Job search is not an easy task in general especially when you’re straight out of college, as employers expect years of experience or else they send you straight down the road of internships. And finding the most suitable job may as well be a form of art. But who the hell is it out there looking for potential employees and trying out how far the limits be pushed? It’s mind blowing how some companies have outrageous expectations from the future hires while setting up some ridiculous conditions. And really, these ads are out there to remind us that if everything fails at least your sense of humour will still be there out when it will come to facing the most horrendous employers. For its 139k subscribers this Reddit thread, Recruiting Hell, brings the hottest job offers out there - now, whether you’re ready to take up those jobs or not is your choice.
Bored Panda picked a few best worst recruitment fails out there from the popular Reddit community. These 28 emails, ads and job applications show that the hiring process will strip you off your dignity, pay you in experience and make fun of you. Recruiters are there to give you life advice and tell you in general what to do and not, even when it comes to using the bathroom. They’re there to question your experience, sanity and make you doubt their common sense. And although there are lots of profesional people in the industry, but this time brace yourselves for not the kindest ones. This is a list that anyone who has ever looked for a job or offered one can relate to, so you can share with us your recruitment hell stories below!
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When Employer Was Not Supposed To Attach A Message
Your Science Degree Will Be Perfect To Work At Our Restaurant
Looking For 'Cold And Robotic' Person
No Jeffreys Allowed
Just a guess: when you are making a search engine, as for a database, there needs to be a code word which the computer will know means 'zero' or 'nothing there'. It is usually 'null', but some companies have a person with the surname Null, so it has been changed in this case to jeffrey
When Our Company Doesn't Believe In Experience, But Actually, You Should Have It
We Cannot Provide You With Feedback, But We Would Be Keen To Hear Your Feedback
"Bunch of clowns" is the most constructive feedback they should expect.
You Should Be Loyal Just To One Job Opportunity
It's really nice of him to put all the giant red flags out in the open for everyone to see.
We Found Our Match And It's You With Your...
Good Looks Are A Requirement
A friend of mine failed her interview to become a flight attendant because she had pimples. The pimples weren't even bad, just a couple of bumps on her face.
They wrote it, but it does not mean others don't do it. As a very unattractive person, I know discrimination based on looks is universal and nobody stands against it because everybody hates ugly people.
Person #1: Other reason to hire, good looking. Person #2: Oh then hes hired.
Sadly, headshots are not an uncommon request with resumes. Even in positions where you have limited interaction with customers and clients. I actually had a U.S. government agency ask for mine. They said it was for a background check but it was before they had my social security number.
Well, the job is at sales, so the personal impression is important. But usually it is formulated in a less judgmental way - one can be charming and persuading salesman or saleswoman without looking like a movie star, so there is a chance that the writer of this description may be kind of jerk.
In some countries it's standard to send a headshot with your resume. And looks can definitely impact job hiring, especially in sales.
Turning away talented candidates can definitely impact a business's performance, sales or otherwise.
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I used to work in the most notorious Chinese company, and Chinese staff would just check female candidates photos . Later they would decide on few candidates and check them out during the interviews
For a job in sales, this IS a requirement! Good looking people have the advantage here.
What kinda means and force will I be supplied with? Also, maybe it was a typo, maybe they meant "Good in looking". Like good in looking for things and playing hide and seek lol
What dafuq does the fuqing machine mean? " good looking"?? bruh dafuq i aint applying
Job app for those gypsy sellers at those skin care booths at the mall
I remember an AD here in México that wanted "Good looking people" = "White People", so racist :P
Sometimes no spaces after a colon. Sometimes spaces before commas. Hard pass.
I've had this before on a few applications. One was for a mediocre airline for ground crew
But My Name Is Matt...
When The Company Makes You Post Good Reviews
12 hour shifts with no breaks but only a 30 minute lunch is illegal. You’re actually entitled to two 30-minute breaks if your shift is that long, iirc.
When You Withdrew Your Job Application But HR Wants To Make Sure It Rejected You
When The Boss Is Rude, But Perhaps You Are Still Interested In The Job
In other words, "I was even ruder to the other candidates so you're the only one who hasn't explicitly vowed never to work here".
When You Put In Your Time And Get 100%, But You Still Get Rejected
Wants someone who gets a perfect score... Makes a mistake in the first sentence
When You Must Have A Job In Order To Apply
The Rejection Of Your Application Was An Error And Still Is
Sorry we rejected you by mistake. Now we do it properly. It's an advanced version of the sibling game, 'stop hitting yourself'
Junior Senior Software Developer Wanted
Senior developer: "Candidates must have at least 2 previous lifetimes experience of..."
But You're Applying For A Digital Marketing Role
I remember being asked a silly question like this at an interview once. It was "If you could be a box of cereal, which brand and why?". My answer was fruit loops because I would be one if I continued the interview. She was dumbfounded when I got up and left.
When One Job Requires A Lot Of Your Time
i just want to point out the IQ requirement. it is pretty rare for someone to have an IQ of over 135. obviously the person who made this want everyone else to be smarter that him.
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When You Get Rejected After 3 Years Of Waiting
Definitely careful considerations! I'd have let it slide by mid-2020 but not them!
You Eat What?
If I only eat what I kill, then I should be allowed to bring a gun, paring knife, and fire starting kit into the office. In case I forget my lunch and BRENDA won’t shut up about her stupid kids again.
Looking For Females Under 30 Years
If You Get Distracted, If You Need More Than Two Short Breaks, If You Call In Sick, This Job Is Not For You
Disagree here.The title claims "if you call in sick", what is written is "if you always call in sick around the weekend" --- pretty different. They mostly give you very good pointers how to ace the job interview (read people's intentions from their statements, that's half the test) / attitude you want. What's written here is far less than what most companies actually demand.
When You're Totally Meeting All Of The Requirements
Your knees tremble when someone foists extra tasks on you. You swoon when asked to do unpaid overtime. You have a secret fetish for boring meetings.
We Reject You, But Why Don't You Give Us A Follow?
We Are Looking Forward To When We Can Hire You, But Not Now
When Your Schedule Is Pretty Tight
I once saw a job advert for a _cleaner_ at a local burger joint in Lahti (southern Finland, where I lived at the time). The advert stated that the person must have "excellent written and spoken Finnish AND English". I mean, it's an absolute must that you can be able to discuss the socioeconomic ramification of gully erosion on mountain pastures in Outer Mongolia with the customers as you de-clog the toilet...
I said this in a comment already, but the best one is still the company that required 10 years of java or something, when the program had only existed for 5 years. There was literally no possible way someone could meet the job requirements.
Why did @afoben's reply get voted down so hard? You can tell from the URL that it's relevant to Lexi's post, as it's about the exact same situation -- an IBM ad requiring 12 years of experience in Kubernetes when Kubernetes itself was only 6 years old.
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Friend got an invitation to interview with requirements: 25-30 y.o, office dress code: jacket and SKIRT, during interview first question on abilities: "do you know how to make a coffee? because our director rather likes when office girls serve him coffee" Position: Sales Manager ...we are still sometimes laughing from this gem :D
These companies are exploiting the fact that there are people out there DESPERATE for job, any job. (I've been there...). No person who had the option to choose where to work would apply for these jobs. Wouldn't it be better to lower their demands and then be pleasantly surprised? (I guess not, they want people that are desperate, so they can treat them badly without them leaving).
Ridiculous requirements, and not to mention the insane interviews! I have unfortunately witnessed discriminatory selection processes when even deciding who gets an interview. People were rejected due to age, having children, complicated foreign name, unstylish social media profile picture... (I objected if course!) And then in the interview itself you need to pretend to be so enthusiastic and have a five year plan for everything. Really we needed someone to copy paste numbers. That's it.
Oh, the language! So it's no longer a "job", it's now a "role"? All the jargon and "bizspeak" is ridiculous. Speak plain, understandable English. These people are representing companies. When did double-talk become the standard for businesses? They all sound fairly moronic to me.
I once saw a job advert for a _cleaner_ at a local burger joint in Lahti (southern Finland, where I lived at the time). The advert stated that the person must have "excellent written and spoken Finnish AND English". I mean, it's an absolute must that you can be able to discuss the socioeconomic ramification of gully erosion on mountain pastures in Outer Mongolia with the customers as you de-clog the toilet...
I said this in a comment already, but the best one is still the company that required 10 years of java or something, when the program had only existed for 5 years. There was literally no possible way someone could meet the job requirements.
Why did @afoben's reply get voted down so hard? You can tell from the URL that it's relevant to Lexi's post, as it's about the exact same situation -- an IBM ad requiring 12 years of experience in Kubernetes when Kubernetes itself was only 6 years old.
Load More Replies... Friend got an invitation to interview with requirements: 25-30 y.o, office dress code: jacket and SKIRT, during interview first question on abilities: "do you know how to make a coffee? because our director rather likes when office girls serve him coffee" Position: Sales Manager ...we are still sometimes laughing from this gem :D
These companies are exploiting the fact that there are people out there DESPERATE for job, any job. (I've been there...). No person who had the option to choose where to work would apply for these jobs. Wouldn't it be better to lower their demands and then be pleasantly surprised? (I guess not, they want people that are desperate, so they can treat them badly without them leaving).
Ridiculous requirements, and not to mention the insane interviews! I have unfortunately witnessed discriminatory selection processes when even deciding who gets an interview. People were rejected due to age, having children, complicated foreign name, unstylish social media profile picture... (I objected if course!) And then in the interview itself you need to pretend to be so enthusiastic and have a five year plan for everything. Really we needed someone to copy paste numbers. That's it.
Oh, the language! So it's no longer a "job", it's now a "role"? All the jargon and "bizspeak" is ridiculous. Speak plain, understandable English. These people are representing companies. When did double-talk become the standard for businesses? They all sound fairly moronic to me.
