▲ 599 ▼ AI is doing job interviews now—but candidates say they'd rather risk staying unemployed than talk to another robot (fortune.com) submitted 1 year ago by BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com to c/technology@lemmy.world 50 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Nougat@fedia.io 52 points 1 year ago (5 children) The job of HR is to protect the company from its employees. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (4 children) Yeah but they’re the ones hiring all the incompetent employees permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Nougat@fedia.io 10 points 1 year ago (3 children) Typically, the hiring decision is made by the person the position reports to. They'll have a salary cap to adhere to, which is certainly too low, which means the employee who is willing to take the position is likely underqualified or incompetent. It may also be in the hiring manager's interest to fill the position with someone less competent for a variety of reasons. You don't want the candidate to be good enough to have the opportunity to job hop right out in nine months. You don't want the candidate to be someone who would challenge your decisions and put your own job in jeopardy. Maybe you just need a warm body in a role immediately, fully intending to fire them when you find the "right" candidate, and then just never do that. HR just does the paperwork. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 child) Let’s not absolve HR from their hand in this process. They’re the ones that setup ATSs based on keywords they don’t understand, and they’re the ones that do initial contact and interviews, in general anyway. I’ve worked at quite a few organizations at this point in my life, and only rarely did a hiring manager get more say than a choice among the pre-selected pool that HR provided. When that wasn’t the case for me, it was because the company or organization was too small to have a full team handling HR stuff. Once it was the company’s accountant (sweet lady though). You’re not wrong, but HR doesn’t really add much to this process when the people with the experience and understanding to choose better employees don’t get to participate until a second round. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago It's incompetent assholes all the way down... permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply)
[–] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (4 children) Yeah but they’re the ones hiring all the incompetent employees permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Nougat@fedia.io 10 points 1 year ago (3 children) Typically, the hiring decision is made by the person the position reports to. They'll have a salary cap to adhere to, which is certainly too low, which means the employee who is willing to take the position is likely underqualified or incompetent. It may also be in the hiring manager's interest to fill the position with someone less competent for a variety of reasons. You don't want the candidate to be good enough to have the opportunity to job hop right out in nine months. You don't want the candidate to be someone who would challenge your decisions and put your own job in jeopardy. Maybe you just need a warm body in a role immediately, fully intending to fire them when you find the "right" candidate, and then just never do that. HR just does the paperwork. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 child) Let’s not absolve HR from their hand in this process. They’re the ones that setup ATSs based on keywords they don’t understand, and they’re the ones that do initial contact and interviews, in general anyway. I’ve worked at quite a few organizations at this point in my life, and only rarely did a hiring manager get more say than a choice among the pre-selected pool that HR provided. When that wasn’t the case for me, it was because the company or organization was too small to have a full team handling HR stuff. Once it was the company’s accountant (sweet lady though). You’re not wrong, but HR doesn’t really add much to this process when the people with the experience and understanding to choose better employees don’t get to participate until a second round. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago It's incompetent assholes all the way down... permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply)
[–] Nougat@fedia.io 10 points 1 year ago (3 children) Typically, the hiring decision is made by the person the position reports to. They'll have a salary cap to adhere to, which is certainly too low, which means the employee who is willing to take the position is likely underqualified or incompetent. It may also be in the hiring manager's interest to fill the position with someone less competent for a variety of reasons. You don't want the candidate to be good enough to have the opportunity to job hop right out in nine months. You don't want the candidate to be someone who would challenge your decisions and put your own job in jeopardy. Maybe you just need a warm body in a role immediately, fully intending to fire them when you find the "right" candidate, and then just never do that. HR just does the paperwork. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 child) Let’s not absolve HR from their hand in this process. They’re the ones that setup ATSs based on keywords they don’t understand, and they’re the ones that do initial contact and interviews, in general anyway. I’ve worked at quite a few organizations at this point in my life, and only rarely did a hiring manager get more say than a choice among the pre-selected pool that HR provided. When that wasn’t the case for me, it was because the company or organization was too small to have a full team handling HR stuff. Once it was the company’s accountant (sweet lady though). You’re not wrong, but HR doesn’t really add much to this process when the people with the experience and understanding to choose better employees don’t get to participate until a second round. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago It's incompetent assholes all the way down... permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply)
[–] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 child) Let’s not absolve HR from their hand in this process. They’re the ones that setup ATSs based on keywords they don’t understand, and they’re the ones that do initial contact and interviews, in general anyway. I’ve worked at quite a few organizations at this point in my life, and only rarely did a hiring manager get more say than a choice among the pre-selected pool that HR provided. When that wasn’t the case for me, it was because the company or organization was too small to have a full team handling HR stuff. Once it was the company’s accountant (sweet lady though). You’re not wrong, but HR doesn’t really add much to this process when the people with the experience and understanding to choose better employees don’t get to participate until a second round. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago It's incompetent assholes all the way down... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago It's incompetent assholes all the way down... permalink fedilink source parent