types of things. I think when people are younger and going through their education, that's the last thing on their mind, but it does have a big impact on their hireability and future employment opportunities. Like I said, motor vehicle driving record is a big thing in this industry." | Metro |
| "Now, you can find out before you hire them, and that's changed the dynamic you're talking about. I've been in interviews [in the past]. 'You don't do drugs do you? Great. You start Monday.' Now, it's 'Well, wait a minute, you got your check sheet, I got to remember to do Facebook and then, if you pass all that, then maybe I'll offer you a job depending on the other candidates.' Again, it has different ramifications than ever before because as much as all that information is available to you as a consumer and as an employee, it's available to us too. So we're going to use what's available." | Metro |
| "My wife always gives the example of when you hire a guy, the first thing you ask him, is 'Do you plow your driveway or do you drive over the snow?' Of course, we met a few that always drove over the ground, never plowed their driveway. They turned out to be not very good employees." | Metro |