Slesinger Management Services

During the pandemic, internal candidates have a new advantage.

In the past few days, I’ve seen three job postings from terrific, mission-driven nonprofits asking applicants to submit not only a resume, but also their salary requirements.

It’s time to bring this frequent practice to an end. Here’s why.

Dear Applicant — Thanks for your resume and very informative cover letter. But …..

We’ve read in recent days about the astounding amounts of money that some wealthy parents paid in bribes and other fraudulent activity so that their children could attend schools that would make these parents proud. 

But when the brazenness of such scheming is set aside, we are left wondering:  What are the career prospects of students who don’t attend schools like Yale and Georgetown and Stanford, three of the schools that these parents targeted.

Have you seen more than a few job announcements saying that applicants must have “at least five (or ten or some other number) years of experience?”

That’s never made sense to me.