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So, like, my own personal experience... A couple of years ago I applied for a certain company that this year turned out to be a unicorn. The automated reply s

by ronilan 11y ago

So, like, my own personal experience... A couple of years ago I applied for a certain company that this year turned out to be a unicorn. The automated reply said to build a Minesweeper. So I did. It took a several hours to get into a shape that is playable. Then it took several days to polish it into app store quality. You can play here: http://www.ronilan.com/bugsweeper/ http://www.ronilan.com/bugsweeper/ Download here: http://www.appstore.com/bugsweepergame http://www.appstore.com/bugsweepergame And copy as much as you want from here: http://www.ronilan.com/bugsweeper/js/bugsweeper.js http://www.ronilan.com/bugsweeper/js/bugsweeper.js If you are wondering how it went from there, they were "evasive". Then I got a softball "center a div" interview with one of their front-ends. Then I got a polite no thanks from the recruiter. And that's all I have to say about it.

imh 11y ago
Automated response questions are so disrespectful. "We won't take the time to see if we're in any way interested, and won't unless you devote your own time."
- Paul_Dessert 11y ago
  Absolutely. I got one a couple of weeks ago. It asked me to design some API and other arbitrary garbage. Obviously an auto response. They also had the nerve to "cap" it at 10 hours. I won't even respond to these "companies" anymore. It's a waste of time.
- dvcrn 11y ago
  Even worse are automated responses from a no-reply emails like jobvite or friends. If I already took the time to interview with you, invested hours of my personal time into you, maybe even took a day off just so I can make your weird schedule, give me at least a personal answer or a chance to ask for questions. I love to learn new things and actually really want to learn about the mistakes I made. Giving me a "no thank you" from a noreply after all that time is like a big middle finger in the face.
NumberCruncher 11y ago
I like the game!

by ronilan 11y ago

imh 11y ago

Automated response questions are so disrespectful. "We won't take the time to see if we're in any way interested, and won't unless you devote your own time."

Paul_Dessert 11y ago
Absolutely. I got one a couple of weeks ago. It asked me to design some API and other arbitrary garbage. Obviously an auto response. They also had the nerve to "cap" it at 10 hours. I won't even respond to these "companies" anymore. It's a waste of time.
dvcrn 11y ago
Even worse are automated responses from a no-reply emails like jobvite or friends. If I already took the time to interview with you, invested hours of my personal time into you, maybe even took a day off just so I can make your weird schedule, give me at least a personal answer or a chance to ask for questions. I love to learn new things and actually really want to learn about the mistakes I made. Giving me a "no thank you" from a noreply after all that time is like a big middle finger in the face.

NumberCruncher 11y ago

I like the game!