The job requirements have appeared all around the country. One ad, placed by a Texas electronics company looking for an engineer, stated that the company would not “consider/review anyone NOT currently employed regardless of the reason.” In New Jersey, a Craigslist ad for assistant restaurant managers required that applicants “must be currently employed.” There are many other examples of these types of ads.
In this economy, many companies fortunate enough to be looking for new employees can find themselves overwhelmed by the number of applicants who respond. Many of the unemployed are so desperate for a job that they are sending out résumés in massive quantities, even if they are underqualified for a particular position.