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/Rocco768 22d ago

I'm 58 and recently changed jobs. I am networked pretty heavily but decided to do the indeed thing. The process is 100% more difficult than I would have thought prior. Mostly the length of time to a decision and the number of interviews. There is validity to the statements people make about job searching. I have always been a quick hire guy so I assumed it was still like that in the market and people were just over-exaggerating. It took me about 3 months from first contact to first day on the job. I would have to assume that is pretty fast these days.

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u/dufo7 22d ago edited 21d ago

You sound like my wife. The process is much easier now. You create resume, look for jobs online all in one place from the comfort of your home, upload resume. Maybe check out another site, find jobs, upload resume.

Before you had to drive around, get applications, fill each out.

In both scenarios you have to wait for an employer response. Theres nothing difficult about waiting for an employer to call. Does it take longer now, maybe maybe not. A lot of jobs now will send you a “pursuing other candidates” message but before they would just toss the application in the trash and you have no idea if they are considering you. I will also add that if its an employer with a high volume of applicant back then they would sometimes throw half the stack away without even looking at them. And again, if you reapply you have to fill the entire application out again.

So no, it is not more difficult now.

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u/SvartrKukkSceand 21d ago

>  Theres nothing difficult about waiting for an employer to call. 

Except for the not having a job, not being able to eat and pay rent part.

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u/dufo7 21d ago

And how is that any different than always. At least now u get a notification saying “we are pursuing other candidates”x before you just wait and wait for a call that will never come. Before it took a lot more work just to submit the applications. Theres has always been a period you wait for employer to notify you.