If the whole hiring process wasn’t stressful enough, now you also have to pass the AI filter to actually get a real job interview. It’s always good to prepare for interviews as if you were studying for an exam. Take the time to read about the company, go through the job description again, and anticipate …
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Company Discovers Employee is Interviewing With Competitor, Tells Competitor to Reject Him, and They Oblige, Even Though They Were Going to Offer Him The Job
This guy must be a really good hire if the higher-ups at his company are willing to go to this length to keep him. One of the most stressful parts of finding a new job is trying to keep your current workplace from finding out you’re looking. It’s not always easy to do that, especially …
Seguir leyendo Company Discovers Employee is Interviewing With Competitor, Tells Competitor to Reject Him, and They Oblige, Even Though They Were Going to Offer Him The Job
Company hires internal employee for $69K, even though the job posting says the salary range is $79K-$131K: ‘We cannot negotiate offers for this position.’
Can they just lie like that? It can be hard to know when you’re underpaid. A lot of people claim to be underpaid, even when their salary is pretty standard for their industry and experience level. Most employees don’t have access to their company’s books, so they have no way of knowing whether they’re making …
Seguir leyendo Company hires internal employee for $69K, even though the job posting says the salary range is $79K-$131K: ‘We cannot negotiate offers for this position.’
Hiring manager schedules final interview during working hours, protests when job applicant can’t attend: ‘We value dedication here’
Should an interview for a new job take precedent over your current role? Recognizing when it is time to move on from a job to something better is a commendable skill to develop. However, that doesn’t always mean that you can forget about your current role as soon as you decide you want to do …
Seguir leyendo Hiring manager schedules final interview during working hours, protests when job applicant can’t attend: ‘We value dedication here’
28-year-old hiring manager fires employee on the spot after they were 1 hour late to first training, asks for manager’s Snapchat
It’s never a good idea to be late on your first day. First impressions matter, especially in the workplace. It’s a competitive market out there, and you need to have every edge you can as a job-seeker. Even if you have all the qualifications and are a ‘culture fit,’ you could still blow it all …
Seguir leyendo 28-year-old hiring manager fires employee on the spot after they were 1 hour late to first training, asks for manager’s Snapchat
Company ghost candidate for 3 weeks after final interview, get rejected when they send a job offer: ‘No call, no explanation’
If a company doesn’t care about your time before you get hired, what’s to say that things are going to change after? Although there is a lot of pressure on the job candidate to make a good impression with a potential employer, it is also vital that the company that is hiring also does the …
Seguir leyendo Company ghost candidate for 3 weeks after final interview, get rejected when they send a job offer: ‘No call, no explanation’
Job seeker ghosts hiring manager for role that pays $30k more, she becomes his boss 3 years later: ‘I am no longer interested in working here’
Working in an industry that is a small field can be a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, it is easier than in many sectors to make valuable connections. On the other hand, a person may swiftly face the consequences if they mistreat these professional relationships. To keep working in such a role …
Seguir leyendo Job seeker ghosts hiring manager for role that pays $30k more, she becomes his boss 3 years later: ‘I am no longer interested in working here’
Job-seeker turns down interview over AI screening, CEO sends a bitter reply: ‘It is, quite frankly, an insult to my time’
Would you agree to be interviewed by a robot? There are plenty of ways that artificial intelligence is used in the hiring process. These days, when every job posting gets flooded with hundreds of applicants, some hiring managers might use an AI tool to sort through them and give them the best of the bunch. …
Seguir leyendo Job-seeker turns down interview over AI screening, CEO sends a bitter reply: ‘It is, quite frankly, an insult to my time’
Aunt helps nephew get a job at her company, hires him without knowing he never got his college degree: ‘Could this potentially hurt my aunt and her status at work?’
Will the company find out eventually? If you are a habitual liar, your lies will come back to bite you eventually. If you lie to your friends and family to avoid hurting their feelings, you can’t continue doing that indefinitely without it really hurting them when the truth finally comes out. Most people are more …
Seguir leyendo Aunt helps nephew get a job at her company, hires him without knowing he never got his college degree: ‘Could this potentially hurt my aunt and her status at work?’
Business owner ghosts job candidate after discovering she’s a close friend’s girlfriend, only to be confronted by friend when he finds out: ‘That’s uprofessional’
In an attempt to be professional and unbiased, this guy ended up being the complete opposite. Being a small business owner can’t be easy; there are so many responsibilities that fall on your lap, without you even knowing these are tasks that must be done in a business. Hiring people, however, is not the surprising …
Seguir leyendo Business owner ghosts job candidate after discovering she’s a close friend’s girlfriend, only to be confronted by friend when he finds out: ‘That’s uprofessional’