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I worked with somebody who applied for the same job on another team without disclosing he already worked at the company. It turns out that’s not something they
by onionisafruit 3y ago
I worked with somebody who applied for the same job on another team without disclosing he already worked at the company. It turns out that’s not something they actually check for. He got an offer for about 15% more than his current salary. I think he should have just accepted that job and gone through the motions of quitting his current position and starting the new one with the same company. Mostly because I wanted to see how that played out. Instead he showed the offer to our manager and asked her to match it. That went to HR and the offer was rescinded. He left a few weeks later.
- tomwojcik 3y agoAdditionally he should have used a referral /s
- jareklupinski 3y agobrb referring myself for every internal role :P
- otteromkram 3y agoProbably better to use a referral that you're on good terms with.
- null0pointer 3y agoI’m on good terms with myself.
- wsc981 3y agoI’m on excellent terms with myself.
- steveBK123 3y agoThis is hilarious and speaks to HR incompetence for not knowing they already worked there before making an offer, if not much earlier in the process.
- IOT_Apprentice 3y agoGiven the extreme use of awful ATS systems HR is a joke of a department.
- pindab0ter 3y agoWhat's ATS?
- JohnnyMarcone 3y agoApplicant tracking system?
- red-iron-pine 3y agoApplicant Tracking System. Manages your job adverts, parses resumes, keep track of who got through each phase of the process. Taleo, Lever, Workday, Google Hire, etc.
- azemetre 3y agoI’ve had instances where recruiters for the company I work at are contacting me on LinkedIn about the role I not only applied to but also been working at for a few months. I also wonder how these systems work.
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- sn9 3y agoI've gotten the same recruiter reach out to me twice after already starting at the company.
- decremental 3y ago[dead]
- fbdab103 3y agoOther than making HR look like total fools, why was the offer rescinded? Presumably the hiring manager still wanted him for the role.
- toomuchtodo 3y agoSpite. Even the most industrious hiring manager is no match for an HR department scorned.
- rand846633 3y agoI’d love to hear some anecdotal stuff. Not having dealt with either hr or hiring managers in years I miss enjoying the shenanigans, cringe and stupidity!
- SanjayMehta 3y agoBig name US company (now defunct) made an offer to recent college grads on campus. One of the commitments was that they would get a hike when they joined up to match industry standards. Never happened. When challenged by engineering management HR gave a hike of Rs 100/- a year. About $3 at that time.
- game_the0ry 3y agoSurprised that HR had enough pull to go over the head of the hiring manager. There’s got to be more to this story. If I was the hiring manager, I would tell HR to pound sand.
- lazide 3y agoIn most companies, said hiring manager would be the one pounding sand. HR works for the company (aka the owners/senior execs), not a random line manager. If they like what the line manager is doing, then that’s cool. If they don’t, unless execs or ownership cares, they’ll happily set said line manager on fire for their amusement just as easily as a random employee. And since line managers need HR’s co-operation to hire/fire in most places, they’ve got to manage that relationship very carefully or be really screwed.
- inferiorhuman 3y agoAbout a year after I left megacorp, the manager of a team I'd worked with asked me to come back. He signed off on my salary requirements only for HR to come back and say that even though it was within budget and within the pay grade they couldn't sign off on it because my previous salary was so much lower. I went back for a few months and quit again, only to get headhunted by one of their direct competitors. I went through the motions but they were disorganized enough I blew them off. Turns out I dodged a bullet as they were acquired by megacorp a few weeks later.
- rib3ye 3y agoWhy didn’t he quit and accept the offer on the same day?
- mapmap 3y agoThis is a great story. Thank you for sharing. Did he omit his current role from his resume? How did he not disclose where he was currently working?