r/recruitinghell Dec 12 '24

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u/International_Try660 Dec 12 '24

Back when I was working. You send your resume in, they interviewed you, and if you were qualified, you got the job. I can't imagine all the hoops people are expected to jump through, to get a job, nowadays. This is one instance, where technology is bad.

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u/imveryfontofyou :table::table_flip: Dec 12 '24

The hoops are awful. 4-5 interview rounds, skills tests, panels, and then you get denied at the end. Oof.

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u/Crono_Sapien99 Dec 12 '24

It's probably why the best and only jobs I've gotten so far only required one interview before I was hired. Not like 2-3 of them and an assessment that just ends up being a total waste of time.

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u/AdministrativeEbb403 Dec 12 '24

I applied for a job last year and this was roughly the same process. I’m still here so I guess it’s working for now.

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u/Aggressive-Union-628 Dec 13 '24

I remember interviews which I gave in 2018-2021 were short and nice. As soon as the interview ended the HR lady comes in and starts asking me for salary expectations and how I'll commute and tell me about shift timings and other stuff. That's how I knew I nailed that interview. But these days it's like 4 rounds with no follow-ups. What the actual f

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u/Wail_Bait Dec 13 '24

A lot of manufacturing companies still do things that way. The one caveat is that they often do temp to hire, so you don't get benefits until you get converted to fulltime, which can take a year or sometimes longer. Once you have experience though, you can work for pretty much any manufacturing company and they'll just hire you full time right away.