Anyone had success in filing federal EEO complaints after receiving the dear john letter a day after nominating a job - even when you're clearly qualified at 80% or greater?
If you did not file, why not? Fear of retaliation, reputation, etc?
How many jobs have you applied for on careerpath and never received a single interview?
My guess is this is happening on a wide scale and without employees holding the company accountable, it will continue.
The predictable comments posted here suggesting a conspiracy of a deck stacked against you because you lack a certain preferential group (LTGBQ) or align with opinions on diversity, inclusion, etc. are pathetic attempts at deflecting the facts. You’ve lost your job because your number came up….your organization has been asked to reduce headcount and you, like many others, are deemed surplus. If you didn’t get caught in this round, you can anticipation you will probably will be in the future. Regarding CareerPath—one of the tricks of securing interviews and a potential offer is that it’s beneficial to research CP routinely well in advance of rumors of a layoff…like years in advance. When you determine which organizations are hiring and the requirements to obtain a slot, you can then begin to network internally and do the personal work necessary to ‘qualify’. The irony is that CP during major layoffs is typically not valuable for anyone on the surplus list. Once you’re placed there, it’s time to move beyond ATT, and look elsewhere.
Stop looking for reasons to place blame on others and get busy on to your next chapter.
No one can hold a person from a promotion- period. You boss could ask the hiring manager to look at someone else or give you a bad referral but HR will not allow someone to be held from a promotion. No one is that special here. Everyone is replaceable. However, a supervisor can stop someone from taking a lateral. And that is where the releasability becomes an issue.
The token interviews are worse. 99% of the postings are filled already and they are just jumping through HR hoops that are required. They have to interview x number and have to post the job for y amount of time.
CP is a joke. I literally watched two people hide in their offices for 10+ years get promoted to Director. Good news for the company they checked.
diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) ideology has come to replace the values of merit, fairness and equality.
Unless you’re a lgbtqia trans furry, you’re not getting promoted.
My group interviews a lot of career path candidates. It used to be like others described, but there’s no one left to recommend for open positions. At least no one you’d want your name associated with as a recommendation.
Career path is it.
If you were filtered out, you weren’t qualified. Sorry about that.
My experience is that if you want a promotion, go to another company. Unless you or your family know and are close friends with a senior executive, you are dating a senior executive's child, a relative works for T who can get you in that position, or have some incriminating evidence on the hiring manager. It's all about nepotism and cronyism. Who you know, but more importantly who knows you.
Like others have said, Career Path is a scam. T just has it as a cover.
Career Path is a scam.
Hiring managers will create the job requisition and solicit those that would be a great fit for the job. Most likely they have done the job or have working knowledge of the new role. Minimum interviews with multiple diverse candidates will be performed, following HR hiring guidelines. That is how the world works peeps. No law are being violated.
Take a business law class and gain an understanding of what EEO is .
As many of you promptly said, these positions are opened for somebody already in mind for that role. Back in 2021, I applied for a position and the Director interviewed me (only one) for an hour and we ended in a positive note. However, after the interview he completely ghosted me and never returned my Q messages or emails about the status. I still haven't received that auto careerpath rejection email though. Many weeks later one of his "person" filled that position. Who knew a senior employee can ghost other fellow AT&T employee who is seeking career growth!
Most if not all of those positions have somebody already in mind for the role. Best thing to do, network with other teams and express interest. If something opens up, they will reach out. That’s how I moved to my new team. Previously had applied to dozens and dozens of internal roles and heard nothing. Even roles I was over qualified for. In the end, you need to know the hiring manager and they need to want you bad enough if your current team tries to block you. I’ve been blocked before as well. Good luck.
The sooner you realize that job postings here are largely already filled before they are posted. The internal process is followed to check boxes only. I’ve seen people promoted that lacked skill, education and respect. It really boils down to who you know…sorry to rain on the parade but the truth hurts.
there has been a noticeable trend during these layoffs that blacks have been let go at higher rate than their other collegues. hiring and releasing personnel needs to be monitored.
What can you complain about? It may suck but there is nothing they can do.
Career path can work BUT!!!!! Read my personal examples.
You will filtered out for a reason.
Most postings are already earmarked. Grow up… SMH…
You have a better chance filling with your state labor board.
It is true jobs that are on career path that close and then reopen for specific people. That how I received my job and 2 others I know got there jobs. The hiring manager ask the specific person that he wants for the job to supply a resume. Then the hiring manager puts the jobs skills that specific person has on their resume. So if anyone questions why the hiring of this person instead of someone else. HR and the hiring manager will lie to their face saying "The hired applicant met most of the skill codes required for the job!"
You might have a case based on jobs that are filled before they even close on career path. And that has happened.
Or jobs that are on career path that close and then reopen for specific people. If they didn’t bid on the job in the original posting and the hiring manager opens the slot up again, that technically is not equal opportunity. That is admitting that you are looking for a specific person.
This does not qualify for EEO complaint. Nice try.