stephanie.sullivan (5/29/2012)
IceDread (5/29/2012)
Most of you on this board is in the u.s. I believe however, and my gut feeling is that companies does not compete over workforce like this and are more interested into abusing their employees? That does of course happen in Sweden as well but it would seam the market has evolved to the better over the course of history. Is my gut feeling correct or wrong?I'd concur with you there- the American relationship between employer and employee seems a lot more fraught and ripe for abuse, than it does in the UK.
In terms of interviews, I've turned down jobs based on interviews but not many and the main reason has been I'd be bored there. I thoroughly recommend brent ozar's blog for some excellent interview tips and questions.
I think this goes in waves. In the 90s employees had advantages because so many businesses were expanding and there were not enough people. Plenty of less competent people were hired because a slot was needed. In the last decade it seems the other way around. Less jobs, so employers tend to expect more and give less, and will take advantage of people where they can.
I've usually looked for a job before I needed one, and been able to turn down offers. However I have turned down jobs when I wanted one because I thought something was wrong.