I spent the past month or so looking for my first job out or school. And so many places make you jump through hoops or have humiliation session interviews.
The place I accepted the offer from called me once for screening. Then set up a technical interview.
The technical interview was half of it talking about who I am. What I like to do. What I want to work on etc. and the other half them explaining what the job is, why it’s a great opportunity etc.
Next day I got the offer. Simplest process ever and not humiliating at all. Felt like the exception. There are decent people out there still.
And often, the places with all the hoops are terrible places to work. Because guess what, they make you jump through hoops to do your job, and everything else.
No, they want 3 different takes of it. Two in .mov, and one in .mp4. Don't fuck that up or they'll send out a "don't hire this guy" to every company they have contact information for
I don't know what it is, but it's always the menial warehouse, data entry, QA, etc. positions that ask for cover letters.
"Detail oriented founder 10x manager guy"? Just send us your resume so we can send you a rejection letter a month from now.
"Lift up to 50 lbs."? Lets put an entire interview into the form. Why this company. Why are you passionate about this work. Tell us about your 5 years of experience we require you to have to pick up and put down objects and type what you did into a computer. Why did you leave each previous job you had. How do you handle being assigned more work than can be done in your workday. Tell us about a time you did that. Have you previously worked here. If yes, tell us about the experience [required even if no]. Link your linkedin profile so we can assume you're a bot for not sharing your entire professional life.
yep, all of my "career" jobs have been gotten through referral or direct recruitment from my network of former co-workers. All of my BS application/interview experiences have been for the sort of job that just needs a warm body in the seat.
I only decided to agree to an automated interview once and it wasn’t worth it. First there was just knowledge test in form of quiz, which after completing with decent result they invited me to second stage and it required me to read a question in 10s and then record my response from webcam in 30s. It was cringe af and I hated it, but decided to just swallow it at that point. Then they invited me to 3rd stage. When I learned that it’s also automated and involves webcam I said thank you. No more. If it was just the initial quiz I'd think they’re smart to filter out people who lie in resume, but 3 stages and I can’t still talk to a human - no thanks.
I haven't interviewed anywhere in nearly a decade, but damn, the human interaction part is so important. These are your potential future coworkers, a vibe check goes both ways.
I don't think I'd even do the first automated interview, tbh. If a human is going to be involved in hiring me down the line, they can damn well be present while I'm answering their questions.
Speaking as someone who used to do interviews and hiring, I wouldn't even have wanted this shit involved. I can filter candidates just fine on my own. I don't need all the automated bullshit or HR in the way. They don't know what they're doing. We had some rudimentary application that would reject applicants before sending us a list of approved ones to consider and it was awful. I constantly had to go into the reject list and manually pull applications to interview because the ones it sent me sucked.
Ugh I got an email like that just a few days ago. "Make a 3min video explaining why you want to work for us and what you bring to the table". I sway back and forth between refusing to be their stupid dancing monkey and being desperate enough for a new job to consider it. The company itself seems like a shitshow (an AI startup that works with insurance companies) but the job posting itself is in exactly the niche I like with the exactly the technologies I specialize in and the pay is extremely competitive. Honestly idk if I'm gonna go for it or if I have any ounce of self-respect.
That seems like a great topic to cover at the end of the interview, at least traditionally.
That sucks you are in the situation, but what you said in your post plus a quick intro could probably get you a 3 min clip. If you are desperate to switch jobs you got this!
You might not be aware, but Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep are in a movie together called the Devil wears Prada, and in the sequel, a Devil wears Prada 2, which just came out this weekend.
registered nurse actually. but when a job offers a bonus like that it's because the place is really sketchy but they're banking on you not being able to pay back the taxes that were taken out of the bonus you now owe them back if you quit in the next two years. like one of those nursing homes or for my specialty usually a state psych hospital where you've got like 40 patients a night and two techs if it's an acute unit and it turns out somebody hung themselves while the techs slept through the last two rounds because they're paying them less than Walmart and they don't GAF.
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Soulphite@reddthat.com · 109 pts · 99d
"You must have 15 years experience working for this company"
-Startup Company
red_tomato@lemmy.world · 92 pts · 99d
”We need someone with 10 years of experience with this API”
”I’m the creator of this API, and I created it 7 years ago”
”Unfortunately, we regret to inform you you’re not qualified for this position”
village604@adultswim.fan · 46 pts · 99d
It's wild that that basically happened
tmcgh@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 98d
Really? What is it referring to? Regardless, I'd believe it.
village604@adultswim.fan · 19 pts · 98d
JetpackJackson@feddit.org · 14 pts · 99d
Asfalttikyntaja@sopuli.xyz · 11 pts · 99d
“Great, I have a 40 years experience.”
“Unfortunately you are too old.”
Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 11 pts · 99d
But also explain this GAP of 2 months in your C.V. 16 years ago.
shapis@lemmy.ml · 55 pts · 99d
It’s bad. Very bad.
I spent the past month or so looking for my first job out or school. And so many places make you jump through hoops or have humiliation session interviews.
The place I accepted the offer from called me once for screening. Then set up a technical interview.
The technical interview was half of it talking about who I am. What I like to do. What I want to work on etc. and the other half them explaining what the job is, why it’s a great opportunity etc.
Next day I got the offer. Simplest process ever and not humiliating at all. Felt like the exception. There are decent people out there still.
Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 99d
And often, the places with all the hoops are terrible places to work. Because guess what, they make you jump through hoops to do your job, and everything else.
kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 98d
So your technical interview was a regular interview and not a technical one?
shapis@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 98d
Pretty much.
harmbugler@piefed.social · 52 pts · 99d
I like to .mov it .mov it
DmMacniel@feddit.org · 13 pts · 99d
From one Register to another?
Senseless@feddit.org · 3 pts · 99d
Ablage P.
LuminousLuddite@lemmy.world · 40 pts · 99d
Denvil@piefed.world · 9 pts · 99d
No, they want 3 different takes of it. Two in .mov, and one in .mp4. Don't fuck that up or they'll send out a "don't hire this guy" to every company they have contact information for
username_1@programming.dev · 24 pts · 99d
DagwoodIII@piefed.social · 5 pts · 99d
Just cabbages...
https://youtu.be/VpIlZFkJ3Q8
StillAlive@piefed.world · 23 pts · 99d
Why is Anne Hathaway catching strays?
NekoKoneko@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 99d
Occupational hazard when her mouth is just that large.
StillAlive@piefed.world · 18 pts · 99d
lena@gregtech.eu · 8 pts · 99d
Shakespeare's wife?
Kenny2999@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 99d
Mike Tyson's. Anne hath a way, he hath a will, then they kith.
jaybone@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 99d
What is fee fi foe?
The first three digits of Mike Tyson’s phone number.
kartoffelsaft@programming.dev · 20 pts · 99d
I don't know what it is, but it's always the menial warehouse, data entry, QA, etc. positions that ask for cover letters.
"Detail oriented founder 10x manager guy"? Just send us your resume so we can send you a rejection letter a month from now.
"Lift up to 50 lbs."? Lets put an entire interview into the form. Why this company. Why are you passionate about this work. Tell us about your 5 years of experience we require you to have to pick up and put down objects and type what you did into a computer. Why did you leave each previous job you had. How do you handle being assigned more work than can be done in your workday. Tell us about a time you did that. Have you previously worked here. If yes, tell us about the experience [required even if no]. Link your linkedin profile so we can assume you're a bot for not sharing your entire professional life.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 99d
It's because they have lots of people that are hard to disqualify.
Omgpwnies@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 99d
yep, all of my "career" jobs have been gotten through referral or direct recruitment from my network of former co-workers. All of my BS application/interview experiences have been for the sort of job that just needs a warm body in the seat.
tmyakal@infosec.pub · 4 pts · 99d
I have never gotten a job from referral or recruitment. I think I might be too autistic for that.
Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works · 18 pts · 99d
Please enter all the lines of your résumé separately in our form.
123@programming.dev · 4 pts · 99d
Which will he turned back into a text file for our llm to ingest.
MutantTailThing@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 99d
Why is Anne Hathaway looking at me like she’s my kid brother and mom just said it’s his turn to use the computer?
StillAlive@piefed.world · 4 pts · 99d
Origin of the meme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5QIru-5ccM
CentipedeFarrier@piefed.social · 1 pts · 98d
Oh good, I have no idea who that is so I sort of assumed it was a still from a porn. Now I feel comfortable sending it to people!
azvasKvklenko@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 99d
I only decided to agree to an automated interview once and it wasn’t worth it. First there was just knowledge test in form of quiz, which after completing with decent result they invited me to second stage and it required me to read a question in 10s and then record my response from webcam in 30s. It was cringe af and I hated it, but decided to just swallow it at that point. Then they invited me to 3rd stage. When I learned that it’s also automated and involves webcam I said thank you. No more. If it was just the initial quiz I'd think they’re smart to filter out people who lie in resume, but 3 stages and I can’t still talk to a human - no thanks.
themoken@startrek.website · 15 pts · 99d
I haven't interviewed anywhere in nearly a decade, but damn, the human interaction part is so important. These are your potential future coworkers, a vibe check goes both ways.
I don't think I'd even do the first automated interview, tbh. If a human is going to be involved in hiring me down the line, they can damn well be present while I'm answering their questions.
lightnsfw@reddthat.com · 1 pts · 98d
Speaking as someone who used to do interviews and hiring, I wouldn't even have wanted this shit involved. I can filter candidates just fine on my own. I don't need all the automated bullshit or HR in the way. They don't know what they're doing. We had some rudimentary application that would reject applicants before sending us a list of approved ones to consider and it was awful. I constantly had to go into the reject list and manually pull applications to interview because the ones it sent me sucked.
henfredemars@infosec.pub · 15 pts · 99d
You forgot the take-home project to include free labor in your begging.
python@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 98d
Ugh I got an email like that just a few days ago. "Make a 3min video explaining why you want to work for us and what you bring to the table". I sway back and forth between refusing to be their stupid dancing monkey and being desperate enough for a new job to consider it. The company itself seems like a shitshow (an AI startup that works with insurance companies) but the job posting itself is in exactly the niche I like with the exactly the technologies I specialize in and the pay is extremely competitive. Honestly idk if I'm gonna go for it or if I have any ounce of self-respect.
normalentrance@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 98d
That seems like a great topic to cover at the end of the interview, at least traditionally.
That sucks you are in the situation, but what you said in your post plus a quick intro could probably get you a 3 min clip. If you are desperate to switch jobs you got this!
Zink@programming.dev · 6 pts · 98d
I'd say do it, and put a lot of effort into the video but keep it generic and don't mention the company or product by name.
Then in a few months when that shitshow goes under you'll have the video ready to go for the next place!
TwodogsFighting@lemdro.id · 3 pts · 98d
Just post a 3 minute clip from Saw.
pigup@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 98d
.mov or. mov 👁️👄👁️
Bababasti@feddit.org · 2 pts · 98d
The difference is the encoding, choose carefully ☝️
FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 99d
Hey this happened to me ! In retrospect, shouldn't have continued the application at that point
Gonzako@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 99d
Down for a round 2? I don't have a job but i'd certainly love to see you begging
FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 99d
I'll need financial compensation
Gonzako@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 99d
Brb, starting a gofundme. We're both jobless bums.
homes@piefed.world · 12 pts · 99d
I don’t think so…
Gonzako@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 99d
???
homes@piefed.world · 16 pts · 99d
You might not be aware, but Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep are in a movie together called the Devil wears Prada, and in the sequel, a Devil wears Prada 2, which just came out this weekend.
Meryl Streep plays Anne Hathaway’s boss
FellowEnt@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 99d
Also please complete this live brief that's not actually a test, we just want the work doing for free.
Tiral@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 99d
My favorite was, upload you resume after spending 45 minutes filling out the exact same shit. You know no one is looking at your resume at all.
carrylex@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 99d
.mov? What is this? The dark ages?
aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 99d
All video recorded on an iDevice defaults to HEVC h.265 .mov. QuickTime is dead (at least to the public) but the codecs are an industry standard.
Apytele@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 99d
Me: I renewed my license this year.
Them: how does a $50k sign-on bonus sound?
Me: extremely suspicious.
Gonzako@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 99d
I don't this one. Is this an adobe thing i'm too FOSS to understand?
StillAlive@piefed.world · 5 pts · 99d
I imagine they're talking about security clearance licence. It's a US government thing from what I have gathered.
Having an employee with security clearance helps companies applying for contracts.
Apytele@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 98d
registered nurse actually. but when a job offers a bonus like that it's because the place is really sketchy but they're banking on you not being able to pay back the taxes that were taken out of the bonus you now owe them back if you quit in the next two years. like one of those nursing homes or for my specialty usually a state psych hospital where you've got like 40 patients a night and two techs if it's an acute unit and it turns out somebody hung themselves while the techs slept through the last two rounds because they're paying them less than Walmart and they don't GAF.
roserose56@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 99d
Please Master/Goddes I really want the job so desperate!
FosterMolasses@leminal.space · 6 pts · 99d
Don't forget that it's all being fed into AI training without your consent now too
herculeskan@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 99d
They put you to record yourself, do exams and interview just to reject you
RadicalCandour@startrek.website · 4 pts · 98d
I hate how much this is me right now. I hate it here
GhostFace@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 98d
I tried convincing my friend of this but she really, really believes that she just needs to add more skills to her resume.
mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 99d
why do they need all three formats of video
Treczoks@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 96d
Grok, generate a CV, cover letter, and video so I get the job. Make it so good that they double the offered payment.