‘Why did you send me this resume?’: Job recruiter gaslights airline wiring applicant into thinking they’re unqualified

Job recruiters are an equally interesting and annoying part of the contemporary job landscape. If your information is out there on any of the job search sites, chances are you’ve gotten an email from someone who wants you to work for them. But the thing with those is that it’s never the jobs you actually …
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25 Programming Memes for Computer Code Obsessives (August 20, 2023)

Good Sunday, code connoisseurs and CPU celebrators. Depending on your outlook on life, it’s that incredible, or maybe not so incredible, time of the week when we welcome the new week with a company of computer programming comedy! Buckle up, you’re in for some meticulously tech-based memes. I admit this every week. I am by …
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Inane Job Posting Demands Only 20-30 Year Old Female Applicants Over 5’2

It’s no secret that some jobs discriminate based on age and gender. There’s a reason that restaurants typically have teenage girl hostesses and servers and teenage boy dishwashers and busboys. It’s not because one group is uniquely skilled at one of these jobs but because of industry conventions. There are still incredibly legal ways jobs …
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Job Applicant Slams Patronizing Cover Letter Rejection on Twitter

Most of us are no stranger to the wonderful world of rejection when it comes to looking for a new job. However, it is truly baffling how companies seem to find new and even worse ways to serve us this humiliation with every passing day. For the right role, some of us may jump at …
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Company Bans Job Hunters From Reapplying For 12-Months After Failing «Personality Test»

When I was applying for jobs, I was a bit skeptical of any company that asked me to take a personality test before the interview. I understand wanting to hire somebody with good vibes, but isn’t that what multiple rounds of interviews are for? You would think companies might do such a test to understand …
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Job Applicant Slams Patronizing Cover Letter Rejection

Most of us are no stranger to the wonderful world of rejection when it comes to looking for a new job. However, it is truly baffling how companies seem to find new and even worse ways to serve us this humiliation with every passing day. For the right role, some of us may jump at …
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Toxic Boss Looks Through Employees Purse, Fires Her After Finding Job Application

So many bosses want excessive access to their employees in manners that cross boundaries. On the first day of my first restaurant job, I asked one of the assistant managers if I could leave at 9 PM since, on the schedule, my shift ended at 9 PM. He laughed at me, said, «it’s good you …
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Company Bans Applicants From Reapplying For 12-Months After Failing «Personality Test»

When I was applying for jobs, I was a bit skeptical of any company that asked me to take a personality test before the interview. I understand wanting to hire somebody with good vibes, but isn’t that what multiple rounds of interviews are for? You would think companies might do such a test to understand …
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