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When I was interviewing for a job, I complain about potential employers with their craziness. When I was interviewing to fill a job, I complain about potential
by aynyc 5y ago
When I was interviewing for a job, I complain about potential employers with their craziness.
When I was interviewing to fill a job, I complain about potential employees with their craziness.
Edit: I don't have a solution. I have all but given on the traditional method of applying for jobs via websites. Fortunately, I have enough network to help with my referrals and recruiters have been calling.
- briffle 5y agoI've been on both, but I also realize companies putting out a list of almost silly requirements that just about no person ever could meet has made many people 'stretch' their qualifcations too.. I have programmed against and Oracle DB becomes Oracle DBA experience, etc. Because when you do want an actual DBA that has a bit of programming background, you get so many applications for the first type. Additionally, things like a Linux Systems Administrator can come in many different strenghts, and your going to attract a different level of skill by posting your salary range as 60-80k, than if you post 120-140k. But many employers don't want to post it at all, and then it seems you only get the low end guys applying.
- artful-hacker 5y agoOne of the few actually useful functions recruiting companies can do is get the job salary range in agreement with the candidates desires before wasting anybody's time.
- wayoutthere 5y agoI too have found applying for jobs via web sites to be a complete waste of time. Every job I’ve gotten in the past 20 years was either through a personal contact or a recruiter who reached out and contacted me based on my LinkedIn.
- sharken 5y agoMy experience exactly, it was only after actually calling a company about a job that everything clicked. Sending an application using a recruitment website is like buying a lottery ticket with the same poor chance of winning. And the easiest way to get a job offer is to know someone within the company that can recommend you.
- wayoutthere 5y agoYeah I’ve never seen an employee recommendation not lead to at least an interview. This is one of the biggest lasting benefits of my MBA — if I’m ever out of a job, I can just find a company I want to work for and I probably know someone relatively influential there. It’s sort of a professional courtesy to recommend business school classmates even decades afterwards. These network effects are also why there’s often a bimodal distribution in outcomes between “top” schools and the rest of the pack.