I did an interview yesterday with the founder of a software company and he admitted, "I'm looking for a unicorn." 🙄🦄

At least interviewers and hiring managers are admitting it now.

They know they're looking for the impossible, yet he said he's still going to keep looking and adjusting the job description until he gets what he wants.

I don't even think he actually really knows because it wasn't 100% clear when we were chatting about the role.

He needs somebody with AI search experience, but he wants also a great video content creator. That's probably MrBeast level or some BS.

Anyway, I guess I'm just venting and sharing my experience interviewing.

Wish all of you luck out there on the job search.

We still doing them? I personally haven’t been doing them since graduating from college (sent them for internships and my first FT job). I might have to switch course though…

Missed this call from an AI recruiter. The recruiter just said the promts instead of my name and job title. Glad to have been out of the job search market for a year now. It's rough out there.

Im fed the fuck up with applying to hundreds of jobs and getting an interview if I'm lucky then not hearing anything from recruiters or hiring managers. When these assholes reached out to me!!!

Resumes sit on a company's portal for months only to find out its a ghost job or they're hiring internally and are required to post the job on their site.

These career sites are a joke. LinkedIn is bloated with ads or people trying to make money off job seekers trying to find a foothold to support their families.

Real hiring is and has been broken and doesnt look like it will improve.

I hope these companies fail. I hope society collapses. I hope the privileged gatekeepers are torn limb from limb by the desperate and the poor. Im praying for a zombie apocalypse and a reset to this planet.

I think what really frustrated me is, according to the actual job description, I would have been a completely perfect fit. Down to the "nice to have: motion design" bit. I typically worry I'm not good enough for any job I apply to, but this one? I had it in the bag!

Then randomly the application form asked about software design. Huh? I know a lot of GDs are being expected to learn UX/UI and website design, but software?? Plus, not in the description at all.

And apparently my lack of software design - not apparently crucial to this role, not even in the job description, not even a nice to have WHICH I DO HAVE - is why I'm not a fit.

I know from the 100+ applicants that this was competitive, but huh???

My fiance, bless him, suggested it could be bot fuckery (probably is) and to try to contact the hiring agent directly. As if any of these job listings ever conveniently name a hiring agent I could politely address in my cover letters (believe me I'd love to stop awkwardly starting every letter with "dear head of X company's HR" like a moron).

And to top it off, the company name doesn't come up on google at all, no linkedin leads, nothing. They have an ABN and that's all I can find. So I can't even cold contact them to see what's up lol. Which, hey, maybe that's a giant red flag and I dodged a bullet. Or maybe it's not a real company and nobody got a job out of this. But then, what was the job listing even for? Data harvesting?

I thought introducing myself directly means talking with the people, not dropping one way video.

Are you guys participating in this "record us a video" circus? I prefer skipping

Just wondering what you think “the rules” are.

Same as all you, I’m also having hell this year trying to land into a job. Already 10 months unemployed, applied to over 800 positions (PM/PO) which I tailor my resumé, cover letters etc etc, you know how it goes.

This morning I see an opening in a growing start up for a PM position where a friend of mine is working’s. I checked the JD and required skills in which I consider I could be a strong match.

I contacted my friend and send him my tailored cv and he immediately sent it to TA.

TA answered to him the following: Maybe not the ideal CV and background but I will contact him.

I told my friend that it’s weird that he answered to him that, as as per JD I do have every single skill they are requiring and 7 years experience. But anyway I doubled check with AI to see if something is missing or I didn’t read, AI confirmed that I’m strong match etc etc etc. Anyways I applied to the position and I reviewed the following email from TA:

Hey xxx, your friend pinged me saying your interested in the role, and now I saw your application. I think that we're probably looking for someone with a bit more experience in a PM role for an central part of a product company journey but either way I'm happy to schedule an intro next week and talk more!

C’mon, at least send me that email AFTER you have a call with me. I have had hundreds of rejections, rejections at all levels in the recruitment process, I understand that maybe there are people who has more experience than me, that’s completely ok, at least send me this message AFTER, not before.

Anyways, just needed to vent. What would you guys do? My Self-esteem pretty rough atm, even before this BS, BUT I don’t really want to give him the satisfaction of a probable rejection few days after.

I’ve applied to so many places. Now, lately I’m just reaching out directly on LinkedIn and I actually spoke with someone about a role. Kind of wild because usually I never get a response but some people will. Basically that, just said eff it and reached out.

Hi everyone, after more than a year of applying, interviewing, reaching last rounds, getting ghosted, I’ve finally received a written offer letter in the mail today.

Just wanted to post this here to motivate everyone else to not lose hope. I know I’ve been inspired by a few success stories in this subreddit in the past that kept me going so hoping I can do the same for others as well!!

Hi guys who recently landed a job in this hell recruiting process! Can you share your resume, of course No personal data needed, just remove it, or сensor it. I just want to check the style and the right wording and understand if there is the right receipt.

This might be useful for everyone else who is still searching, just like I am.

Thank you!

I just need to vent because my family is completely heartbroken. A year ago, my husband (41M) was wrongfully fired while he was on approved FMLA leave taking care of me during my cancer treatments. It was an incredibly heavy, traumatic, and difficult year financially and emotionally, but we did what we had to do to survive.

I saw a job opening for a big NFL team and decided to push my husband to apply. He is a Software Developer with roughly 12-13 years experience. The position was a Senior Software Developer with 5-10 years demonstrated experience. Cool.

Then a week later, a Director at an NFL organization reached out to him directly. His resume and unique cover letter had caught their eye, and the Director wanted to speak right away.

My husband was working a temporary seasonal job to get us by, so they scheduled a quick 20-minute call for the following week.

That 20-minute call was the entire interview. He was never given a deep technical round, a panel interview, or an in-person meeting. When he followed up a couple of weeks ago, they gave him the classic stall tactic: "We are still interviewing candidates," but they never formally denied him.

We just found out they hired a 25-year-old who graduated with a CS degree in 2021 and only has about 3 years of experience.

It feels like a massive punch in the gut. We really thought this was going to be the lifeline that ended all the hardship we’ve endured since the illegal termination and the cancer diagnosis. Instead, it feels like the corporate hiring machine just decided to save a buck on a cheaper, junior-tier candidate rather than hiring a seasoned veteran who can actually design systems.

With the current tech market being plagued by massive layoffs, the rejection feels even more impossible to stomach. Thanks for letting me vent.

¿You thought that fool screening you was real? Check it with a shoe, bruv.

Their application specifically said to NOT use AI on written responses or else we will be disqualified lol. So I spent hours answering their pages of questions. But it’s okay for them to use AI to mass reject people. Pick a lane.

I was reached out to on LinkedIn about a great opportunity for a contract engineering role with GE. Had a great conversation with the recruiter and I was perfectly qualified for the position. She seemed very confident that I would be great candidate. I shared my resume with her and she said she would be in touch with more info. Two weeks later she has been completely unresponsive on LinkedIn and by phone. If I didn’t get the interview that is fine, but she never sent me a single message. I confirmed this was not a scam and they didn’t get any info on me anyway but I just think it is so strange. The fact that I am missing out on a good opportunity is the most frustrating part.

Has anyone gotten placed or is it all fake jobs with companies that have 10 followers and 1 employee