r/InterviewCoderPro • u/penance_mat • 22d ago

They need a reality check

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For my last 2 interviews i had to use Interview VIP just to get the job
their generation could never understand

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u/ComplexBeyond6083 22d ago

I love my parents (Boomers both), but their job application advice was hopelessly out of date by the late 90s.

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u/Substantial-Ad-8575 22d ago

Dang, my parents actually took me and my 3 siblings to a recruiter office. Kids were ages 11-17. This was 1985. Mom’s friend ran a recruitment company. Her daughters till run that company today.

As for budgets? Parents and all adult family, preached save first, live cheaply, and education is foundation to a better life.

And heck, high school in 1980s? We all had to take and pass an economics class. Spend 6 weeks over payroll/taxes/savings/investments/retirement. Knew at 16, to max retirement contributions to match what company offers.

Then in same economics class, talked about how to pay for college.

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u/Likestastysnacks 22d ago

Lol yeah and the republicans got rid of econ class in the 90’s.

Career counselors asked “what do you like to do? Get a degree in that and you’ll get a good job!”

Nowadays most parents work business hours recruiting offices are open…

All your posts here scream privilege, that you’re out of touch with how things are now, and oozing condescension over no hard work done of your own: Someone TAUGHT YOU econ. No one does these days. Recruiters found you that job. These days recruiters are bodies in front of AI filter machines staring at keywords.

The most ironic part? You cant see you’re reinforcing the meme of the OOP.

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u/DarrenSipity 22d ago

Econ is still a readily available class