Job hunting today can be pretty ridiculous, and many job seekers will attest to that. Even compared to last year, Americans need to send out more applications to find a job. In 2023, the average number of applications job seekers had to send in the U.S. was 254. In 2024, it's now 294 applications on average.
Unreasonable screening requirements, recruiters who "ghost" applicants, and laughable salary offers: looking for a job today is really like going through Dante's nine circles of hell. And the Recruiting Hell subreddit documents them all. So, for your exasperation, here are the most bonkers situations its members had to deal with.
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No Idea If This Will Work, But Hey - Worth The Try
You think there aren't recruiters who copy paste resumes into Chat GPT? I'm sure there's some, it may not be common practice (yet) but there's definitely some who do that.
Load More Replies...Complete fvcking bullsh!t, not even funny in the slightest. AI should NOT be used ANYWHERE, especially not in resumes or job applications.
'Should not be used' and 'is not' being used' are two different animals.
Load More Replies...I was told of one "resume hack". I never tried it , so can't testify to it's effectiveness. But you were supposed to take the fancy corporate buzzwords from the job description and copy/paste them onto the bottom of your resume. White text small font, 8 or 9 point. The computer will read all the buzzwords and spit out your resume as the perfect candidate.
"Minority Drawers" Should Be A Crime
Except then he would never get a job, as he is unattractive and orange.
Load More Replies...I am not surprised. Texas is one of the most fvcking backward, asinine, conservative states in the country, where whiteness, that ingrating stupid fvcking accent and how "cowpoke" you are matter more than your qualifications. YES, I CAN say that, as I live in Texas. (I am NOT a Texan, I moved here to help a friend years ago and got stranded. I will NEVER claim to be a Texan, either.)
I don't know who downvoted you, (ok, I do), but having lived in Texas, this is 100% true.
Load More Replies...Place I used to work (auto parts), we had 2 openings for a counter person and 1 opening for a delivery driver. 100 applicants. 90 went in the trash within 3 seconds of reviewing the application. Of the remaining 10, 7 went in the trash after reviewing the entire application. Of the 3 hired, one counter person got canned when he failed his d**g test, the other quit because it was too slow paced for him. The driver stayed about 3 years and left for greener pastures. The ones that got trashed? The 90 had felonies and/or other issues that disqualified them. The 7 wanted more than managers pay to drive the delivery truck.
Dallas, Texas, USA,what the f*** did you expect???????????????????????
Why would Laura Miers hide the identity of this recruiter? Even if they wanted to sue her for slander, the discovery process would put them out of business immediately, presuming her claims are true.
She would have to have proof of the illegal stuff. If she didn't document the minority drawer or the order to search the social media that would put her in deep legal doodoo
Load More Replies..."This Is Your Only Means Of Interview" - So I Simply Refused
The unemployment rate in October was 4.1%, but that doesn't mean that those who are looking for jobs have it easy. In fact, the worrying trend of "ghost jobs" still persists after a year since major publications first started reporting about it. According to The Guardian, 40% of job listings aren't actually real.
In a previous interview for Bored Panda, leadership coach Robyn L Garrett explained that some companies "test the waters" with their job listings. "They aren't obligated to hire (or even interview) any applicants," she said. "They might just be collecting information about things like salary requirements or job titles."
I Am So Sick Of These Ridiculous Screening Questions
Correct answers (so far as the employers are concerned) are "Fox News", "the Democrats", "a desk I can sleep under overnight", "being able to work for minimum wage". Submissions lacking those phrases are automatically rejected
Unfortunately, since a very orange someone cheated and used AI or some other electronic manipulation to increase his vote count, and other people’s money to grease the palms of the Electoral College, c**p like you just mentioned is only going to get worse and worse. Once it’s bad enough, the 99% will rebel against it. What the 1% keeps forgetting is that there are a hell of a lot more of us than there are of them. Just ask the French in 1789, and the Russians in 1917. Read your history, because it is coming to the boiling point of repeating itself.
Load More Replies...1) Your mother 2) Itself 3) Somewhere I can scroll Bored Panda all day 4) Need money for stuff
As for the news, the only news I'm interested in is the weather and I turn to the Norwegians for that (yr.no) as they're the only ones that come close to getting it right. I'd say they hit it right about 95% of time for my area in the US. Even the local forecasts are only right maybe 5% of the time. Only other thing I use for weather is Ventusky. I wouldn't trust the mainstream media to tell me the fire is hot.
We need a forum to share the ads leading to such questionnaires, and then we who don't need jobs should just flood them with nonsense. Feel free to do it only for companies you can be sure you'll never work for. I'm sure they will be delighted to hear my cat's opinion on the biggest threat on a country she doesn't even live in... :p
Goddamn This Felt Good
Reminder: You Are Good Enough
I applied to an add for a blast technician with training. Went back and forth w emails as the owner emailed saying they weren't looking for a secretary. I'm a woman. I explained it said trainee in the ad. I went in explained my knowledge. The owner asked if I thought I was on jeopardy. Sorry I read up on the type of work it was and products used. Was given a tour of the warehouse and then asked to lift a 50lb bag of media. Basically heavy grit sand. I did. Put it on my shoulder and asked what else? After a month the called me to come work. But apparently never asked any men to lift the bags or give them the grief. All ex-cons working via a 50/50 paid program from the state. But I got paid by the company. Horrible insurance too. But I wound up running my dept with basically only me on 5 machines through out the day. But my eye and hand skill made me quick. I quit when an injury wasn't taken seriously. Don't judge people. Some of us like working dirty hands on jobs.
You're awesome. I love physical work too, worked as a mechanic for 6 years. Quit after they kept hiring creeps who harassed me all day.
Load More Replies...IF they would just teach the damned jobs in the first place! Back in the day when I was first working (first job at 18, in 1979), I was actually fully trained before being allowed to work unsupervised, and even then my questions about stuff that I wasn’t 100% clear on, or that was unusual, were still answered. My coworkers were happy to help the newbie get up to speed, because they didn’t want to end up shorthanded again. Then sometime in the nineties that changed, and I remember starting a new job in a new industry, and being told if I needed to know how to do something, to just ask. I point blank told them that I was new to the industry, and didn’t know what I needed to know, so teaching me was their job. Didn’t make me popular with the guy who was supposed to be training me, because his boss, who was an older person, told him I was right and that he needed to actually do the work that was assigned to him, which was to train me. I now see that as a shift in the attitude toward training new recruits. Wasn’t long after that I started to hear companies talking about hiring people who could figure out their own jobs, including people straight out of school who never worked in their lives. How TF do they expect that to go well? The result of that attitude can be seen by the rampant incompetence of untrained workers that has become so common nowadays. If you want your company to run smoothly and be successful, then properly train your people, ffs! Don’t just throw them to the wolves and expect them to just wing it, or everything will end up going to s**t.
In high school (also 79-80), the shop teacher told me a local business was giving any 4-year student of his choice a position. He apologized that it couldn't be me as I wasn't a 4-year and that I knew more than the only 4-year student. I told him not to worry that I already had my own shop and I sure wouldn't close it just to go work for the place offering the position. At that point the 4-year student had his high school textbook experience whereas I'd been doing it in the real world since I was 13.
Load More Replies...What are the 10% unteachable jobs, and how does one learn to do them?
Probably something requiring someone to have a genetic anomaly like the NASA "super sniffers". Yes the job requires training but the people that excel at it have olfactory senses that are literally superhuman, which cannot be taught or surgically enhanced.
Load More Replies...Depends on how much time it takes. Mine takes 4 years before you're cut loose. 6 or more until you're allowed to teach it.
The saddest part is that it can be very hard to determine which job ads are real and which are not. "You're never going to know for sure," Garrett told us last year. "If you find yourself in an 'interview' that seems predatory or misleading, don't feel obligated to stay. You can politely say, 'I don't think this is the right fit' at any time."
Garrrett also pointed out that sending out as much resumes as you can is part of the process. "Job searching is a numbers game. You never know where the business is in the hiring process, so you have to cast a wide net. Sometimes your resume just needs to be in the right place at the right time, so keep applying," she encouraged.
I Would Watch That
Can't argue with that. But there's a flip side as well. I work for myself now but not too long ago, I was applying for some jobs with years of compatible experience and the age bias from young screeners is not even hidden. Clear discrimination and in the US there is really nothing that you can do, despite there being laws against it.
I would maybe enjoy this, as I have no need of a job and no patience with idiots.
I applied for, and got, a job aged 59. They wanted experience, which younger people wouldn't have since it was computer related and all the entry-level work is now done in India.
And it's spinoff, make boomers buy a million dollar house on $30/K per year while paying $3000/month rent.
I Had To Take A Walk After This
Out of curiosity I googled "Sun Asian Kitchen" and the website it linked to popped up a message saying "Due to the shortage of staff ..." so maybe their rudeness ticked off too many potential applicants
LOL I checked and you not lying.. I think OP dodged a bullet!
Load More Replies...Reply "Thank you so much for giving me a glimpse into the work culture there, it is not always possible to detect a toxic environment during the hiring process. I am confident I can find work elsewhere with a positive environment and pleasant coworkers, and am withdrawing my application."
I’m sorry, but with the short notice I am unable take time off from my current employment. Can we schedule a time after my shift ends, some time after 10:00 pm?
If they been working there for any length of time they should know the address by heart. So it should not been any problem for them to email or text the address to you.
Meh. I don't know the address where I work. I work from home. But if someone asks me the company info I just google it and give it to them. No need for attitude.
Load More Replies...A Linkedin Laugh
Did you take a holiday after all that lol was exhausted just reading it 😂
I did a second interview as a TV/VHS/ hifi repair shop. They put me in a workshop and brought a TV, I diagnosed the fault and they aske me to do the fix, fix es it. Then they brought a CD player, I remember it was a power supply issue. Then. VHS, then another TV. I was there for four hours fixing stuff. . Then I realised nobody else was working so basically I was clearing the back log. Never called me back
This is why no one should work for free during an interview.
Load More Replies...This is so true. The job market and work expectations are so different than what it was for our generation. I never had to apply for a job, was always hunted. Even had an apprenticeship held open for me for two years while I finished school.
Recruiting hell starts from the very beginning of the process: spotting ridiculous ads listing unrealistic requirements. Job seekers often think to themselves: how do recruiters keep getting away with asking for 4+ years of experience for an entry-level position and inquiring about unemployment gaps for when the applicant was 14 or 15 years old? The reasons might be that either the managers are out of touch with reality or they believe in an old-fashioned work ethic.
Interviewer Cancelled An Hour Before The Meeting. I Know My Worth
Change the last sentence to "I am withdrawing my application." Nothing "unfortunate" about this at all. Quite the contrary.
Unfortunate in the sense of how much of his time got wasted.
Load More Replies...Sometimes emergencies happen. But it should be sorted with a personal call or explanation and not this. It's unprofessional. Also, in this day and age interviews seem to be multi-panel. So someone else could have conducted it.
Back around 2000, I had a boss hire me an assistant. The guy gave his 2 weeks notice where he was and almost a week into it, my boss calls him and tells him forget it. Basically fired him before he even started. Fortunately for the guy his employer wanted him bad enough to just forget it ever happened.
I would have accepted the rescheduled date and not attend it or cancel after the meeting started
Perhaps if the interviewer had been respectful enough to send an email along with the cancellation that said 'Due to unforeseen circumstances I am unable to attend the meeting scheduled at [time] this afternoon. My sincere apologies for the inconvenience. I hope that we can find a mutually convenient time to reschedule." BUT that's not what happened here. The jobseeker was sent a calendar cancelation with no email, follow up, explanation or apology, forcing the candidate to have to follow up and confirm that it was not an accident. It's disrespectful and inappropriate no matter who does it.
Load More Replies...At 58, A Recruiter Says ‘Too Old To Code’—heartbreaking 😭
I lost a job to the pandemic, at age 59, and applied to countless jobs with no luck. I realized my age was the reason, because ageism is rampant, even though I look and act much younger than I am. Hell, I got along great with classmates who were thirty years younger than me when I went back to college at 51. I even considered lying about my age with a “typo” on my application. Luckily, since I had gone back to college as an adult (bachelors and masters), I could’ve gotten away with it, at least until the face to face interview, based on my graduation years. Of course, if they asked my high school graduation year, for some reason, my cover would be blown. Then my husband and I started a business, and I no longer had a need to lie. Our business has turned out to be very successful and profitable—-very much into the black after the first year—-meaning any company that hired me would’ve gotten a diligent worker who would contribute to their profitability, so it’s their stupid and ageist loss, and my gain. However, having worked for a******s and been humiliated in interviews ourselves in the past, my husband and I run our company fairly, equitably, and ethically. We pay a generous wage, offer good benefits, give good bonuses at the end of the year, don’t overwork our employees, are very approachable, do not fly off the handle, and do our best to be good bosses whose company people want to work for, and help become more successful, until they retire. Why that way of doing business—-which is absolutely not hard or unprofitable to do—-isn’t taught in business schools everywhere, I don’t know.
You sound like an excellent employer. I too work for a privately owned business. They listen to what we have to say. They may not agree with it but they at least listen. I'm in my 60's and even the manufactures tell customers to call me because of my experience and knowledge. The younger generation will never gain that knowledge. My problem is they want to hire someone young enough to be in my position for at least 20 years so I can retire. There are no qualified applicants in the area. Most people under 40 have zero experience and are too unreliable to be considered. Someone with a desire for the job and basic knowledge would take around 3 years to train.
Load More Replies...Some of us don't want to be managers. I'd rather deal with lines of code than lines of people!
I agree. I was put into a position where I managed people when I was too young, and I was terrible at it. Now I'm 63, and though I don't believe I would make the same mistakes, I have no desire to be any kind of manager again.
Load More Replies...I got really lucky at my current job, got hired at 59, after almost 5 years of being unemployed due to lack of responses (guessing age related, but you can't prove it). They didn't even question the gap, and I've done a great job so far (tech software support). I've gotten double bonuses every 6 months for performance. Time to ask for a promotion I think!
They have a series of tests and questions they "require" you to answer online. If you don't answer the question, you are automatically not allowed to go further with the testing. One of the questions they use to get around your age is "What year did you graduate high school?" I almost got to the point where I wanted to put 2009 just to see them do a double take when I showed up in person.
Load More Replies...The Only Acceptable Application. 2 Seconds If You're Slow
How else can one avoid knowing if employees are married, etc.
Load More Replies...That's how it used to be. Calling out HCA Healthcare for making me attach the file then taking me through several screens to put in each job, the duration and it's description of duties. Like, can you not skim read?
Over 1/3 of all job posting are just companies mining data from resumes. True story.
Yeah. I never could understand why they want my extensive CV if I then have to retype every little thing on it into their online application. Such a waste of time. I have a CV for a reason. Read it.
Still like this for my position. I leave all the boxes blank except my name and resume. Get tons of calls back.
"Some employers are completely out of touch with reality," Robyn L Garrett told Bored Panda in another interview. "They can't understand why people won't be breaking down doors to work their low-paying, do-everything job. To them, whatever meager salary they're offering is a lot. They're not researching enough to realize that it's not."
The Companies vs. Me
More like the company you applied to six months ago and completely gave up on long ago.
Was going to write this same thing. When you get a rejection letter from a company you don't remember applying for move than 6 months prior.
Load More Replies...Yeah they're like "why do you want to work here? Have you researched us online?" "Yes you freaking mind dwarf. All 200 companies that I put in for this week. I researched you, read your founders biography, bought some stock, and studied Google Earth photos of your facility." Idiots.
Naming And Shaming Done Right
I applied for a job in an office and i went along for a trial day so i could see how they worked i was supposed to be replacing someone who was leaving. While i was there they convinced the person who was leaving to stay. The next day i got a call from the agency and they informed me that they liked me but didnt have a job for me. Wasted an entire day spent money i didnt have on bus fare to go half way across the city where i live to an area i didnt know only to be told that.
That's horrible. That said, BP will censor the word d r u g s but keeps and actual person's name on this post? Not a good idea. semi-doxxing since it includes the person's company.
maybe employers should work something along the lines of how rental inspections work. they have a day or two that suits them and a list of times for potential employees to choose from and an option to suggest a different time 🤷♂️
Gap In My Employment History, In 2017 I Was Fourteen
Remember, one party is in favor of getting rid of child labor laws and putting kids back to work, instead of school.
If they kick out the immigrants, child labor is a next cheap alternative /s
Load More Replies...You were in education and clearly they need to return to it if they couldn't realise this likelihood for themselves 🙄🤦🏻♀️
you could have fun with this you know--- THEM: Please explain this gap in your employment history.... ME, locking eyes with them "I'm sorry , Her Majesty's government has classified that incident until the year 2060. And I'm afraid you've just asked one question too many..." Slowly slides my hand under my suit jacket like I'm reaching for a shoulder holster
One job I applied for not only wanted me to explain a gap in my employment history , but also supply a reference to corroborate my explanation. Like an unemployment reference.
Back in April, manager trainer Ashley Herd, the founder of Manager Method, told us something similar. She explained that many recruiters don't know how expensive life has gotten. "And those that do think that means they can take advantage of people who need income," she added.
I Cant Do This Anymore
Well, a close family member could certainly be called an internal candidate.
I See Why Recruiters Ask Stupid Questions Now. I Apologize
That actually kind of makes sense. I worked retail for a bit and I had to answer some dumb questions. My favorite was "Where is the vegan goat cheese?" It was not unreasonable I showed them except then they said, "No the one that comes from goats." Me: ????? "That's not vegan?" them: "Where is the cheese that comes from vegan goats?" I did not have a response to that one. EDIT: if anyone has a good response please tell me.
I would say that all goats are vegan - they eat only plants /s
Load More Replies...Let me rephrase that answer. "Recruiters want to know if you can bald face lie and make it sound believable." FTFY
Well!
It's a "social experiment," per the listing creator.
Load More Replies...who in their right mind would ever apply for job where not only do you not get paid but have to pay to keep working
Just read it like Adobe is looking for new creatives to feed their AI database. ;)
Another reason for making absurd requirements for potential hires is that some companies and managers still have an old-fashioned attitude towards younger people in the workforce. "Many employers believe 'paying your dues' is necessary," Ashley Herd said. "Including doing long, hard work for minimal pay."
Just Going To Leave This Here
Believe it or not we had that happen at my current place about a year ago. Not college grad though; in the between 18 & 21 range. In his case, it was because she was so overbearing he couldn't stop her. Felt sorry for the kid but still couldn't hire him.
Load More Replies...Felt bad for one guy we interviewed by phone. He had a new pup and the little thing was being, well a puppy. Told him not to worry about it, I could get past the yapping etc. Did well enough to get the job.
Most important questions - did you get to see the pup and was it cute?
Load More Replies...OK, but hear me out (even as the old fart): Does the job in question actually required skill making eye contact well? Define "unreasonable compensation" when the employment seeker is forced to make the first offer? Define "inappropriately." HR should interview for job skills, not job interviewing skills.
If I was told outright that I was denied a job due to lack of eye contact, (assuming the job didn't absolutely require eye contact) I would consider speaking to an ADA lawyer since I'm autistic and struggling with eye contact is an aspect of that.
Load More Replies...By “unreasonable compensation”, you know damned well they mean either a liveable entry level wage, or a wage that reflects what they’re actually worth, based on education, experience, and talent. That’s what the corporate mfers consider “unreasonable”, because the more they pay their employees, the less they can pilfer for themselves. I will never understand the logic behind paying the suits ridiculous money to do virtually nothing but come up with stupid ideas that rarely, if ever, work, while crying poor about raises to their already underpaid employees on the floor/front lines who are the only people actually making the company its money.
Not a reliable source. Fox News really? One in five candidates brought a parent? Right.
One in five interviewers has had this experience. Each interviewer interviews multiple people. So they are not saying 1 in 5 people bring their mom.
Load More Replies...This is a BS statistic. First, they ask the hiring managers the questions. Obvious potential for bias. Second, this is how many managers have EVER seen this behaviour. So, if there are 100 interviewed hiring managers, and 15 of them had ONE person EVER bring a parent along, it'd say "15%". So, take this with enough grains of salt to get sodium poisoning.
The only thing off on these stats is the second one. It's too low. 70% would be closer to reality.
Load More Replies...This doesn't mean much to me without the context of how this compares to prior generations. Also, who gets to decide what compensation is "unreasonable"?
Fox "news" made the news in Finland and Sweden a while back by claiming we're preparing for a nuclear war because of Biden. Like what the hello?!? Edit: for the doubting Campy https://www.iltalehti.fi/ulkomaat/a/7b533a8a-229f-43d1-82db-6e74921054ec You'll need to google translate if you want to read the Finnish article, but there's a link to the original fox news bit at the end
Um…no?!?
I'm Flipping The Script On Employers
Don't think I would like to work at an office where everyone is eating chili and drinking Pibb all the time. Sounds like it would smell of farts as soon as you walk ing the door.
I wouldn't drink Pibb if it was the last soda on Earth. I like chili on my hotdog but eat just chili nor do I want it 24/7
Load More Replies...I flew through an interview, was loved by both sales and tech teams. They introduced me to the CEO as the final step to onboarding, he instantly said they were not going to hire me because I was wearing a tie. The recruiter said business casual, to me that is slacks, belt, button shirt and tie. Honestly, applicants should demand more of potential employers because employers are delusional
Making sure you know as much about the company as possible can help you avoid getting into such situations as listed here from r/RecruitingHell. LinkedIn, for example, can be a hellscape of job advertisement scams. "Anyone can set up a company and job posting on LinkedIn," Garrett told us back then. She recommends doing some research online. "If they have very few employees or you can't find a proper corporate website, be wary."
Yep…
not to mention how the stabbing silence of an empty (email) inbox can rapidly degrade ones soul
Recruiter: No One Wants To Work!!!
I've hear this a lot and what it really means is "No one wants to work for the crappy pay and conditions that I'm offering"
Nobody wants to work for peanuts, except elephants and the need several kilos per day!
The State Of The 2024 Job Market
Yes, I'm answering these idiotic questions from the great beyond.
Yes, said he from the afterlife......................................
Although, as we've discussed earlier, casting a wide net is beneficial, sorting out through "the weeds" may be a better option. A thorough job search involves many hours looking through job ads. "'Green flag' signs of employers include putting pay ranges even where not legally required, giving an overview of the interview process and what you can expect in a role," Herd explained to us back in April.
After 6 Months Of Unemployment And Hundreds Of Rejections, This Is How I Started Seeing Other People. I'm Not Ok
I've been there, when I was homeless, I started to get really bitter and saw everyone as "having a home"
I am at least in a trailer now, but I watch Live Patrol and I makes me wonder how even the criminals always seem to have a nice house to live in. But maybe I've just answered my own question. Yeah, it makes you bitter.
Load More Replies...I have been in a situation where I was on my last legs with unemployment, and need to do something. What I found out was, that even though my situation was bleak (for a few reasons), my reputation for being realizable and responsible over rode what I had done. I have never done anything similar since and have given my best to those who have hired me over the years.
Got Hired To The Local Taco Bell, Did All The On-Boarding Paperwork Then Got This Message From Them A Few Days Later
But if you make one typo or grammatical mistake in your taco bell application would they hire you?
Girl- What?
I was in my fifties interviewing for a sales position. Years of experience in sales.The twenty something HR screener asked me in person what my favorite animal was. Really? You can ask that with a straight face? They are usually looking for something like a tiger or a bear or a shark or something. I answered it truthfully as I do have a favorite animal. It's the magnificent platypus. Incredibly capable little survivor, a little bit of this, a little bit of that, hard to pigeon-hole and if you really p**s one off, it will sting you. The HR person looked stunned and had no idea how to react. Also, I didn't get the job but I did get to educate somebody on the virtues of the platypus :-D
I just love platypuses - they're such interesting animals, and they've survived so long, but they're so stupid, too. I just love them
Load More Replies...Is the job for a produce manager? Or an erotic dancer that's supposed to bring their own props for a very naughty skit?
I had a professor once who put one funny question in each exam, like which of four people was the best singer. It was supposed to relax the students and break the ice, but several people freaked out because they did not know the "right" answer.
Kind of like the time I was asked what my Hogwarts house was during an interview. I was interviewing for an exterminating company, mind you.
I’d hope this question doesn’t actually ‘count’ against the person and is just a sort of icebreaker in the application process. Y’know, start of with an ‘easy’ question of no importance to help candidates be more confident for the important questions?
Maybe the interviewers were too embarrassed to ask that fatuous "If you were a vegetable, what kind of vegetable would you be?" interview question any more so now they get a computer to ask it and weed out the leafy greens from the marrows
The HR Department may be full of vegetables, but I wouldn't say any of them are my "favorite".
Load More Replies...Herd also suggested a different approach to job searching. Instead of the good ol' sorting through advertisements, try reaching out to friends. Either directly, or via social media. Posting something along the lines "If you like your job or boss, where do you work and what do you like about it?" may bring in some surprising answers. It even "may lead to referrals for open positions," Herd said.
Your Linkedin Job Application - The Real Numbers
Finnish unemployment services require you to apply to a certain number of places every month or they'll punish you by taking away some of your benefits. This means people are applying even to jobs they're not qualified to
The USA does the same. At least where I live they do. You get kicked off unemployment if you're not actively looking for a job.
Load More Replies...That is because you don't give a damn chance for people to try new role..
If I were hiring for a toolmaker, not having the experience is a deal breaker. If I were hiring for a toolmaker's apprentice, then you might have a point.
Load More Replies...Yeah, but "required experience" is usually narrowly defined by mid management elitists who think it takes 10 years for anyone not in management learn how to use a cash register.
The reality of remote jobs is this simple fact which applies to every job there is. If your job can be done remotely, then it's just a matter of time before it's done remotely from another country where they pay a lot less and have no benefits. If your job can be done remotely, go find a job that can't while they're still available.
Sick Of People Who Think Like This. Do You Live Under A Rock?
Have fun trying to get in the door without an appointment, unless you enjoy being escorted out by security. Times change, people. I’m old enough to remember driving from place to place to ask for an application to fill out while I’m there, or to drop off my resume—-hell, I remember using the yellow pages to call places to see if they’re hiring (and sometimes I called right before they were going to put the want ad in the paper), and that was only around 2004 or 2005—-but those times are long gone. Everything’s remote now, until they actually decide they want to see you in person.
I am glad I am retired and don't have to go through the process of applying for jobs and interviews anymore. I wouldn't last in today's market.
Load More Replies...i've worked at places where HR will trash an application if the person calls too much.
Yup, my brother lives under a rock. This is exactly what he told me to do to get a job. LMAO Edit to add: we're both boomers but he's a dumbass boomer.
Hiring Manager Accidental Reply All
Have no idea what this means, it looks like some kind of childish code:(
This list is pretty infuriating, huh, Pandas? It certainly can make you appreciate having a stable job and not having to participate in the job searching rigamarole. However, if this list is not enough and you're looking for more horror stories about recruiting, head over here, here and here!
Response My Wife Received
Just reading that makes me low-key hope the company has since collapsed
Load More Replies...Who TF is “just push[ing] an ‘apply’ button and fling[ing] your information to as many opportunities as possible”? Has this person ever filled out an online application? You know, one where you upload your resume, then have to fill out an application that doesn’t autofill from your resume so you have to spend time filling it in, or autofills in all the wrong places, so you have to spend time correcting it? I wish I could just upload my resume, hit “apply”, and have it sent everywhere all at once. Applying for jobs, especially online, is a full time job all by itself—-unpaid. And who TF doesn’t read the job description? Do they think we waste all that time and effort applying for jobs we don’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of getting? Really? If all that people have to go through just to apply for jobs isn’t enough effort for a company to at least consider them, then that company can continue their search, stupidly pass on hundreds of potentially great hires, and never fill the position because they’re being so f*****g picky. Almost seems like a scam where there’s actually no job, but they want all your personal and professional information to sell for marketing or worse.
They must have been way way off; depending on what it is, if you have 0 experience what can you do?
My First Time Getting One Of These - Was I Too Harsh?
Security Alert! Can be a scammer who wants to copy your voice and face...
It's also a sneaky way to screen out minorities.
Load More Replies...If the questionnaire asks you what your favorite vegetable is and whether you have had an accident resulting in your death then you know it's a genuine job offer
Almost every company you apply for now now (at least for tech companies I've seen), you have to do the one way thing. It's become seemingly normal
Recruiter Says Linkedin Job Analytics Is Not True
Kinda figured this myself. I live in a rural area that young people with ambition LEAVE (my husband and I got lucky starting a company here that’s become successful). I highly doubt there are 10, much less 1000, truly qualified applicants for every local job, so those numbers have to be artificially inflated to make it look like there’s more competition than there actually is. Stupid, because it would put too many great people off applying if it looks like they’d just be one in a thousand with little to no chance of even getting an interview, instead of one in ten with a real chance at being hired. Not to mention inflating the numbers makes LinkedIn look more popular and successful than it apparently is (I understand it’s strayed really far from its original purpose as a viable source of networking and job hunting).
But...the internet says there are hundreds of hot singles in that very same rural area! They must be real, yes?
Load More Replies...I wondered this when we got an inside tip for a newly posted job and LinkedIn said like 30 people applied already.
Small Tip
Craziest Rejection Email I’ve Ever Gotten While Job Hunting
My 31 Yr Old Female Friend With 9 Years Of Experience In Her Profession Agrees To Meeting A Recruiter In Person And Receives This
The last time someone asked me if I'd feel comfortable meeting inside a van I didn't even get the candy they promised.
Unprofessional Maybe?
Question 1 - What is the wind speed velocity of a sparrow carrying a coconut?
Sorry, the sound effects man took the coconut for the horse scene.
Load More Replies...My job searches are every new job on glassdoor that I am qualified for. That is 200+ applications a day.
It's The Truth Though
That’s why I have such a hard time getting jobs, I can’t play the bullshitting game.
Give It 10 Years And We’ll See Widespread Consequences Of Refusing To Train Entry Level Talent
We've got three age brackets of employees at the company I work for: The apprentices from 30-40 years ago who know literally everything; the apprentices who've joined in the last 10 years or so who are being trained by the veterans; and the people in the middle who were hired in the 'unreasonable expectations' era and gravitated to management roles or left, so we've got a big gap in the middle for engineering talent. Luckily someone spotted where things were headed and promoted (well paid, proper training) apprenticeships again or they'd have been pretty stuck around about now.
They’ve Officially Lost Their Minds
that is a low amount, correct? sorry i am a child and have 0 experience dealing in wages.
I was making that as a manager in 1995 - today it would be about 100K.
Load More Replies...The Absurdity Of This Really Highlights How Bad Things Have Gotten
None of these movies' observations are inaccurate tho; we're just in even deeper ʇᴉɥs right now.
Been “Cold-Replying” To Cold-Emails From Recruiters
As someone who has put up with this bs, I agree. Any good employer that you want to work for would not waste this much time or resources. Any job that wants this much pre-employment nonsense is generally wasting your time.
Load More Replies...Typically the person making the final decision for hiring doesn't have a lot of time to weed through all possible candidates so they have someone else they trust to do the initial interviews. That way they only have to decide between the best candidates for the position. This is pretty typical and not excessive, as you only endure that second interview if you have a legitimate shot at getting the job.
Dishwashers Need To Write Cover Letters Too Apparently
Obviously many applicants are international students who are unfamiliar with male/female names in their second language. It is arrogant to complain that applicants failed to recognise the gender of a name. It is highly unlikely that this person would recognise the gender of a name in say, Japanese, Chinese or one of the many Indian languages.
First, regardless of a name you should never assume gender. Regarding international applicants, you have to ask yourself if these responses would be acceptable in their home country. Chances are they wouldn't be. Not sure what the hiring practices are in China, but I'm assuming if you just email your phone # to someone who's requested a cover and cv, chances are you're not moving forward regardless of the country.
Load More Replies...Seriously Though, Why Do They Reject So Many Entry Level Applicants?
Am I Absurd For Asking This?
This Is The Only Option Left
True Story From Today's Job Search Session
For a job that probably doesn’t exist OR the job is 100% commission and that’s what you MIGHT make if you work your a*s off 24/7365, talk to every living creature on the planet, and go into the office four days a week even though you’re supposed to be WFH. Oh, and you have to pay for training, pay for the equipment, and pay for leads. Aaaaand it’s telemarketing.
Any job posting with a pay range is instantly suspicious to me. Especially when the range is 50k
Load More Replies...This Is Why You Aren’t Getting The Job
What is a "cultural interview"? Is that when they ask questions that are completely irrelevant to the job.
To see if the candidate will get along with their coworkers. Some go as far as expecting people to be willing to go out drinking and partying after work every day, others expect people to become a “bro” and join the frat house atmosphere at work. Those companies don’t believe in work-life balance, and expect work to be your life. In other words, unless that appeals to you, you really don’t want to work there.
Load More Replies...You know how you fix that? Call me crazy but let me help you here: let people mail in (snail mail) or walk in filled out application forms and resumes. You will NOT get that many. Select 10 (stop reading them after 30 or so) and call those people. If they sound good, invite them for a personal interview, Zoom ok. Don't invite the ones that sounded like idiots. Applying online causes these avalanches; it's like putting broad search terms in Google. If that doesn't work, pick another 10. For local jobs, a friend of mine applied for waitress positions online but ended up getting hired for a number of jobs when she walked in the old fashioned way. Restaurant Managers do not want to go through a gazilllion online applications, looking at/talking to the candidate in person still works better for them. I am still thinking about that dishwasher job- wtf - why is something like that even online.
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How would you even find the contact and social media info for 15 employees who are still working there? Why would you expect any of them to reply to a stranger online, and not just delete your email or post? If I get a message on the company email from a stranger, who’s trying to get chummy and asking about working for the company, I would block them. Contact recruiters? That’s got to be a joke. Have fun trying to get through to them or get a reply, much less a job. This guy is on another planet where this s**t works.
Please spend 4 months begging for a position that will pay 30% of a living wage
I Quit A Terrible Job And My Manager Sent This Out To The Entire Office (More Context In Post, If Needed!)
The fact that they sent this out tells me that OP left a toxic and horrible job. Good for her.
Filled with snitches trying to curry favor with the boss.
Load More Replies..."some people are like that". Yes, some certainly are, and Kelly won't miss them a bit.
So yeah, like good for her, I guess, whatever, I never really liked her anyway.
Recruiters Who Rely On Ats And Chatgpt To Screen CVS And Then Get Mad When A Candidate Outsmarts Their Automated System
Unemployed Recruiter Had Only 2 Interviews Out Of 23,000 Applications. I Am Conflicted…
I hardly believe the 23000 figure is real, and I hardly believe this guy is sending out an application every 4 minutes.
I can easily believe someone shotgunning applications at every single posting they see, regardless of fit.
Load More Replies...No way they could apply for 100 jobs every day. Unless they’re in fast food or willing to relocate nowhere on the planet (which isn’t doable for all of us, especially those of us with families), there aren’t 100 job listings for any industry every single day, except for repeats from previous days. 10 applications per day—-12 or 15 if the company website has more than one job posted and you can send one application for all of them or copies for each—-is nearly eight hours of effort, like an unpaid full time job itself, considering the horseshit that you have to go through with the time-consuming redundant online applications these days. I know this because I did it myself.
I applied for a job once got a reply and they arranged a telephone interview which they said I passed and they invited me to what they call an assessment centre which is essentially second interview. They were supposed to email me the details of when it was and where i never heard back from them.
Fuck Off
Future Generations Would Wonder How We Survived This Era. (If We Do, Of Course)
It was "only" around 150-200 for me, and not those where you just upload your general CV, but all with the CV highlighting skills that are relevant to the specific position, with a cover letter stating my motivation etc. - I was down at my lowest and sinking deeper with every rejection. Upward mobility my áss, every one of those rejections hits harder than the ones before.
Applying directly to a business vs applying randomly on hiring websites will alway yield better results. And each application should be tailored to the position they're applying for including making small edits to the resume. I think this is where a lot of people fail. They approach it as quantity over quality and a one-size fits all application process.
Response From Hr
I'm trying to work out what's wrong with this, and failing. Excellent comms
Agree. Wish all companies would be this transparent, and timely, rather than way after the fact saying, "oh yeah, we filled this position and HR told me a month I go I should email you. Sorry not sorry."
Load More Replies...This is a good email. They weren't hired, but the company didn't just send and automatic email (or nothing at all), let the person know they weren't getting the job, but also let them know they did really well in the process. If you get something like this, you were likely #2 or #3 for the job. Disappointing, but encouraging too.
Job Canceled 3 Days Before Start Date
Unemployed Recruiters Are Finally Facing The Monster They Helped Create
F**k This S**t. That Is All
I’m willing to bet the ‘test’ is just them getting people to do work for free. I fell for this way too much when I naively applied for translation jobs.
Depends on the position. A bank for example may give you a math test to make sure you can perform basic arithmetic, as it will be needed to perform the job. A job posting at a school may have you take an ethics test to make sure you will be able to make the correct choices in certain situations.
Load More Replies...I was asked to do a PowerPoint presentation in an interview. So I did one about how much I enjoyed riding my motorbike. Totally irrelevant to the company and nothing they could use. They offered me the job though!
Literally The Most Useless Notification In The History Of The Internet
10 Years Experience . They'll Never Find Better
What Does “Overqualified” Mean, Anyway?
My friend, who hasn’t worked a day in her life and never had to until she left her husband, decided to apply to Primark. Unfortunately she then quit three days later when it became apparent she wouldn’t be a ‘personal shopper’ and instead it was all folding clothes and working in the depot. She was genuine baffled that her designer wardrobe didn’t impress them enough to…start a personal shopper service, I guess? I mean, I love her, but her thinking is fascinating sometimes.
Got Feedback From My Interview…
Zoom, The Company That Specializes In Remote Work Solutions… Doesn’t Allow Remote Work??
Intuit Laid Off 1800 People And Called Them ‘Underperformers’
Underperformed in comparison to what? Were the expected standards openly posted? Were performance reviews carried out with improvement goals set?
More like the expected standards were humanly impossible to meet, unless you’re an insomniac. Or a robot. Or deranged.
Load More Replies...Personally I wouldn't characterize 58% as "most" even if it is technically accurate.
This makes sense because intuit is a horrible company. Looks like they hate their employees almost as much as their customers,
I Suppose I Won't Be Applying Then
As I've said before, just have a prepared cover letter template and copy-paste it, changing some details as needed. It barely requires any effort.
Yeah, but what are you supposed to put in a cover letter? I'm 43 yrs old, and no one has ever told me what exactly is supposed to be in one?
Load More Replies...I was at a job interview where the interviewer asked me "If you could be any kind of cow, would you be a chocolate cow, a vanilla cow, or a strawberry cow?" I simply responded, "I'm not going to play this" and left.
Eating or paint colour? or if you mean breed of cow probably a feral station shorthorn.
Load More Replies...My last company made me go through 4 rounds of interview. When they called me for the fifth one, I refused. Told them I can't keep doing it. Either they hire me or reject me. They promised it's the last round with the client and I got hired after that interview
I doubt anyone can convince me that there's any job on Earth that needs more than 2 interviews. If you can't figure out your applicant and/or your needs by then, you need to hire someone who knows how to hire people or close the doors.
Load More Replies...Gonna downvote every article from now on until they stop cutting it off with this BP premium nonsense.
I got my job practically at the interview. The recruiter was super happy I wanted to start at the next possible date, and I got my equipment right on the spot
I hate recruiters because they too often have no feel for how a person will actually fit in with a specific job or location. And when the chips are down, they have no stake in the matter. Hired the wrong person? Oh well, doesn't affect them, they don't work there. I've seen it go wrong far too many times. The people that pay the price are the actual employees.
Load More Replies...Usually BP "polls" contain stupid options. This one has four good ones, but leaves out a fifth important one: lying. Employers lie about the position, lie about the money, lie about the responsibilities, lie about the location, etc.
I've applied to literally hundreds of jobs over the past 5 years, some of which were such perfect fits they may as well have had a picture of me in the job requirements. I have yet to even be asked in for a single interview. Not once.
Oh, I have one of these. I've been offered an 8-month assignment in Australia for 600 USD/ per month. In return, I will be paying my flight, visa, insurance and all personal costs including travelling between sites and have to be available at all times. Believe it or not, this was a legit “opportunity” with a well-known employer in my country who has his head so far up in his own a*s, that an oral surgeon would be needed to dislodge it for him. I humoured the interview just out of curiosity to see how unhinged they will be getting. I didn't get the offer because I showed lack of commitment when I said I would be using my legally mandated days off (European employer) for networking. Apparently, I was expected to volunteer my days off for unpaid work.
I was at a job interview where the interviewer asked me "If you could be any kind of cow, would you be a chocolate cow, a vanilla cow, or a strawberry cow?" I simply responded, "I'm not going to play this" and left.
Eating or paint colour? or if you mean breed of cow probably a feral station shorthorn.
Load More Replies...My last company made me go through 4 rounds of interview. When they called me for the fifth one, I refused. Told them I can't keep doing it. Either they hire me or reject me. They promised it's the last round with the client and I got hired after that interview
I doubt anyone can convince me that there's any job on Earth that needs more than 2 interviews. If you can't figure out your applicant and/or your needs by then, you need to hire someone who knows how to hire people or close the doors.
Load More Replies...Gonna downvote every article from now on until they stop cutting it off with this BP premium nonsense.
I got my job practically at the interview. The recruiter was super happy I wanted to start at the next possible date, and I got my equipment right on the spot
I hate recruiters because they too often have no feel for how a person will actually fit in with a specific job or location. And when the chips are down, they have no stake in the matter. Hired the wrong person? Oh well, doesn't affect them, they don't work there. I've seen it go wrong far too many times. The people that pay the price are the actual employees.
Load More Replies...Usually BP "polls" contain stupid options. This one has four good ones, but leaves out a fifth important one: lying. Employers lie about the position, lie about the money, lie about the responsibilities, lie about the location, etc.
I've applied to literally hundreds of jobs over the past 5 years, some of which were such perfect fits they may as well have had a picture of me in the job requirements. I have yet to even be asked in for a single interview. Not once.
Oh, I have one of these. I've been offered an 8-month assignment in Australia for 600 USD/ per month. In return, I will be paying my flight, visa, insurance and all personal costs including travelling between sites and have to be available at all times. Believe it or not, this was a legit “opportunity” with a well-known employer in my country who has his head so far up in his own a*s, that an oral surgeon would be needed to dislodge it for him. I humoured the interview just out of curiosity to see how unhinged they will be getting. I didn't get the offer because I showed lack of commitment when I said I would be using my legally mandated days off (European employer) for networking. Apparently, I was expected to volunteer my days off for unpaid work.
