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Employers are ghosting college grads and rescinding offers, destroying morale (www.sfgate.com)
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[–] 29 points 2 months ago (13 children)

I've heard that now when you want to hire someone it's also hard. You get very few applicants. I think the problem is AI in HR. Management thought it can replace initial screening and applications fall into AI black hole

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    we get flooded with applicants, the problem is that most of them are shit. just not qualified at all, or appear qualified but are just dumb.

    I've got no problem teaching people what they need to know, but they need to be able to learn. most don't demonstrate the ability to be worked with.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago (10 children)

    Another problem is the number of applicants for a job.

    I had a post up for just a few hours and I got so many applicants. Many were not qualified and I guess just applied hoping it would be OK.

    It takes a while to go through and record the important information from each applicant and I can only do so many interviews per week.

    I’d say about half the applicants that apply and I send a zoom calendar link to apply do not schedule an interview and about half that do, do not show up after scheduling a meeting time.

    So applicants who are not serious about a position and apply, take potential spots away from others.

    I typically bring in a few people at a time, but it needs to be in batches so training can happen at the same time.

    So I’ve had great interviews and been ghosts on an interviews that someone else could have had. In one case a great candidate did not get a position as it was taking too long to find another person to bring on so they could go through training together.

    All around, the job application process sucks from both sides.

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  • [+] 19 points 2 months ago (2 children)
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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago*

    when I was interviewing people, sure I was getting paid to do that in the sense that I was being paid hourly. but I had other shit to do, and all of the interviewing was overtime, of which I was already doing plenty.

    I certainly didn't have the power to change the fact that we have way too many applicants to sort through. I'm just a dude at a small company who rose just high enough to have to deal with this. I think I did a pretty good job with the interview process and respecting candidates, but the other user's point about shitty candidates taking spots away from others is valid. I've definitely been through a good handful of interviews that were a complete waste of time where the candidate clearly did not give a fuck, and I went out of my way to treat them respectfully and give them a chance when what I should have actually done was just end the call once it was clear they didn't care. because of those shitty applicants, I had less time for other applicants.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Do you respond to all applicants and have an answer template that makes it clear they shouldn't apply again?

    Everyone has the shotgun, follow our career page for new opportunities, and I can't help to think some of them actually don't want me to apply again

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    about half the applicants that apply and I send a zoom calendar link to apply do not schedule an interview and about half that do, do not show up after scheduling a meeting time

    That, I completely don't understand. Why do the do that?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago* (3 children)

    to be fair they likely are also applying to dozens if not hundreds of other jobs at the same time. and they couldve forgotten your interview invitation, often times they are probably using a dozen different emails for job applicants, since using the same one over an dover again gets you screened out pretty quickly . or thier interview time doesnt match thier schedules.

    worst case scenario they are likely cherry picking, like they saw your job lisitng, applied and then decide to choose/ or wait for something else. additionally, i think applicants are applying to jobs they may not be qualified for , because theres no other job available in thier location, and the jobs they are applying for arnt giving callbacks at all.

    im confused about the last part, did you mean ghost candidates?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    No, the candidates will schedule the meeting and not show up is what I meant.

    Regardless, I might set aside 5-10 hours for interviews.

    If I like 20 people, I have to pick the 5-10 I like to interview with.

    5 out of 10 don’t show up, I only interview the 5 people. So applicants who were serious about the position may never get an interview because someone else scheduled an interview and didn’t show up.

    I already put in 40-50 hour weeks. I can’t interview everyone.

    So there’s candidates that set up an interview and don’t show up are taking opportunities away from others who are eager.

    As a side-note I pay on the high end for this position in some instances I’m the highest paying company for this. I’ve seen a few others offer the same pay but don’t offer paid training which I do offer. (Not in USA by the way)

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    it is possible they are mass applying without even looking with AI, and forgetting they even applied to yours?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    That’s not the main issue. The main issue is people scheduling interviews and not showing up to them.

    It wastes my time and takes an interview away from a candidate that is serious about it.

    They get a reminder email 24 hours in advance. They could just respond and tell me they want to cancel.

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    • [–] 40 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child)

    Time to go back to physical canvassing and relational networking?

    [edit] I have to say, every single job I’ve ever got was due in part to pre-existing relationships. I’ve tried all the other methods over the years, and it’s the only one that’s ever provided me more than pain and frustration.

    I’d been in communication with all my employers or at least someone employed there for non-employment reasons prior to being hired.

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    • [–] 13 points 2 months ago

    Several years ago I was called and told I had gotten a job only for it to get taken away because the CEO didn’t think I was excited enough on the phone call.

    Excuse me for finding myself short for words in the moment, fuck face. It had been ~about five years since I’d quit my miserable job at Rite Aid and was doing gig IT deployment jobs through a major recruiting company while getting multiple interviews for multiple full time jobs that went no where.

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    [–] 21 points 2 months ago

    This is an ad for that AI resume generator site.

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    [–] 5 points 2 months ago* (2 children)

    Remind me the point of higher education again? I'm not seeing its ROI anymore.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Same as it's been for the past 20-30ish years, to scam unsuspecting young adults into a lifetime of debt.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    I have the somewhat unique experience of being a 2x uni dropout so I have some of the education and none of the qualifications. Just ended up getting a job in a factory as an operator and becoming an engineer anyway within 5 years. Now I just wonder where I might be if I didn't waste that time and money and got a job straight out of school.

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