• explodicle@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    171·
    2 days ago

    This is why I click “apply” after filtering and reading the title, only reading the job details if I hear back. Tab tab tab, apply apply apply, close close close. They’ll get human attention after I get human attention. Often it’s just to satisfy H1B requirements or to make it look like a nephew “earned” it.

    • dev_null@lemmy.ml
      5·
      2 days ago

      I think if you can apply by just clicking an “apply” button then I wouldn’t expect much attention from their side either, how are you doing it? On some job seeking platform?

      Every time I applied somewhere I had to spend some time customizing my CV to the job listing, researching the company to write a compelling cover letter (and to find out if I want to apply in the first place), and probably filling out a long form on their application portal. It takes at least 30 minutes per company, which is quite a lot of work when sending many applications.

      But the concept of just being able to click “apply” somewhere seems weird to me, sure, saves a lot of time, but then is anyone even reading your application?

      • explodicle@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        2 days ago

        LinkedIn, living in a major city with infinity jobs. I refuse to re-enter my resume on employer websites unless I have a very high chance of getting an interview. I assume our applications then get filtered again on their side before a human sees them.

        This isn’t the best long-term solution because it’s dependant on a specific middleman. I think there ought to be an open format for resumes so nobody has to type it out more than once. Next time I’ll probably use AI, too.

        • Aneb@lemmy.world
          1·
          16 hours ago

          I do agree it is monotonous to reenter work history and education when I have it in plain view on my resume. I don’t want to fill out every single field for every job I apply to. I sent my resume to [email protected] (fake address) and they had no follow up questions and asked me to do a trial shift. We live in an over automated world where having a resume means we can’t get jobs on job hunting sites like Indeed and LinkedIn because just a single “error” can blacklist your application based on automation, and they are now using LLMs to distinguish qualified hires from the application stack. It might be good to get a steady nontech job and wait out the bubble in the tech industry. I know it’s not convenient but you’ll still get experience and income if you’re unemployed. AI is destined to fail but the CEOs aren’t ready to let it go. What does it say abt you if you’re as “grounded” as big corporations. Like you said in your comment “a specific middleman” with the same mind set as you is going to be terribly hard to come by in my experience

  • Ininewcrow@piefed.caEnglish
    6·
    2 days ago

    The only time blood doesn’t matter is when you’re claiming indigenous American or indigenous Canadian status.

  • underscores@lemmy.zipEnglish
    2·
    2 days ago

    Basically one of my first interviews straight out of college, I did find out the hire was nepo