Maybe flawed people were better than brute algorithms.

I’m applying to jobs, and the amount of AI assessments, rounds, AI interviewers, questionnaires, is nuts.

One of these emails for example,

It’s rough.

  • octobob@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    Man this bullshit seems to have gotten so much worse since I last looked for a job in 2023

    Prior to my current job, I worked at one for 7 years. I’m an industrial electrician, so maybe the demand is higher. But in 2023, I applied for 12 jobs, got 3 interviews which resulted in 2 offers. All cold applications on indeed. I was picky about which jobs I even applied for. For one of the offers I did not want the job and it paid too little so I strung them along as much as I could before I finally turned it down as I had a feeling I was getting my current job, but it took forever for some management to come back from field service for my second interview.

    • Phoenixz@lemmy.caEnglish
      3·
      2 hours ago

      Same story. 2022 I got 12 interviews in one week, 8 in the next from about 30 applications (not counting interviews for second round)

      Done i didn’t pass, others didn’t pass me

      2026, I’m looking again

      200+ applications.

      1 reply so far that at least got me a third interview round but I just found out there are 2 more rounds. It’s a higher level job, fine, but seriously… 200, and the one that replied was application #2

      From the rest?

      Nothing. A very few (less than ten) at least replied with the “we love you but…” mails, the rest didn’t even bother with that much.

      Companies have been very spoiled somehow because most think it’s okay to ask for an application that you include a cover letter why you want the job, a separate letter saying why you love the xpmpa souch, a one minute video about how I love the company, and so on

      BITCH did you forget that an employment is a mutually beneficial relationship, where you get the fruits of my work and you pay me a good salary? You are not the king, your company sucks and I want to work because I need an income to pay rent