re: Study Finds American Millennials To Be Some Of The World's Least Skilled People

Thank you for posting an example of a company that does it differently. But across the board, that is not the norm in today's enviroment

It takes forever to get promoted within a company. It takes a couple of weeks to get a higher position when you move companies. Every company in the world, from MNCs to small, local places, bitches about not having guys to replace the old guard that are retiring. The problem is that they do have those people, but they aren't willing to hire and train them.

Coming out of LSU with a forestry degree, every single company we talked to said they desperately needed new people. When we graduated and actually applied for all of those jobs, they all required a minimum of 5 years experience. I actually chewed a CEO out over that problem.

They really do look for a variety of experience over consistently staying at one job. Unless it is a higher level position, my guess is that they think you aren't motivated and are complacent.

The best way to move up nowadays is to switch companies every couple of years. Start small and just keep jumping around until you get to where you want to be. I personally don't like it, but if you're gonna hold me back, I'm walking.




For those talking about Caterpillar....the only way you'll get promoted inside the company is if someone leaves or dies. You don't get promoted for doing a good job. You could be better than your boss, but you won't get there until he leaves