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Today&#39;s Wall Street Journal would like you to know that &quot;Some Employers See Hiring Opportunity.&quot;  The article is full of stats outlining the amazing surplus of applicants for open positions and cheerily notes that some employers feel it might be a good time to over-hire in order to bolster weak spots in their organizations, deepen their talent pools, etc.  Also, a reminder to keep checking in with healthcare, government, and utility sectors--they&#39;re still adding jobs.&lt;p&gt;But at the end of the article comes this:&lt;p&gt;&quot;Some employers are trying to screen out applicants who are merely seeking a paycheck until the economy recovers...Defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. expects to receive a record 1.5 million applications for around 20,000 positions in 2009, up from 1 million for between 12,000 and 13,000 openings in 2007, says Ken Disken, senior vice president of human resources...He says interviewers have been instructed to pay closer attention to candidates&#39; career goals than in the past. &quot;We want to make sure they want to come to Lockheed Martin to pursue a career, not a job,&quot; Mr. Disken says.&quot;&lt;p&gt;I&#39;m sorry, but this irks me.  Steve, in an earlier post, mentioned ridiculous interview questions and their honest answers, one being &quot;What interests you about our company?&quot;  Well, gee, how about &quot;You have job--I need job&quot;.  Look, I realize companies have the upper hand here and absolutely should hire people that will best benefit their company.  But let&#39;s not forget that for a lot of people, career concerns are of necessity taking a backseat to putting money in their pockets in any way they can.  Let&#39;s try to reconcile these facts without putting on airs, shall we?&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;--Posted by Linda Petock, Vault News &amp; Commentary&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

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Today's Wall Street Journal would like you to know that "Some Employers See Hiring Opportunity. "  The article is full of stats outlining the amazing surplus of applicants for open positions and cheerily notes that some employers feel it might be a good time to over-hire in order to bolster weak spots in their organizations, deepen their talent pools, etc.

Today's Wall Street Journal would like you to know that "Some Employers See Hiring Opportunity. " The article is full of stats outlining the amazing surplus of applicants for open positions and cheerily notes that some employers feel it might be a good time to over-hire in order to bolster weak spots in their organizations, deepen their talent pools, etc.

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