Recruiter rejects candidate because they want to make at least £25K per year: ‘It’s not something I can guarantee at this stage’

Ever since I was in college, I’ve gotten wild recruiter requests in my LinkedIn DMs. For some reason, the people at Volunteer For America and other low-paying teaching companies think that telling you they pay $15 an hour is a swanky deal for early 20-somethings trying to get their careers started. I don’t have the …
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El MMO de Horizon podría estar ya en desarrollo activo, según una oferta de trabajo de NCSoft

En los últimos días se han desvelado algunos detalles sobre el posible MMO basado en la franquicia Horizon de Guerrilla. En este caso, la fuente han sido dos ofertas de trabajo de la desarrolladora. El usuario Kurakasis, que se denomina como «investigador de videojuegos» compartió ayer en Twitter un hilo en el que detallaba todos …
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Suspicious Company Gets Exposed for Hiring Fake Recruiter to Catch Out Current Employees

One of the most complained about phrases that employers have a habit of using is the claim that everyone who works there is ‘like family’. This is often a telltale sign that a. everyone there will fight, backstab and cause drama like extended families do or b. management are looking for a thinly veiled excuse …
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Recruiter Finds Job Applicant’s Twitter Account, Sparking Mixed Reactions

It’s one of the golden rules of being employed today: your work and your personal social media should never mix. Chances are, your boss won’t take too kindly to repeated thirst traps, or a sh*tposting phase. In roles where public reputation matters (or they claim it does), it can make having an internet prescence difficult. …
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Worker Refused Full Pay Raise, Entire Department Finds Better Paid Jobs Elsewhere

For something which most working adults are completely reliant on, pay can be a very awkward topic to discuss. A simple discussion about salary with a co-worker can be the thing that takes your relationship from dumb in-jokes and a shoulder to cry on to frosty looks across the breakroom. This is before you even …
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Worker Gets Refused Full Pay Raise, Entire Department Finds Better Paid Jobs Elsewhere

For something which most working adults are completely reliant on, pay can be a very awkward topic to discuss. A simple discussion about salary with a co-worker can be the thing that takes your relationship from dumb in-jokes and a shoulder to cry on to frosty looks across the breakroom. This is before you even …
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Incredibly Inept Recruiter Inspires Fail-Filled Twitter Thread

Recruiters probably help to match a lot of skilled people with quality vacancies. But they can be incredibly annoying and sometimes even straight up careless. They cold message you on LinkedIn, promising opportunities, pretending as though they’re sending a genuine message rather than just filling in the blanks of a generic template. That kind of …
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Embarrassingly Inept Recruiter Inspires Fail-Filled Twitter Thread

Recruiters probably help to match a lot of skilled people with quality vacancies. But they can be incredibly annoying and sometimes even straight up careless. They cold message you on LinkedIn, promising opportunities, pretending as though they’re sending a genuine message rather than just filling in the blanks of a generic template. That kind of …
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Recruiter Faces Backlash For Lowballing Unsuspecting Job Candidate

Despite the fact that they’re what most of us depend on to live, there are few more awkward topics out there than our salaries. The money that keeps a roof over our heads says a lot about the power we wield, and even more about how we are valued (or not) by our employers. As …
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Twitter Thread Details All The BS That Goes On In HR Departments

This Twitter thread written by @TheWrongNoel details the frustrating reason you may not have gotten picked to interview at your dream job. Hint: it’s not because you aren’t qualified, and more due to a lack of competence by the HR department.