That would explain my poor luck with getting interviews. So I choose to believe this.
"Am I unemployable for reasons I am incapable of comprehending?" "No. No, it's the recruiters who are wrong."
this post was submitted on 20 Aug 2024
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This, this right here is Exhibits E through H as to why Labor Reform in America is overdue
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Should be illegal
Legal vs illegal when it comes to business is a forgone conclusion. Enforceable vs unenforceable should be the main focus. If you pass 100 laws and none of them are enforced on the entities that caused the legislation, you are only punching down.
Then the enforcement squad should be vigilantism towards the recruiters, no ?
The way we are going, that's how it will have to handled.
Bad faith actors will be punished by the mob because the state refuses to do its job.
I have job hopped 3 times in the last 2 years, increasing my salary by over 25% each time. My secret? Recruiters. I don't know if I'm just in a high demand field, but I just keep my LinkedIn profile set to "looking for work" and every couple of weeks I'll get a new recruiter reaching out. I always respond and see what they're offering. Sure, 9/10 times it's not better, but at least I can use them to sharpen my resume/interviews skills. But then there's always that 1/10 where it's like "wait, you're offering HOW much?!"
I never plan on leaving, but damn, am I just supposed to ignore an offer with a huge pay increase?
The best time to look for a new job is when you already have one. If you have a job, set your profile to open and keep an ear to the ground. Let the recruiters work for you. You'll never know what will come your way.
At what point do they tell you what salary they’re offering?
Does your field require extensive tests/interview process prior to being hired?
Yea salary is usually discussed after the tests/interview. I do them anyways to keep my skills sharp.
that sounds soul crushing
Linkedin is the only worthwhile social media. Just ignore the feed and just use it to connect with recruiters.
Similar for me, but just 2 times in 8 years. Including internal promotions at those jobs, I increased my salary by more than 3x.
It costs literally nothing to just be open for incoming contact requests.
When I was starting out I would copy job postings for the position I wanted and then post a fake version so I could see what sort of resumes I'd be competing against.
The take away from doing that: put effort into the design of your resume - make it a pdf and never send a word doc.
Oh, also applying for jobs is a pure numbers game. You should be applying to as many as you can and not spend too much time on any one application.
Is this a joke? You say you were doing the same thing as the HR people, i.e. posting fake applications so why is this getting voted up?
I'm just sharing relevant information. It's not just HR people posting fake jobs, it's also other job hunters checking out the competition.
Good to know I can expect maybe 1/3 of applications to be legit
You should expect 95% of your applications to never even be looked at. It's a total numbers game.
Oh, I hear ya. My life remains in shambles
People send fucking Word docs‽
Wait til you see "Copy paste your entire resume into this tiny plaintext input box." Lmao
and then upload it as a document separately anyways because fuck you, also write a cover letter because ditto
Some HR clowns specifically ask for them
There’s 2 companies that still have the same job posting I applied to 6 months ago up and none of my other ex coworkers heard anything from them either. I won’t apply to those companies again. Bu bye
No wonder I've only had 4 interviews in 9 months. The job application process is fucking ridiculous right now.
Fucking parasites.
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