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"We will review your profile and ask you to submit a short video to ensure that you have good fit with working remotely." Why is a video needed? Seems counter
by blisterpeanuts 7y ago
"We will review your profile and ask you to submit a short video to ensure that you have good fit with working remotely."
Why is a video needed? Seems counter-intuitive; someone's age, appearance, and presentability are probably less important in full time remote work (should never be a factor in any job, but the reality of course is that there is a likability factor for on-site workers).
The only thing I can think of is if some of the employers need to video conference a lot, and want people who don't look like hideous monsters, or some such thing. What am I missing here?
- tempotemporary 7y agoOn the internet no one knows that you’re (not) a dog.
- riffraff 7y agoProbably avoiding people presenting themselves as a skilled Dev but actually being a dozen folks in sweatshop.
- reaperducer 7y agoForm what I read on HN, that doesn't help. You can hire someone to do the interview for you, and then get the remote job. Similarly, some people will interview well, know all the right answers, and then sell or outsource the job to someone who will do it for less.
- reaperducer 7y agoWhy is a video needed? Yeah, it seems like a liability in some jurisdictions, as it gives a potential employer a way to discriminate against people of a certain age, ethnicity, or other protected characteristic. I know that photos are common on CV's in certain parts of the world. But there are very important legal reasons that they're anonymized in others.