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Tech Job Interviews Are Out of Control (www.wired.com)

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Tech Job Interviews Are Out of Control::Tech companies are famous for coddling their workers but after mass layoffs the industry's culture has shifted. Engineers say that getting hired can require days of work on unpaid assignments.

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[–] PigsInClover@lemmy.world 24 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

I applied to a small tech company back in late 2021, when everywhere was hiring like crazy. It was my first full time role, but I have my bachelor’s and had work experience.

Overall I had:

a phone screen with the recruiter
a video interview with the recruiter for the specific role
a video interview with HR
a cognitive aptitude test online
a personality test online
an interview with a team member from the department hiring
a take home assessment that I completed then went over on a video call/interview with my would-be manager and the same team member

I also had my credit checked, and had to provide 3 references which were all called.

The job paid $36,000. Though it is definitely getting worse, these people have always been out of touch. My company was just ahead of the times, I guess.

When I left last year, they had just excitedly announced that they would be using video interview question submissions for all candidates going forward. The only feedback I gave in my exit interview was that I wouldn’t apply today with the required video interviews.

[–] Daughter3546@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

That sounds like a nightmare and tonne of work for a small and unknown company. Not to mention the low salary. It’s like that company’s HR read the latest hiring fad and decided to do it on a whim.

Are these folks sniffing their own farts?

[–] Xanthrax@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Same experience, but oddly I worked in telecoms.