Ugh I got an email like that just a few days ago. “Make a 3min video explaining why you want to work for us and what you bring to the table”. I sway back and forth between refusing to be their stupid dancing monkey and being desperate enough for a new job to consider it. The company itself seems like a shitshow (an AI startup that works with insurance companies) but the job posting itself is in exactly the niche I like with the exactly the technologies I specialize in and the pay is extremely competitive. Honestly idk if I’m gonna go for it or if I have any ounce of self-respect.
I’d say do it, and put a lot of effort into the video but keep it generic and don’t mention the company or product by name.
Then in a few months when that shitshow goes under you’ll have the video ready to go for the next place!
Just post a 3 minute clip from Saw.
That seems like a great topic to cover at the end of the interview, at least traditionally.
That sucks you are in the situation, but what you said in your post plus a quick intro could probably get you a 3 min clip. If you are desperate to switch jobs you got this!
.mov or. mov 👁️👄👁️
The difference is the encoding, choose carefully ☝️
“You must have 15 years experience working for this company”
-Startup Company
”We need someone with 10 years of experience with this API”
”I’m the creator of this API, and I created it 7 years ago”
”Unfortunately, we regret to inform you you’re not qualified for this position”
It’s wild that that basically happened
Really? What is it referring to? Regardless, I’d believe it.
“Great, I have a 40 years experience.”
“Unfortunately you are too old.”
But also explain this GAP of 2 months in your C.V. 16 years ago.
I like to .mov it .mov it
It’s bad. Very bad.
I spent the past month or so looking for my first job out or school. And so many places make you jump through hoops or have humiliation session interviews.
The place I accepted the offer from called me once for screening. Then set up a technical interview.
The technical interview was half of it talking about who I am. What I like to do. What I want to work on etc. and the other half them explaining what the job is, why it’s a great opportunity etc.
Next day I got the offer. Simplest process ever and not humiliating at all. Felt like the exception. There are decent people out there still.
So your technical interview was a regular interview and not a technical one?
Pretty much.
And often, the places with all the hoops are terrible places to work. Because guess what, they make you jump through hoops to do your job, and everything else.
I tried convincing my friend of this but she really, really believes that she just needs to add more skills to her resume.
I hate how much this is me right now. I hate it here
They really want it to be a .mov file, not a .mp4 file. Don’t fuck this up or they’ll ghost you.
No, they want 3 different takes of it. Two in .mov, and one in .mp4. Don’t fuck that up or they’ll send out a “don’t hire this guy” to every company they have contact information for
Please enter all the lines of your résumé separately in our form.
Why is Anne Hathaway looking at me like she’s my kid brother and mom just said it’s his turn to use the computer?
Why is Anne Hathaway catching strays?
Occupational hazard when her mouth is just that large.
Anne Hathaway
Shakespeare’s wife?
Mike Tyson’s. Anne hath a way, he hath a will, then they kith.
There are no resumes in Ba-Sing-Se.
I only decided to agree to an automated interview once and it wasn’t worth it. First there was just knowledge test in form of quiz, which after completing with decent result they invited me to second stage and it required me to read a question in 10s and then record my response from webcam in 30s. It was cringe af and I hated it, but decided to just swallow it at that point. Then they invited me to 3rd stage. When I learned that it’s also automated and involves webcam I said thank you. No more. If it was just the initial quiz I’d think they’re smart to filter out people who lie in resume, but 3 stages and I can’t still talk to a human - no thanks.
I haven’t interviewed anywhere in nearly a decade, but damn, the human interaction part is so important. These are your potential future coworkers, a vibe check goes both ways.
I don’t think I’d even do the first automated interview, tbh. If a human is going to be involved in hiring me down the line, they can damn well be present while I’m answering their questions.
I don’t know what it is, but it’s always the menial warehouse, data entry, QA, etc. positions that ask for cover letters.
“Detail oriented founder 10x manager guy”? Just send us your resume so we can send you a rejection letter a month from now.
“Lift up to 50 lbs.”? Lets put an entire interview into the form. Why this company. Why are you passionate about this work. Tell us about your 5 years of experience we require you to have to pick up and put down objects and type what you did into a computer. Why did you leave each previous job you had. How do you handle being assigned more work than can be done in your workday. Tell us about a time you did that. Have you previously worked here. If yes, tell us about the experience [required even if no]. Link your linkedin profile so we can assume you’re a bot for not sharing your entire professional life.
It’s because they have lots of people that are hard to disqualify.
yep, all of my “career” jobs have been gotten through referral or direct recruitment from my network of former co-workers. All of my BS application/interview experiences have been for the sort of job that just needs a warm body in the seat.
I have never gotten a job from referral or recruitment. I think I might be too autistic for that.
Me: I renewed my license this year.
Them: how does a $50k sign-on bonus sound?
Me: extremely suspicious.
I don’t this one. Is this an adobe thing i’m too FOSS to understand?
I imagine they’re talking about security clearance licence. It’s a US government thing from what I have gathered.
Having an employee with security clearance helps companies applying for contracts.
registered nurse actually. but when a job offers a bonus like that it’s because the place is really sketchy but they’re banking on you not being able to pay back the taxes that were taken out of the bonus you now owe them back if you quit in the next two years. like one of those nursing homes or for my specialty usually a state psych hospital where you’ve got like 40 patients a night and two techs if it’s an acute unit and it turns out somebody hung themselves while the techs slept through the last two rounds because they’re paying them less than Walmart and they don’t GAF.
