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At this point, companies and hiring managers are just playing games.

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At this point, companies and hiring managers are just playing games.

At least this is what it feels like. Seriously, WTF are you all looking for? You have candidates jumping through hoops just to get a damn interview. Some of them write job descriptions without even knowing what the position is about and on top of that offer a horrible salary or a ridiculous salary range. Some of them hold more than one or two interviews to decide if they want to hire a candidate. Seriously if you need more than 3 interviews to decide if you want to hire a candidate, your organization is a mess or you don't have a clue on what you're doing. There are companies that post job positions with no intention of hiring anyone because they already have an internal hire. Some ghost candidates after an interview and waste their time...I could go on and on.

Do hiring managers and companies realize they're playing with people's emotions? Do you all not see the BS you're doing?

When will this job market get better? I've had enough.

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  1. Anonymous

    I feel ya. These employers have become outrageous with their job requirements. At this point, I’m fully convinced that they’re just messing around with candidates and punishing them for the meager gains they earned in 2021.

    I’ve started red-listing certain companies in response. Clipboard Health, RKD Group, and Lumen Technologies are just a few of them. Other examples include virtually any “Web3/Cryptocurrency” firm. I’m sure these companies just don’t plan to hire anyone.

  2. Anonymous
    I completely get your frustration. It does feel like hiring managers are setting up these unnecessary obstacles, and it’s even worse when you suspect that they already have an internal hire lined up or are just dragging things out without any intention to move forward. It's almost like they're playing a game with candidates' lives and emotions, just like the grueling process developers face in the gaming industry, which you can read about in this Behind Naughty Dog's game development crunch. The lack of respect for candidates' time and effort is frustrating, and something really needs to change in how these processes are handled.
  3. Andre Jones
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