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cagonzalez321 t1_itx3zsp wrote

Wait…so there are 4000 open jobs in Philadelphia’s government? I’ve applied to several Philadelphia govt jobs over the years and have never even sniffed an interview. What am I doing something wrong? Or do I not know the right people? I’m confused.

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Indiana_Jawnz t1_itx50bd wrote

You don't know the right people

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cagonzalez321 t1_itx7mfb wrote

True. I was guessing since they had so many openings that didn’t matter. I guess they’d rather have a crony in the job than someone who can actually do the job.

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AbsentEmpire t1_itxykww wrote

If someone qualified to do the job actually got it, it would immediately highlight how incompetent the rest of them are.

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trashpandarevolution t1_itxbmfr wrote

That’s literally the entire point, from Chicago to Philly to New York and all the municipal decay

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SpaceOwl t1_itx86z9 wrote

I've heard similar on here from other people who've applied. Probably has more to do with incompetence than nepotism.

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Three220Characters t1_iu22dwp wrote

>so there are 4000 open jobs in Philadelphia’s government? I’ve applied to several Philadelphia govt jobs over the years and have never even sniffed an interview.

The bulk of that is in the major departments, police (not a secret Philly cop isn't an attractive job right now), fire, sanitation, corrections...if you were just applying for generic city office job that's a little different and well...you may encounter the traditional difficulties of getting a city job.

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