U.S.Laws May Make Online Job Hunting Harder

j00bar writes "CNN/Fortune is reporting that applying for a job online is going to get harder. 'New federal guidelines meant to standardize how employers track data on the diversity of their job-applicant pool are taking effect starting today for jobs at federal contractors -- and similar rules will kick in later this year at U.S. companies with more than 50 employees. And resumes and search approaches that worked perfectly well before may no longer do the trick.'"

um..

[Ryz0r]

an applicant must "express interest" in the job

Surely you wouldnt work in a place you have no interest in!

Re:It only applies to FEDERAL JOBS

[CFTM]

We should rename this place "The land of chicken little" because the sky is always falling here...

Re:Might be difficult....

[Kawolski]

You don't meet our qualifications? [ridiculous...stings.com]

Required skills are:

Linux Operating Systems (RedHat, CentOS)
Linux Run Levels and Services Configuration (both xinetd and individual services)
Server/System Troubleshooting Skills
BASH scripting
Basic PERL
IPTables and Firewall Technologies
Load-Balancer Technologies
Intel Architecture Hardware Troubleshooting
Windows Server Administration
MSSQL, MySQL, and Sybase Administration
SSH Protocol Key Authentication
PHP Scripting
Apache Configuration
Mail Technologies (qmail, milters, spamassassin, clamav)
Tomcat Configuration
The importance of documentation and repeatable process.
Long-term architectural planning.
3 to 5 years of experience required

Job is located in downtown Portland
Job location is Portland, OR

Compensation: $15/hr

Re:Ok, I'm lost.

[i.r.id10t]

Yeah, but all those black lesbian disabled 'Nam vets have to work somewhere....

Re:Ok, I'm lost.

[gronofer]

I still don't see how a bit of bureaucracy is going to freeze out "straight, white, christian males". These are the sort of people who thrive on bureaucracy.

Re:Might be difficult....

[PTS Tech]

Yep. Remember one ad I saw last year, seeking someone with 5 years of Server 2003 experience. Sorry, but only the guys that WROTE it saw that much of it, and I think they were making a wee bit more than 28K per annum. I wish I had kept a copy of that for posting...

Friend Computer!

[Anonymous Coward]

Good Morning Citizen!

Friend Computer has randomly chosen you! Yes, YOU CITIZEN! out of all the applicants for reactor-core cleaning duty!

Re:No end to the red tape, as usual

[rajafarian]

Kind of makes you wonder why anyone bothers to vote for the GOP anymore.

Remember, it's not who votes that counts, but who counts the votes!

Re:Real qualifications

[Pope]

I have Advanced Cover Sheet, Level 2, certificate, please hire me!

Re:Here is a question

[exi1ed0ne]

I've always been fond of checking "other" and putting "spawn of Cthulu"

Re:Ok, I'm lost.

[Procyon101]

For all of those that say white entitlement doesn't exisit, they just aren't white, rich, and racisit enough. For all of us "super-whites" we have a special ceremony on our 12th birthday where we get our "White Entitlement Card." It gets us into to whatever school we want, exclusive clubs, and even a seat in the Senate. A representative from Big Oil even comes and fills up our SUVs that we got from our white friend that owns the car dealership that uses illegal mexican labor. You even get 5 "get out of jail free" times, they punch the card though so it sucks when you get to #6 and have to go to low security club-med type prison.

I can't explain the rest right now, one of my servants just informed me that my favorite endangered species platter is ready for lunch.

Re:Might be difficult....

[SatanicPuppy]

Lol! I actually DO meet those technical qualifications, but alas, I live in Georgia, where someone with those credentials could command 16, or even 17 dollars an hour...It's true!

Re:Ok, I'm lost.

[Zinch]

Yeah, about that, your white priveledge coupon book was posted to my place by accident and I forgot to tell the postman. I now have two. Sorry about that.

Your lobster dinners are delicious, by the way.