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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jet Shield" data-source="post: 6204641" data-attributes="member: 6750580">Working vs. Unemployed: There are a lot of people who are supposedly looking for work that, in reality, don't have any desire to work. In most places (that I know of), you have to show that you're actively looking for work in order to get public assistance. Also, people who are between jobs and collecting unemployment for more than a few weeks tend to "settle in" to a non-working lifestyle. These people, when they do return to work, often (in my experience) don't give full effort in the first few weeks and are prone to either quit and look for other work or to coast by. Someone who is already working has shown that they both want to work and that they are willing to do the job to the best of their ability. From a hiring perspective it makes sense to get a worker rather than take a chance. There are exceptions to the rule, of course, but you have to remember that it costs the company money (above and beyond that person's paycheck) to hire someone. It's wise to err on the side of caution.Job advertisement: No company is going to advertise a job that isn't actually open at the time. Just because they might expect to fill the position internally, doesn't mean they actually will. They may not find anyone internally that is both qualified for the job and that actually wants it. They may have a few people that would do okay at the job internally, but, by advertising the position, they may find someone outside the company that will do a superior job at that position.Qualifications: It's better (for the company) to hire someone they have to give some training to than to hire someone who is overqualified for the job. Someone who is overqualified will, almost inevitably, view the job as temporary and be looking for work that pays them their perceived value and allows them the full use of their skills. They become frustrated by working a job that is "beneath" them, or they look for wage increases above what the job ordinarily provides. These people can be a good hire if you expect to be able to promote them to a more suitable position quickly, but that is rarely the case.</blockquote>

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