@redstarthunder12
giving an assignment on a real problem should be illegal. A company is just getting free labor at that point.
@samus33529
I once interviewed with a popular online therapy company. On the initial phone call, the recruiter told me that all candidates had to complete an assessment. The assessment is average 10 hours. I was very straight-forward with him and said that was a very big ask of someone to give 10 hours of their time to an interview, especially when there is no guarantee of getting the job. I told him I was not going to do that, and thank you for your time. Probably the most insane thing I've encountered in an interview.
@fugu4163
If i am required to do anything like answering personal questions or any kind of personality tests then i dont want that position. Interview Assignments are basically a scam where the company wants you to do a job for free for them.
@occupationalhazard
I get ghosted so often that I'm starting to think the twist is that I'm a ghost.
@ajf5823
I refuse to do these assessment tests. They are aggravating and a waste of time. Another pet peeve is when they ask for you to list EACH job and then download your resume 🤦♀️
@princesslithium
I hate when they already have the candidate selected in advanced. Usually a friend or the bosses' friend, yet they go thru the process of interviewing lots of people with the attached cost just to comply with company policies.
@blktauna
Don't ever do the assignment. No Free Work. If the company is not respectful of you and your time at the application process, it will only get worse from there.
@shashakeeleh5468
It's not just fake jobs, it's FRAUDULENT jobs! I have been through this a number of times now, the latest of which was advertised as a Receptionist & Office Assistant. It turned out to be a Dispatcher / Scheduler, which would truly have paid at least $5+ per hour more. MANY jobs like this!
@igitwams
They're not out of touch. They simply don't care.
@Reebert02
It isn't just awful and morally questionable that companies do a lot of these things, it's incredibly short-sighted. When they actually need candidates, they've already burned a bunch of really good ones. If they get a bad reputation and don't get good applications as a result, someone in HR or the C-Suite will inevitably cry that "pEoplE JuSt dON't wAnT tO wOrK ANymoRe!"
@CT-yc4gd
Im 40. Honestly I don't even have a desire to improve anymore. This bs has gone way too far. If some fresh college grad thinks "They can make it" Though 5+ rounds of interviews for slightly above min wage, be my guest. I'm fucking done.
@suniskys78
When I get those one way interviews I pull my application from being considered. Not wasting my time on speaking to no one.
@Felix_EN
Adding to this: Entry level jobs having more than 3 rounds of interviews
@randallk6812
The interview question that has always irritated me is the classic "where do you see yourself in 5 years"? My response subconsciously "F**k if I know
@Autotad
The whole interview/job hunt process is a joke now. Most of the initial HR screening calls are a joke since they don't even understand what the role is, so you end up with the worst "what are you 3 top soft skills" and "describe one of your flaws" questions. Whats worse is that interview skills don't usually have anything to do with the actual role you're applying for. Do you want me to give you good honest work or learn how to feed you BS? Ghosting: I've learned if you haven't heard anything from them in a week, you're not being hired. If they wanted you, they would have made it a priority.
@AK-47ISTHEWAY
I applied for a management position at Taco Bell and got ghosted. I came in for an interview, and it went really well. They invited me to come back next week for a second interview where they took a copy of my driver's license and social security card, and I never heard back from them. I have a feeling that companies who do that are just trying to gather as much personal information as they can and sell it on the black market.
@DiegoMonroyF
I once applied to a software company where I had to do a substantially challenging coding exercise. It took me around 6-7 hours, and then they just said "your work was great, but we closed the position". Hey, if you know your position's about to be closed, don't freakin send 7-hour challenges to candidates who are just starting out the process! I really, really wonder... who are these people that come up with these ridiculous hiring processes? This is getting out of hand.
@azisles02
If you have an in person interview, then out of courtesy, the company owes you at least a rejection call. I can understand if you just submit an application they don't respond or even just send an email. However when you take the time to go to an interview, they owe you the respect.
@SandraWrisley
There was a new company starting in our town and they were hiring. Everyone would be getting in on the ground floor and therefore have seniority. They made applicants take several test that lasted just over 2 weeks. Everyone who passed they informed us we were "HIRED" and to show up to meet the "OWNER" who was flying down from his business up north. We met and were assured they "were NOT bringing employees from up north to fill the positions". So, the few applicants who had other jobs put in their 2 weeks notice or quit their other jobs. Whe. We showed up to start working, and they said they changed their minds and filled positions with employees from up north. The maintenance man who put in two weeks' notice was livid. As well as everyone else. They lied to us and wasted our time for several weeks.
@cjanquart