People Share Unrealistic Requirements They’ve Encountered When Trying To Find A Job, Here Are 30 Of The Most Ridiculous (New Pics)
What do job hunting and being chased through the streets by zombies have in common? They’re both nightmares. But job hunting might actually be worse because it’s something we still have to face after waking up. It's stressful enough in its own right, but communicating with frustrating recruiters and hiring managers can make the process so much worse. Thankfully, those of us who have encountered terrible recruiters have a space where we can share those stories: the Recruiting Hell subreddit. We’ve gone through to find some of the most ridiculous stories of unrealistic expectations and unprofessional emails from recruiters, so we hope as you read them you don't relate too much to the pain these job hunters have experienced. Enjoy this list, and if you're not too heated by the end, go on to check out Bored Panda’s last publication on the same topic right here next.
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As An Autistic Person, I Despise Everything About This!
Negative encounters with hiring managers are an unfortunately common occurrence, as the Recruiting Hell subreddit has amassed 285k members over the last 6 years. With the tagline “we’ll pay you in experience!”, the community states that it’s “for all of those recruiters and candidates who really don’t get it” and asks members to post their “horror stories” and “amazing” job offers. There are various issues that prospective employees often have with recruiters, but it appears that the nature of the job itself does not serve those being recruited.
According to Brandon Savage, a full time consultant and blogger, a recruiter is the “nemesis of job searching”. Savage explains on his blog that recruiters are typically paid based on how many people they place and how high the salaries of those positions are. This means that since they’re essentially working on commission, they often have very little knowledge of the positions they’re hiring for and are willing to do or say whatever is necessary to fill roles.
I Ran Into One Today
I've never understood why a gap on a resume is a bad thing. I have a two year gap where I was laid off before I found a new job. How is that a bad thing? Jobs are hard to get and I work in a niche field. Also, I did a lot of small part-time stuff but I'm not gonna list it all.
Can I Get A Second To The Motion?
Now, let’s not demonize every hiring manager and recruiter out there. I’m sure plenty of people have had smooth and positive experiences job hunting. Brandon notes in his blog that if a company has an in-house recruiter, “working with them is perfectly fine and normal”. When contacted by someone about an opening, Brandon recommends checking that person’s email address to see if it’s connected to the company you’re interested in working for.
He also warns job hunters to be wary of any uninvited solicitations from recruiters. If you’re contacted, out of the blue, by someone who compliments you on your skills and pitches another position to you, they're likely just looking for commission. If you're actually interested in the role, you can submit your resume the old fashion way and you're likely to have just as much luck. Don't give a misleading recruiter the satisfaction of making a profit off of you.
A Story Of Two Parts, Recruiter Edition
Funny How The Language Changes Between People And Businesses
This Should Be Mandatory Training For All Interviewers
Wow. Pretty much the only way I'd judge a candidate in under 60 seconds is if they showed up with a machete and a hand grenade. Then again, I work in graphic design, so what do I know about other job requirements? On the other hand, my colleagues are pretty decent, so sarcasm is as much weaponry as one needs in my office.
Even when you’re not dealing with an outside recruiter, it is common to encounter unrealistic expectations in job postings. In her piece for Forbes “Why So Many Job Postings Are So Ridiculous”, career coach Nancy Collamer provides this example: “Progressive employer seeks Harvard-trained neuroscientist and beauty pageant winner. Must be fluent in Mandarin and skilled at tribal basket weaving. Minimum of 10 years experience working for high-tech companies. Salary: mid-30’s.”
While that’s an obvious exaggeration, many job postings might as well say that when they ask for laughable skills and levels of experience for puny salaries in return. Nancy lists several reasons why postings like this somehow make their way to the internet, including that the employer is inexperienced at hiring and they just don’t know better. She notes that in many companies, particularly small ones, hiring can get passed off to people who have no experience (and no business) writing job descriptions.
Hey Recruiters, Answer Me This!
Got An Email From A Recruiter Today. I Was Interested Until They Disclosed The Pay. It’s Seriously Insultingly Low For The Role And Requirements. So I Told Them Just That Over Email
4+ Years Of Experience In A 2 Year Old Technology
Another reason you might find unrealistic job postings is because an employer is willing to wait for the perfect candidate, regardless of whether or not they actually exist. There’s no problem with wanting to hire the best person for a position, but having a wish list with too many unattainable qualifications can actually deter candidates from applying in the first place. Nancy notes that these could also be “phantom postings”. These are created when companies are obligated to post open positions publicly, but they already know they want to hire someone inside the office. With an over-the-top job description, outsiders are less likely to apply, and the favored candidate on the inside will have an advantage. Phantom postings are a huge waste of everyone’s time, but unfortunately, they do happen.
That Backfired Spectacularly
This is why, when we didn't post the salary in the job listing (that has changed), I would open up the conversation by telling the applicant the hours and the salary. Then they were free to leave if those things didn't suit them.
We Don’t Count Internships As Experience Here, So Let’s Just Forget All Of That
People Are Human And Human Things Happen
10 years ago, I had spotty employment, with the longest stint at a job 1 year. The rest of the time I was a stay at home mom and job searching, while my common law husband was working. Staying at home and caring for a child raises so many eyebrows, like I had spent years in prison or something bad. It felt as if they thought I was a welfare mom, because I looked so young, even though that was not the case at all. No one should have to explain themselves. You already have to tick off on the application whether you've been convicted of a crime or not, and maybe provide a criminal record/child abuse registry check. Anything else is not their concern.
When it comes to responding to companies asking for far too much in their job postings, it can be difficult to know when it’s still worth it to apply. If you’re actually interested in the position, Nancy recommends finding someone within the company who you can talk to candidly about the role and what it’s like working there. Perhaps you have a friend or a LinkedIn contact there who would be willing to help. She also says that a good rule of thumb is the “70% rule”, meaning that if you fit about 70% of the requirements listed, it’s still worth it for you to apply. This is particularly important for women to keep in mind, as they tend to be more modest when applying for jobs. You can also keep an eye on how long a position has been posted online. If a company has been looking to fill a role for months, they might start to lower their expectations or be more willing to negotiate. If you submitted your resume months ago and no one has been hired yet, don’t be scared to circle back and see if you can still be considered.
Interviewing For My First Recruiting Job - Why Did I Start This Life??
That's It
Recruiter Asked Me To Record A Video Response To 4 Questions. This Is My Reply
What is with this b******t of sending them a video? WTF do you say while recording it? I’m not auditioning for a movie role, ffs, I just want to work for your company. (I also don’t want them being assholes laughing at my video—-and I have seen, pre-Zoom/video/hell, pre-internet, HR making fun of people’s resumes and applications, so I know damn well they’d make fun of a video, so f**k them).
The good news for those searching for a new job is that recently, hiring managers have had an increasingly difficult time filling roles. This means that applicants have more power than ever before, and they should take advantage of it. A month ago, Jane Thier published a story for Fortune titled “It’s a great time to be a job applicant—and the worst time to be a hiring manager” breaking down all of the reasons why candidates are now at an advantage over companies. Jane mentions that unemployment rates in the US are now the lowest that they’ve been since the beginning of the pandemic, and 84% of hiring managers report feeling burnt out, as candidates become more demanding in terms of perks and benefits. Not only are applicants asking for more, but they also have the power to tarnish a company’s reputation by discussing their interview experiences on social media and websites like Glassdoor. “As it gets easier and easier for individuals to find a new job,” Jane says. “The pressure on hiring managers only increases.”
What Usually Leads People To Find Another Job
A coworker was always calling out sick and I always had to drop my work to cover hers. When she finally quit, everyone was excited cause she just sucked. No one else grasped (until I said so) that this means I just lost MY job. Other staff had no idea that I had a different job and now I’d have to cover for her for months until a replacement was hired.
A Company Found Me On Linkedin And Reached Out To Me, This Was My Response
Love this. I hate these "send us a video" things. Why? I know why. This is solely so you can judge someone's appearance.
Contrary To A Number Of Recruiters’ Popular Belief, I Do Very Much Care About The Money. Did You Think My Childhood Dream Was To Send An Email To Request Reimbursement Approval For Airport Parking To Pick Up Someone Snotty Visiting From The Head Office?
In the 2022 Greenhouse Candidate Experience Report, Greenhouse CEO Daniel Chait discusses this recent role reversal between companies and candidates. “Companies have realized their potentially unfair hiring practices—or even just simple sloppiness like ineffective interviewing or a habit of ghosting candidates—is coming back to bite them,” he says. Applicants are apparently also expecting the process to move very quickly, so interested hiring managers have to make offers fast before another company beats them to it. Meanwhile, in the competitive job market, hiring managers have to focus on retention as well. Every time an employee leaves their company for a better offer, there’s one more role they’re expected to fill. I certainly wouldn’t want the job of a hiring manager or recruiter, but it’s encouraging to know that the ball is in the applicants’ court sometimes.
Was I Being Impolite? Had This Exchange On Linkedin
I would have answered: Well since everything, for some reason, has already dropped on the floor, there is no reason to keep up the apearances. So I will try with some honesty instead. I am pretty confused about what just happened, but would like to make the best out of the situation, and will use it as learning experience. So please help me improve, so I can act better in the future. I would apriciate if you could answer the follwing questions: 1) The messages was answered in the same tone as the questions were asked, how can you consider that being impolite? 2)...and in case you do, does that mean that you yourself is impolite, and how do you feel about that? 3) Does it mean that you consider it OK, that you can act impolitely to others, but no one else can talk to you in the same tone? 4) It is normally considered to be a wise move to match the level of formality of language of that the person you are talking with uses, so what exactly did you expect me to say?
The person that posted this was TELLING the potential employer to tell them more about the position instead of ASKING. Example: Yes I am. Please tell me more about the role you're looking to fill.
How delicate an ego do you have to have to give that much of a s**t about the word "please"? The OP responded in the exact same tone the recruiter was using.
Load More Replies...Apparently, "Yes I am. Tell me more about the role," wasn't sufficiently groveling/worshipful enough. Clearly, OP should have replied, "Of course, I'm ready, willing, and able to work full-time! How soon can I start?! I'm so grateful to you for reaching out! Thank you so much!" Etc etc. *Eyeroll*
"yes, my lord, if you could please be so kind and, oh you, superior entity, to send the details about me commiting my life to enrich your bank account that would be pretty much appreciated by this humble servant..." Something of the kind?
The respondee was probably a woman and wasn't kowtowing enough.
I was recently contacted by a recruiter for a role. I'm not interested in doing a long commute into Manchester, so I asked for the location- so I don't waste his time. He responded with why I should apply, still no location. I again asked where it was based, and he then blanked me.
For The Memes, Because We’ve All Been There
Hiring Managers: You No Longer Have The Luxury Of "Thinking" About Whether You Want To Offer A Candidate A Job Or Not
Pay transparency is one of the most important factors for many job applicants today. Just look at this list and all of the screenshots featuring hiring managers beating around the bush when it comes to salary ranges or explicitly telling applicants they can’t disclose that information. More progressive companies, however, are advertising high salaries to ensure they can attract talent. Erica Thomas, a technical recruiter in Florida, told CNBC that hiring for on-site positions is particularly challenging, but it can be done at the right price. “If I say, ‘you’ll be on-site and the range is $118,000 to $130,000,’ now we’re talking,” she says. “You have 4 to 8 seconds to catch a candidate’s attention. People want to know the bottom line: how much they’ll be paid.”
Dodged
Asking a candidate for a desired salary is a twisted mind game. Just tell candidates what you're willing to pay and negotiate from there.
Facing These Days!
Damn. My parents should have trained me for this job when they were thinking to have a baby.
There Is A Pandemic Of Bad Managers
Bonuses are also getting better and better for applicants in the US. According to a 2021 Robert Half survey, 48% of companies are providing signing bonuses, 43% are offering more paid time off, and 40% are offering better job titles “to entice prospective hires”. Hiring managers have also resorted to casting a wider net when it comes to applicants because it has become so difficult to fill roles quickly with talent close to home. One woman, Lauren Rackley, told CNBC that she was given a $19,500 relocation bonus from her new job for moving from North Carolina to Florida. She noted that it was far more than any other relocation bonus she had been offered in the past.
Recruiter Asked Me To Send In A Report Of My Total Earnings In 2020/2021 As Part Of The Negotiation Process
Hitting Close To Home, Is It?
Some Recruiters Are So Lazy
As companies become more desperate to hire and hold onto skilled talent, job applicants are finally being presented with attractive offers. Hopefully this combined with candidates holding companies accountable in communities like the Recruitment Hell subreddit will lead to permanently improved hiring practices. Enjoy the rest of this list of ridiculous messages and expectations from recruiters, and don’t forget to upvote the pics you find most appalling. Then let us know in the comments if you’ve ever had a terrible encounter with a recruiter!
Why Even Ask?
Why So Surprised?
"Workforce Development And Salary Consultant" Screwing Her Clients
Dunno, I see the lesson as don't touch this scammer with a barge pole......
As A Stb Graduate, This Hits Hard!
And that’s what it used to mean, back when your parents started out—-with just a high school diploma for the same job.
I Hope Y’all Find It As Hilarious As I Do
How Do You Tell The Difference Between A Bot On Linked And A Job Offer From A Real Person?
Simple Life Hack
There were four in a bed and the little one said, "Roll over! Roll over!" So they all rolled over and one fell off!.... There were three in a bed and the little one said ............................
Entirely Self Inflicted
You forgot: This is actually an unpaid internship, for which you will go through our ten step b******t hiring process. Once the internship is completed (a time period of our choosing, so we can drag it out as long as we want), you might be taken on permanently (through not really, nothing’s permanent), at our entry level pay, which is only marginally more than you made for the internship. The unpaid internship. We also have a trial period of one year after that “permanent” hire, during which time we can fire you for no reason, like just because someone in our clique doesn’t really like you. So f**k you, and please submit your application.
This Company Could've Spent $2,500 To Keep Their "Top Performer." Instead, She Gets A $12,000 Pay Raise Elsewhere. Good For Her!
You eliminate burnout AND turnover. You end up with employees who will go above and beyond to give you their best work. This can lead you to having an employee from entry level to retirement. You know, the way it used to be.
Sure Thing... You First
CEO Takes A Candidate’s Joke Wrong, Gives Speech About It Online
A Dev Job Application Gone...slow
I Don’t Care How Badly I Need More Clients. This Felt So Damn Good
It should be illegal to steal someone’s time and effort because you’re too f*****g cheap to hire them. Please applicants, start suing them for theft of your intellectual property, or whatever legally applies to what they stole. Hell, set a legal precedent if you have to.
Unsolicited Job Offers Be Like
My Reaction After A Company Replies After 2 Months
This happens to me so often. I know they never even looked at this point.
I've Never Made A Job Listing On Indeed, But I Doubt It's That Difficult
Not Sure If This Belongs Here But I Laughed
Becomming a CEO is actually really easy. Just start a one man company and assign yourself to the role of CEO. Done deal.
How Can You Hire Someone Without Telling Them The Salary?
Where's the, "You're delusional and withdraw my application", button? 🤔
Take Notes
Number 3 is maddening. I have top level certifications that cancel out lower certifications. Yet people evaluating resumes' for IT positions, have no clue about what the certifications mean. So they want people with the high and low level cert, even though the high level cert supersedes the lower level one. So in order to be considered for "all" the jobs, I need to waste my time getting the lower level cert, so that I am not weeded out. Never bothered, but it is funny how employers are losing candidates this way.
Unicorns
Pretty Cool Of Nordstrom To Add This To Their Job Listing. This Should Encourage You To Apply For Positions That You Don't Think You're A 100% Match For
Same Bro
Cover letters aren't needed it's just more words that the hiring manager will not read
Finally A Job Advert With Realistic Expectations
The F**k? At Least They’re Telling You Up Front But
Worst Onboarding/Background Check Experience Ever! Not Only Did I Send Her The References Prior But She Than Needed More! This Is Ridiculous! Here’s What I Told Her Below!
College Senior With A Business Major In NYC… Recently Awarded With A Distinction As Top 5% In The Class
Applying For A Job
Then never getting a reply. Well, until months later after you found something else. Then it’s a boilerplate rejection email.
Entry Level Salary For A Role Requiring 10yrs Experience
And now the job’s probably no longer taking applications, since the recruiter dicked around so f*****g long.
“It Shouldn’t Affect Your Schedule” …excuse Me?
Yes. In class. To learn skills for the job. That you won’t even try to talk to me about, at a time when I’m available, even though you first said I can set my own time for the appointment.
Should Money Not Be The Top Priority?
"I present candidates even if they are outside of our budget" doesn't seem like a quality of a good recruiter... Sounds like they are just wasting everybody's time.
Anyone Else Read This As, “Must Be Willing To Take Abuse”?
Fast Paced Environment And Dynamic Teams!
Was This A Mistake? Sick Of Dehumanizing And Humiliating One-Way Interviews
While I don’t mind an initial questionnaire, after that I would like to actually speak to a person. NOT record a video and send it in, but actually speak to a live human being.
Heh
And you’re probably not going t9 train me, but leave me hanging out there to figure it all out myself. That’s a huge load of effort on my part, so I should be compensated accordingly.
Yet Another Lie About Not Knowing The Salary. No Company Interviews Without Knowing What They Can Afford
Finally A Company That Just Gets Me
Counteroffers 101
Reeks of desperation to not lose face by f*****g up and losing a good employee because you’re a stingy m**********r.
Why Are These People So Picky? Who're They Hoping To Find?
A sure way to have an unhappy life is to expect perfection from other people. You will never get it, so quit being so choosy. You might just find an unexpected perfection, or another form of perfection in an unexpected package.
No Country For Young Men
I've gotten this answer once before. I was desperate and said it just means I can do the job with ease. Isn't that what you want? The answer was no. They wanted someone that would struggle under their thumb.
This Is Illegally Relevant To My Ability To Do The Job
Good One
Absolutely Agree
They need to keep their jobs viable so make up fake ways to make themselves appear indispensable, usually when anyone with half a brain and a modicum of common sense and efficiency could do it.
Ran Into A Recruiter On Hinge
Experience I Had With A Recruiter After Asking Why The Marketing Role I Applied For Had A Lot Of Sales Duties In The Jd
Starter Page Agree?
Why Is This Necessary, Panera?
I Can't Explain How Good Sending This Made Me Feel!
If they’d only dropped a quick email to say that, though they were an excellent candidate and the choice was difficult, but they had to go with another candidate. “However, we will keep your resume on file and, if another role opens up that we feel you’d be great in, we’ll get back in contact with you. We wish you lots of luck in your job hunting endeavors”, or something to that effect. In the meantime, the candidate may have found a job, but might not be quite happy in it, and their email about another role to interview for might very well have been welcomed and appreciated. Now, how hard would that have been?
Amazon Tries To Recruit Microsoft’s Cto For A Backend Engineer Position
When Recruiters Turn Aggressive For No Reason
Quite often, jobs like that require you to f*****g commit your life and hell, sacrifice your health and well being, to earn it. In other words, work way harder than is necessary, and burn out quickly.
Why Does Anyone?
Like Everyone Else Here, I Hate Linkedin
Recruiter Put Me In A Group Chat With A Enployee From The Company. The Employee Looked At My Profile And Promptly Left The Chat Without Saying A Word. Note, I Was Qualified For This Job
Never Again I Will Be Doing These Stupid Tests
Unfortunately, This Employer Didn't Make It To The Next Round
Stats From My 11-Month Job Search
When "Support" Is Literally In The Job Title But Isn't A Support Role?
Bribe The Hiring Manager After A Rejection?
A Recruiters Angry Reaction To The Idea That Salary Info Should Be Given Right Away. They Claim We're Not Entitled To It Until We Give Them Our Time For A Meeting
This is kind of hilarious, actually. The recruiter just came back, really quite rudely, with many things many people I know actually want. However, they still didn't come back with the salary range.
Well… Was Rejected For A Job While Checking If Qualified
Lol. It’s Literal Hell On Earth Folks
FFS, make it related experience at least, without the number of years. That way they can list any jobs they had where they used skills apropos to the job, as well as internships within the industry itself.
Unless You Got A 3.5 Gpa In Engineering, Don't Bother Applying. If You Didn't Get At Least A 3.5, You Just Didn't Work Hard Enough
At least someone was able to learn, and admit their mistakes. That shows an open mind, and the ability to improve, that's good thing. Grades are not everything. If you put in all your time and effort into optimising them, and thereby spend all your time with the nose deep down in a book, you are likely to miss out of a large part of life, and hence you won't learn a lot of other important life lessons. Books can only get you part of the way there. The assumption of everybody being able to get good grades if they just put in the effort can also be wrong. Sometimes life just happens, and some external circumstances requires that you for a period put your main focus on something else. People get sick, can stuggle to pay the bills, their house burns down or something else emminent comes along, that can affect the amount of effort they can put into shcool. Furthermore, groupwork is quite popular these days and if you end in a group with four slackers, getting top grades can be hard when it requires that you do the work of 5 people.
An Assessment "That Measures Your Personality And Cognitive Skills." Total Estimated Time To Complete Is 1 Hour, I Gave Up After 15 Minutes. This Is After Three Hours Of Interviews For A Data Job At A Dying Company
My husband has severe test panic. I do not. I did every one of his assessments for a job he was uniquely qualified for, because they looked like that garbage. (Except the actual technical assessment, obvi) He was hired. His first year he aced an audit the company had never gotten more than 80% on. Because. He. Is. Good. At. His. Job. Me? I'm good at stupid a** brainteasers.
They Really Really Don’t Like The Taste Of Their Own Medicine
Dear Recruiters and Hiring Managers (Everywhere), it takes you 30 seconds to write an email letting us know you've received our application/inquiry and have decided to remove yourself from our application process. I PROMISE you we don't mind. Being a 'no-show' to our application is just not acceptable"..... and I could go on about employers ghosting applicants en masse.
Bullet Dodged
I'd ask that too. I have priorities that don't involve the work place, and more often than not, exceeds the work needs.
Startup Trying To Poach Me From My Current Job, But Wants Me To Go Through 6+ Hours Of Interviews
Poaching someone means you already know they’re ready to jump in and do the job right away. With no need to interview for 15 minutes, much less six hours. F*****g idiots.
Not So Fun When The Tables Are Turned, Are They?
Teaching Math Literally Pays Less Than Working In Fast Food
I made more than that (adjusting for inflation) at my first full time job when I was 19 and just had a high school diploma. In 1979.
Table Tennis Tables Everywhere!
Yeah, but look to see if they appear to have been used in a regular basis. Some companies put in these toys, but frown an any employee who actually tries to use them. It’s all PR b******t.
After Two Months Of Being Jerked Around For A Job I Really Wanted, I Stood Up For Myself For Once
But it wouldn’t be any skin off your asses to at least send along an update now and then, ffs.
Unfortunately I Am A Human Being
I think this information helps - a LOT. Honestly, how do they like their work to be done? If not most of it can be solved using existing processes there is something severely wrong with how my team is organized, we will get completely random results and our customers and users will never be able to rely on anything.
They Said The Quiet Part Out Loud
Ageism. Illegal as f**k. Older employees aren’t always boomer Karens. Many of us are experienced, settled, and very capable of handling the work and learning new skills. Not everyone stagnates when they reach an more advanced age. Also, some of us can’t afford to retire, and will have to work until we drop dead. We may be in our sixties, but we still have bills to pay—-and some of us have student loans to pay off—-just like millennials—-for Masters degrees or PhDs our fields told us we now needed to advance in our careers—-and we graduated at the top of our classes, doing better than classmates half our age! So don’t try to tell me older employees can’t learn new skills.
Would He?
Tell me I'm not the only one whose brain is screaming "red flags" at the "we don't believe in boundaries" on the top of the image
Rejected From Cat Sitting
A marine biologist... so she understands animals that live in the oceans which does not include cats... AND why isn't she working as a marine biologist?
I Had This Lovely Interaction This Morning. I Haven't Heard Back From Them
Why do so many jobs have to include sales? Let salespeople do sales, and leave the rest of us to do our own, non-sales jobs without that pressure. I am not a good salesperson, especially when my paycheck is at stake. Leave that pressure off, and if I manage to inadvertently sell something, then bonus. Otherwise, do not pressure me to sell. It’s an exercise in futility.
All Right Boys, It's Time To Pack Up. Work-Life Integration Is Here!
Brb Crying
No. I. Will. Not. Get off your asses and f*****g interview me.
Saw Someone Upset About A One Year Ban. Try 5
I'm Sorry, A What?
Works Of Fiction
I have been trying to start my own business for a while now. That takes time, and should be considered a good reason for a gap (though I would use my company to fill that gap, I would still be truthful when asked about it. If someone lies at the interview, they’ll probably lie about everything else if they’re hired.
"Send Your Resume And Statement Of Faith" Wtf
Racist Interviewer Gives Easier Questions To White And Asian Men
What an a*****e, and a crook, as that’s illegal. The reason they’re seemingly boasting about it is because they’re probably posting this on a racist website. Hope they’re found out and doxed for it.
How Tone Deaf Can You Be? I Think I Understand The Point She’s Trying To Make But She’s Made Herself Sound Like A Sociopath
I Did A Stupid Writing Test For This Company Four Years Ago That Never Got Back To Me. I Decided To Follow Up
Wait. The “stupid writing test” never got back to you? And you wonder why they didn’t immediately offer you the job? (Though they could’ve shot you a rejection email anyway.)
Me After Going To Multiple Job Intrviews
It's Completely Normal To Have To Literally Beg For A Job Outside Company Hq
If exposing, demeaning and debasing yourself is the only way to get good jobs, all those jobs will be filled by clowns
My company kinda makes it hard to get hired too. First you apply. Then wait. Then get an email someone will call you. Then wait. Then get a call asking about experience. You either lie that you do an move forward or say no and get hung up on. (Even though it's a training position.) then if you get a call you have to come in for a skill test. Then wait. Then get called in for a real interview and if they like you then you have to go get a drug test. And wait for the recruiter to call/email back that you have more paperwork to file. Then you get called in to train for 4-6 weeks (paid) and have the job. My friend applied in February and since someone left I directly handed his contact information to my boss who found his resume application and called him. They set up a skill test and by passed the online s**t. He's gonna start in a week or two. But because the computer indeed webshit and all that it's been months he could have been her me working.
You've made your point about a long hiring process, but many typos make it hard to understand, especially toward the end of your essay. Proofread.
Load More Replies...What I really hate is the "quizzes" that companies post online. Indeed has it - OK, you have 20 years of graphic design experience? Now do this 20-question quiz to prove it to us. Hell, no! If you do not think my past experience reflects what I can do, I'm not wasting my time answering a stupid quiz - I already know I do not want to work for you!
As an applicant, one of the quickest reasons I'll shut down the interview process is by requiring me to take a "culture" screening, such as Culture Index. Those things are ridiculous.
I just accepted a position after doing the weirdest interview process ever. It's like they needed to spend some money on someone and picked me out of a hat. I'm still reeling and am waiting for the axe to come down. My wages just jumped $20k per year, it's remote, a multinational company and in a field that is highly sought after. In a few years, I'll hit that magic 6 figure income level. Something in my resume and MS Team meeting ticked the right boxes. I have a hunch that I'm the "token" female in a male dominated world. But, hey, I'm cool with that! I work for the money and am only loyal for 7.6 hours a day, 5 days a week. LOL
Strange that people are so outraged by all this when a gentleman by the name of Karl explained all this in the 1850s and referred to it as "exploitation of the workers". Hmmmm. Yet here we are, almost 180 years later, still discussing it as if he didn't explain it clearly.
My company kinda makes it hard to get hired too. First you apply. Then wait. Then get an email someone will call you. Then wait. Then get a call asking about experience. You either lie that you do an move forward or say no and get hung up on. (Even though it's a training position.) then if you get a call you have to come in for a skill test. Then wait. Then get called in for a real interview and if they like you then you have to go get a drug test. And wait for the recruiter to call/email back that you have more paperwork to file. Then you get called in to train for 4-6 weeks (paid) and have the job. My friend applied in February and since someone left I directly handed his contact information to my boss who found his resume application and called him. They set up a skill test and by passed the online s**t. He's gonna start in a week or two. But because the computer indeed webshit and all that it's been months he could have been her me working.
You've made your point about a long hiring process, but many typos make it hard to understand, especially toward the end of your essay. Proofread.
Load More Replies...What I really hate is the "quizzes" that companies post online. Indeed has it - OK, you have 20 years of graphic design experience? Now do this 20-question quiz to prove it to us. Hell, no! If you do not think my past experience reflects what I can do, I'm not wasting my time answering a stupid quiz - I already know I do not want to work for you!
As an applicant, one of the quickest reasons I'll shut down the interview process is by requiring me to take a "culture" screening, such as Culture Index. Those things are ridiculous.
I just accepted a position after doing the weirdest interview process ever. It's like they needed to spend some money on someone and picked me out of a hat. I'm still reeling and am waiting for the axe to come down. My wages just jumped $20k per year, it's remote, a multinational company and in a field that is highly sought after. In a few years, I'll hit that magic 6 figure income level. Something in my resume and MS Team meeting ticked the right boxes. I have a hunch that I'm the "token" female in a male dominated world. But, hey, I'm cool with that! I work for the money and am only loyal for 7.6 hours a day, 5 days a week. LOL
Strange that people are so outraged by all this when a gentleman by the name of Karl explained all this in the 1850s and referred to it as "exploitation of the workers". Hmmmm. Yet here we are, almost 180 years later, still discussing it as if he didn't explain it clearly.