The hiring process in Regina is Bias

Description:

This is a photo of a random sign that advertises an opportunity of employment available in Regina located on Albert St. In Regina, Sask. The sign contains large, colourful font and indicates a wage range to draw in the attention of all potential applicants and job seekers.

Sociological Interpretation:

Employment methods in Regina, SK are extremely bias to the people that apply for jobs. Regina has a pre made formula of an unbalanced economy, caused by many reasons and results in poverty and crime. Regina employers will hire a select group of people that are of a specific social class, culture, age group, and racial background. Observing this from a “materialist approach”(Knuttila, 153) concludes that the major cause of this process is an instilled model of capitalist mentality. One problem with employment is the set levels of personal requirements for these positions. The education or experience levels required to get the desired position are usually set at an incredibly high standard. For example, a majority of retail positions require a grade 12, previous customer service experience, post secondary training or dealing with the public courses. Many students, fresh out of high school, do not have these specific trainings. Nursing positions require post secondary education and one must have 85% GPA or higher to qualify for the training.

“Need- the basic requirements necessary to sustain human life” (Harper-Collins Dictionary of Sociology, 325). A need, in the local businesses of Regina, is the increase of employees, which in turn speed up service. 1 person is hired to do the job of 2 or 3 people, and ends up being paid a dollar above minimum. Most positions will pay minimum wage regardless of the new employee’s qualifications or education. Applicants that have no paper degree or certificate but have years of on the job experience usually doesn’t get the job. However, a person with a paper certificate that has no experience is usually the one that gets hired. Degrees, diplomas, certificates, and training from most countries are not acceptable to Canadian Standards and are considered useless to these highly educated immigrants. The population is heavily increasing in Regina and with this increase, comes the amount of people in need of a job.