Ever since AI has become widespread, the job market is even crazier than it once was. Remember the good old days when you could rock up to your local watering hole, say «Joe, I’ve fallen on hard times. I need a job,» and then Joe would say «‘Course, buddy. You’re a dear friend of the …
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‘If you’re not lying, you’re not trying’: Former tech recruiter reveals higher ups would rather hire convincing liars than technologically experienced job applicants
Just because some guy said, «Thou shalt not lie» in a book one time doesn’t mean that you’re going to listen to him. After all, there’s something to be said for stretching the truth, especially when you’re trying a job. Let’s be 100% real for one teeny tiny second…is there anyone alive who has never …
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«Did boomers come home from college and face that?»: Gen Zers and millennials discuss the perils of the job market
It’s easy to feel disheartened with the job market when you’re struggling to get a job. People can tell you over and over again, «The economy is booming! Now is a great time to be looking for a job! You’re lucky you didn’t graduate during a recession!» but if you still have yet to secure …
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Job Applicant Withdraws Application After Being Made To Do Free Labor
There are so many things that can be asked of you during the process of applying for a job. I’ve had to take aptitude tests, send writing samples, and, of course, explain my entire life in the hope that I’ll be offered the chance to perform labor. Some job application processes seem excessive; I’ve never …
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The Weird, Unknown Jobs That Actually Pay Really Well
Everybody’s got a gig these days. Whether you’re a full-time working stiff or a freewheeling freelancer, you’ve found a niche and you’re filling it. Some niches are niche-er than others, though. Some jobs are obvious and straightforward. We know we need teachers, servers, doctors, and Memebase editors, but what about the jobs that are a …
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Unsuspecting Worker Hired and Fired From a Job They Never Knew About
Starting a new job can be stressful. You’ve presumably gone through an arduous search for this position, sent in dozens of applications, and showed up for interviews. Selling yourself can be emotionally exhausting, not to mention send you in a spiral about your value and worth (if you’re anything like me). And when you finally …
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Boastful Male Job Applicant Shares Medical Stats on Resume, Splits Opinion of the Internet
The structure of a resume is a very personal thing. It’s not surprising, seeing as it’s basically an attempt to distill your entire professional personality onto one side of A4. The experienced hiring manager can find all kinds of hints based on this one document, and it presents us almost vulnerably — if you really …
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Entitled College Graduate Gets Roasted for Complaining That Entry Level Marketing Jobs Pay Less Than Being a Server
As part of the generation that grew up during the 2008 financial crisis, I’ve spent most of my life with the creeping suspicion that I may never be better off than my parents. This feeling kind of softened the blow of doing one degree that any tech bro would sneer at as unemployable, then another …
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Shady IT Department Forces Applicants To Quit Their Current Jobs, Immediately Eliminates The Job They Applied For
Applying for a new job while you’re still employed is a tricky process. It’s difficult to know what order you should do things in, especially when a prospective new job wants you to begin as soon as humanly possible. You can risk putting in your two-week notice before you get an offer letter, but that’s …
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Workers Share How They Deal With Lowballing Job Interviewers
There is no surefire way to get a recruiter to be honest with you about the salary range they’re hiring within. That’s the kind of information they want to keep private, usually for the purpose of lowballing interviewees if they can. Sure, there’s the occasional recruiter who wants to give you a salary at the …
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