Equal Employment Opportunity: Is It Really Equal?

Equal Employment Opportunity: Is It Really Equal?

Is equal employment opportunity really equal? My thoughts are that they aren't for real.

As a management student one of the very tasks I have been given is research on job postings. If my goal is to be a manager of sorts, at some point in my career I will have to come up with a job description. With some research, more than a few HRM classes under my belt, my own personal curiosity in the state of the job market (ha, ha) and the fact that I just love to read everything; I have seen some crazy job posts.

First I want to point out a paradox, entry level means that the person applying need not have experience. When the title of the post says "Entry Level..." then within the job description the hiring manager states "1-2 yrs experience necessary" you negate the title. Not equal. How can an entry level position require experience? What was that phrase again? Oh, not equal.

When you post a job opening for a receptionist but require applicants to have Ivy League backgrounds with 3.5+ GPAs and then disclaim that you are an EEO organization you are lying. Not Equal.

Why would anyone require a degree to pick up the phone? However the ability to state something to the effect of "pleasant appearance" is better suited for the job. The receptionist is the voice of the company and they are also the face of the organization so ideally you would want someone who is good looking with a nice voice. The need for a BS to say "hello" is totally crazy. I say it again, not equal.

I understand that in order to discourage absolutely unqualified people from applying certain key words/phrases are added: degree required, 3-5 years experience; but an Ivy League education? Really?

My husband has tried and true sales and management experience. He is not the school type (although he is considering it) but he has real money making methods to run your business as his own. Great stuff, and I know that unless I have a masters in management (as I plan anyway) it is the only way that I can really compete with him since my experience and expertise lies with administrative duties.

However, I have over 10 years experience as an account manager and inventory specialist. I practice best methods, I am constantly improving my own processes and I am absolutely genius! Okay not really genius, genius but my ability to see a problem, give it thought and come up with a solution has value; real value. How can an EEO organization see that? I am still researching, but I am going to try a few changes and see where it gets me and really test this EEO thing.

Sincerely,
~Cher
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I just can't do it everyday

I just can't do it everyday

I can read everyday but I can't blog everyday. I tried it and for a while I was doing it but to actually meditate on what is said each day requires more than I can give between my house, and the train station; eating breakfast and putting on makeup.

With this being said, I now have more time to blog about the things truly important to me: management.

I am cooking something up...

Sincerely,
~Cher

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The Book of Awakening. Days 16, 17 & 18

The Book of Awakening. Day 16
January 16, 2011
I Say Yes When I Mean No

For this I am not guilty of. I am guilty of probably the opposite saying no when I mean yes. I learned a very long time ago not to over extend myself or agree to do things that I don't care to do. I don't feel bad I don't feel guilt but the only person who hurts in the end is me so I just don't do things I don't want to do. Why make life more painful?

January 17
The Friction of Being Visible

The same as saying yes when one would really rather say no - doing things simply out of love even when you don't want to is like being invisible.

I am not invisible.

January 18, 2011
The Spider and the Sage

We are helpful. And while at times we may get hurt when helping we still look forward to helping a person we love or helping humanity.

Even if we get stung every time we help we continue to do it out of love.

Sincerely,
~Cher

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The Book of Awakening. Days 14 & 15

The Book of Awakening. Day 14
January 14, 2011
The Life of Experience

Even the deepest pain will pass. That is good enough for me.

Day 15
How Does it Taste?

A handful of salt is always only a handful of salt. However a handful of salt in a glass of water is yucky, but the same handful in a lake tastes fresh.

The suffering is same; salt in a glass salt in a lake is the same amount is the same but the vessel is different. We need to stop being glasses and start being lakes.

Sincerely,
~Cher

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The Book of Awakening. Day 13

The Book of Awakening. Day 13
January 13, 2011
Why We Need Each Other

The book quoted a haiku about a blind boy marveling at the cherry blossoms with his mother pointing out the trees; both appreciating them equally but in different ways. To me, this points out that we are all blind in our own ways.

In my life I can be and have been blind to many things. I have gotten caught up with myself, our son and our home that I became blind to the things that made our home: our love. We no longer saw things the same way, we no longer saw each other same. Thankfully and gratefully we see things with a similar set of eyes but it has been a struggle... A therapy or a rehab of sorts training us to see again, to be again.

It should never be that the possible loss of the other is what makes you see, that brings you back from the dark, but like many others before us and for more to come, that is what it took.

If I ever do become blind again my hope is that my love will be the one who will point out the cherry blossoms.

Sincerely,
~Cher

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The Book of Awakening. Day 12

The Book of Awakening. Day 12
January 12, 2011
Seeing into Darkness

Fear of the dark need not be confronted in one day. Entering into a dark is not simple for fear does hold us back. But it is okay to stand by the threshold until you are comfortable there and it is okay to remain still until our eyes get accustomed to the dark. We do things when we are strong enough. Sometimes strength takes time.

I am working on time.

Sincerely,
~Cher

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The Book of Awakening. Day 11

The Book of Awakening. Day 11
January 11, 2011
Ted Shawn

Ted Shawn was studying divinity when he was struck with polio (Nepo, M. 2000). While suffering with the full use of his legs, Ted heard a voice that he should dance (Nepo). Ted dropped out if divinity school and enrolled in dance (Nepo). Through dance he regained the full use of his legs and became closer to God because dance is theology expressed in movement (Nepo).

I love to dance. I bop up and down on the train in the mornings, I usually always have a song in my head and I know that is my second mind rejoicing in song.

Sincerely,
~Cher

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