Everybody's hiring; nobody's getting hired

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🗓️ 21 September 2021

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There are more open jobs in the United States than available workers, yet job seekers are struggling to land new gigs. The country’s broken hiring system is to blame. Recode’s Rani Molla and Vox’s Emily Stewart explain. References: https://www.vox.com/recode/22673353/unemployment-job-search-linkedin-indeed-algorithm https://www.vox.com/recode/22677968/job-search-tips-linkedin-ziprecruiter-indeed https://www.wsj.com/articles/companies-need-more-workers-why-do-they-reject-millions-of-resumes-11630728008 Enjoyed this episode? Rate Recode Daily ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. What do you want to learn on Recode Daily? Send your requests and questions to recodedaily@recode.net. We read every email! Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of Recode Daily by subscribing in your favorite podcast app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode was made by: Host: Rani Molla (@ranimolla) Guest: Emily Stewart (@emilystewartm) Producer: Taylor Maycan (@taylormaycan) Engineer: Paul Robert Mounsey Support Recode Daily by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:39.7	A record number of jobs are open in the US right now, and it seems like everywhere you look there's a
0:44.1	help on its sign. The number of industry struggling to find workers right now is expanding,
0:49.1	frustrating everyone from retail consumers to travelers who had hoped for more of a normal summer.
0:54.7	Just tell me, I mean, what is it been like trying to hire people during this time, and are there any
0:59.1	incentives anything you're trying to do to convince people to come work for you? Oh, it's just been
1:03.8	near impossible. They're looking to hire electricians and plumbers, construction workers,
1:10.3	and nurses and home health aid. But for the 8.4 million workers out there who are unemployed
1:18.9	and applying to these jobs, it doesn't feel like there's a surplus. It's actually been really
1:23.8	difficult to get hired. So what gives? Emily Stewart and I recently took a look at this for
1:34.3	recode, and she's joining me to explain. Hey, Emily. Hi, Ronnie. So we have more jobs open
1:39.9	than people looking for jobs, yet those people are having a really hard time getting hired.
1:44.9	What's going on? How is that possible? So we're seeing a great mismatch between the jobs that are
1:49.8	available and jobs that are wanted right now. But there's not really a single party to blame here.
1:54.7	You know, some businesses have hiring practices that are just too convoluted and to rely on
2:00.5	machines, and they're not really getting to the people that they need. And some of the blame also
2:04.7	goes to job seekers who maybe aren't realistic or strategic enough in their search. Okay, so let's
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