Why do employers ask for 10 years experience but never offer to train folk in order to give them experience?

Answer 1

Employers suck just another example of Capitalism's faults!

Answer 2

I'll give you a couple of reasons. First, you can't train someone and have it be experience. It is training, check the definition. You can be trained until blue in the face and it is not substitute for experience. Second, it costs dollars. What happens a lot is training is paid by an employer and then the employee leaves. The company is out the person and the money to train. Some companies have you sign a contract not to leave for a certain amount of time or you repay what was spent on you.

Answer 3

It is fustrating sure. But those same people who have the 10 years experience were asking the same question 10 years ago.

The problem employers have with training is that most people get trained and then leave for a higher paying job. It especially doesn't make financial sense to train someone when there are people available with experience.

You need to find an imaginative way to get experience and then look for the job. An internship is a great way. I have several colleagues who interned with my company before hiring on as a full-time employees. It gives you a chance to checkout a company and them a chance to check you out.

Answer 4

Some employers do train and accept workers with no experience. The worker has to move up from there to get better paying jobs requiring more experience. An employer who wants 10 years experience doesn't want somebody who needs training, because you can't train experience.

Answer 5

Should they train people for ten years? Actually, in a way they do. Most of the jobs listed which ask for lots of very specific training are looking to hire internally, and are just putting ads out there for legal reasons. I've seen ads which asked for 17 years of experience doing very specific tasks, using a particular type of rare equipment, in a small industry. You know they had an individual with just those qualifications in mind.

Answer 6

It can cost a great deal to train someone,but a lot less if they already have a lot of knowledge/experience of a task.If you wish to apply for such a post do so and say you are prepared to be trained.Expect to bargain for a different rate of pay whilst being trained.If already working in the companies business in another role seek Trade Union advice.

Answer 7

It is the way the New world order that takes place in our society. Every corporations try to save money and use hit and run tactics.They do not have the vision for anyone except themselves and it is very sad that common sense never takes place. How can an in experience workers make it in this country?I have no hope and I urge you try to do small business of your own and live independent.

Answer 8

The company can save a lot of money by hiring somebody with experience already. If you have your degree in that field I would apply for the job because it never hurts to try.

Answer 9

Because the position they are trying to fill is a senior position, and they don't have the time to train someone to do that job. They need that job done now, and someone without experience can't do it.

Many companies hire entry level positions. But those are different, because they are usually new-hires, as opposed to trying to replace someone who had 10+ years experience and just left.

Answer 10

thats a question i ponder alot, they just expect "someone else" to give someone there big break in order to get trained. they dont want to take the gamble on you to train you, but they would love for a collegue or a competetor or just a random employer too.

Answer 11

because every business is looking out for its own bottom line. they don't want to spend the time and money training you if they can find someone who already has the experience.
try seeing if you can practice your skills (whatever they are) as a volunteer, or look for an internship.