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The job seekers time is more valuable than that of your company. I want you to drill in your skull, tonight, tattoo it on the back of your hand, perhaps. Time
by 0xEF 2y ago
The job seekers time is more valuable than that of your company. I want you to drill in your skull, tonight, tattoo it on the back of your hand, perhaps.
Time is the one resource that none of us can get more of. It is not saved, like money, to be spent on some future endeavors. It does not accumulate interest. It does not grow with market fluctuations. We get what we get and nothing more or less.
When an applicant has already taken the time to develop a resume that illustrates their skills along with a portfolio/repo that proves said skills, you callously dismiss that work and past experience by making them jump through hoops in your application process. This starts the conversation by telling the applicant you do not value their efforts thus far, whether you actually do or not. It's not a good foot to lead with.
Filtering through thousands of applicants is tough, no doubt, but if your company is successful enough to be receiving that many applicants for a position, then it is successful enough to hire and develop a robust HR or recruiting department that can vet these applications with actual human contact. Yes, this costs money, but if you want to make the omelette, you need to crack some eggs. If you cannot afford to take that path, then you cannot afford to grow, making it tougher to find quality applicants.
- magic_hamster 2y ago> The job seekers time is more valuable than that of your company. As with anything of value this is also a supply and demand thing. Perhaps in India, junior candidates' time is simply worth less. The author mentions they got 2.5K applications, so obviously this will affect how picky the company can (and should) be.
- koliber 2y ago> When an applicant has already taken the time to develop a resume that illustrates their skills along with a portfolio/repo that proves said skills, you callously dismiss that work and past experience by making them jump through hoops in your application process. Yes. Because there are lots of people with nice looking resumes who code poorly and have at best superficial knowledge of technology.
- yimby2001 2y ago- Completely ignoring the portfolio side of his comment
- igleria 2y agoAgreed, but then you have the problem of asserting that the person really wrote it. Nevertheless, every take home I accept I assume the default action of the receiver is to forget the effort and time that went into in, rejecting with no feedback. Horrible, but based on reality. It is what it is, but I'm on a mission (getting the job) and unfortunately I do not hold all the cards. If only there was a way to prove one's worth without having to spin plates while reciting 1000 digits of Pi EVERY TIME.
- jnwatson 2y agoPortfolios also take time. It also takes time to evaluate portfolios. Not to mention that portfolios can be faked like everything else.
- nouripenny 2y agoGenerally, societies value human time far less than we might wish they should.