Once you’ve been around the block, work-wise, it becomes easier to spot the glaring red flags when you step into an interview for a new position. More often than not, employers aren’t as great at hiding their glaring flaws as they would like to think they are. An offhand comment here and a behind the …
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Deranged Job Posting Demands Applicants Grandparents Must Be Born In United States
So many job postings list very strange requirement for applying. Sometimes they’re innocuous, like jobs that anyone could learn in 3 days needing applicants with 3-5 years of full time working experience. Other instances are shadier, like when jobs that require no manual labor whatsoever need employees who have the ability to life 30-50 pounds. …
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People Share Painful Tales of Their Worst Job Interviews
There’s no way around it: job interviews are usually challenging experiences that can lead to great embarrassment, total humiliation, excessive perspiration, and a whole lot of anxiety. When I interview for a job I sweat like it’s 100 degrees out and I’ve just run a marathon. I look like George Costanza after a few bites …
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Weird Recruiter Requests Tour of Interviewee’s Room During Virtual Meeting
Imagine if, in the middle of a job interview, your potential future employer demanded that you open up your bag and reveal its contents? That would feel like a bizarre invasion of privacy, wouldn’t it? Well that’s basically what a recruiter did to redditor u/nuestl during a virtual job interview—the recruiter asked OP to give …
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Oblivious Recruiter Lies To Applicant That She Got The Job
There’s nothing worse than being in that wishy-washy phase of the job interviewing process. You know what I’m talking about: you’re a few interviews in and everything seems to be going as planned. The recruiter likes you, the boss likes you: the only thing you haven’t gotten yet is an offer letter. While this might …
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Amusing Job Rejection Highlights Everything Wrong With Common Hiring Practices
Every single part of looking for a new job sucks, big time. Writing cover letters and enduring painfully awkward interviews (sometimes five of them) is awful. But what is possibly the worst part about the ordeal is all the rejection. Whether it is your dream role or just something easy and flexible to pay the …
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Job Applicant Duped By Parking Scam, Both Anger And Hilarity Ensues
While the powers that be may act like nobody wants to work anymore, the job market is more of a jungle out there than ever. Employers are trying to reel people in using any methods possible, going above and beyond the usual hiring claptrap when it comes to unexpected drawbacks and false promises. However, that’s …
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Honest Job Application Answers That Somehow (Sometimes) Got People Hired
In a life full of boring necessities, one of the most boring of all is looking for a job. From excruciating interview questions to navigating industry politics, it can often seem like the whole thing is one big minefield. There’s also nothing worse than falling at the first hurdle: the resume is frequently what makes …
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Creep Gets Fired For Harassing Female Co-workers, Still Asks For Reference
Audacity can get people very far in life, even in times when they don’t deserve it. A confident demeanour will always open a lot of doors, but unfortunately, it’s also a trait that is easily abused. Charm often allows certain individuals to get away with some seriously unacceptable things, so it makes a refreshing change …
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Job Applicant Applies For Fully Remote Position, Walks Out Of Interview When Employers Reveal It’s Hybrid
One of the few benefits of the dumpster fire that has been the past few years are the revelations that have come regarding work. When it comes down to it, most of us who work traditionally office-based roles simply do not have to be in the office if we don’t want to be. While there’s …
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