Employers, are you guys actually hiring or just playing games with applicants?????

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1. RebekahApril 12,2024 at 12:06PM UTC

   I feel this, I have put out 90 applications if not more, emailed, called. I had an interview at Chilis, and the guy says "We are actually not hiring right now; we are looking for back up candidates" I was a tad defeated. I used to work at Chilis and LOVED it. It is close to my house and just what I need right now. I have an interview today but for a role similar to what I have done before and am anxious, but it feels like no one is actually hiring.

2. AnonymousApril 12,2024 at 12:25PM UTC

   I feel ya. Earlier this week had an email back and forth with an org that gave me less than 24 hours notice for an interview, and before business hours (TBF it's located in Europe and they're hiring for the US so there is a significant time difference). I replied, said this was too short of notice/I am genuinely unavailable but could do next week and would be willing to meet earlier to accomodate the time difference.

   Nope, hiring manager was going to be unavailable and they were planning to move forward with the pool they have. Depending on how this round went, they'd follow-up with me. I understand they want to hire, they need to move quickly and schedules (and time differences) are what they are but I thought this was absurd and told them so in more polite terms. This felt like a penalty because I couldn't predict they'd actually consider me at all and we're supposed to be grateful for it.

   I am sorry that happened to you and I'd also like to know. The pandemic was hard on everyone but I also do feel like hiring managers and recruiters (this isn't the first experience I've had within the last 6 months of a recruiter simply moving on with no negotiation whatsoever re: scheduling) have continued to deteriorate in quality.

3. AnonymousApril 12,2024 at 2:27PM UTC

   I had a similar story as well. Did a zoom interview, then was asked to come on-site two days later. Unfortunately, I was already booked for a non-interview appointment the day requested, on a Wednesday. Then I was going on a short vacation for the rest of the week (Thursday to Monday), so they said they would get back to me with availability for the week I came back. I had to email them to check to see if they could meet while on vacation, then got told that they had already hired someone. It was total bs!

4. AnonymousApril 12,2024 at 12:50PM UTC

   As a former recruiter I can say hiring

   is a broken process with most employers. They proclaim they want more candidate care procedures but hiring managers aren’t practicing any such considerate behaviors. They do exactly what they please and many times recruiters are OUT of the loop. The managers are not redirected to follow directions for hiring and dispositioning candidates, hence its the wild west. It was so exhausting and unprofessional I gave up recruiting after a 20 year successful career in something I had enjoyed but couldn’t support the current landscape with employers who don’t care about any one but themselves.

5. Diane NeustadtApril 12,2024 at 1:30PM UTC

   Sorry to hear of your past experiences. I'm proud to say not all employers are like that. At my firm our leadership is continually learning and adapting to today's work environment to best serve our candidates and our people as a whole. Just celebrated 39 years with the firm.

6. AnonymousApril 12,2024 at 12:52PM UTC

   I feel for you, it’s difficult out there, if you have to work keep trying its not you its them. You have to kiss a lot of frogs to find the prince.

7. Kathryn LookofskyApril 12,2024 at 12:59PM UTC

   Ageism is real!

8. niki tuckerApril 12,2024 at 1:40PM UTC

   As an employer myself I can say that is not the case. I was fired from my job at 61. I was terrified I would not find work but was hired three months later in a director position. Every resume I rejected for not being qualified, every interviewee I passed on for not being a good fit, I felt for that person. I knew first hand how hard it is to be out of work and desperate and rejected. When I would type out those words. "Best of luck in your job search," I truly meant them. But you must realize that employers get dozens. If not hundreds, of resumes and it is on them to choose the most qualified and best fit for their company. O hope you find the right fit for you.

9. AnonymousApril 13,2024 at 2:48PM UTC

   "I was fired from my job at 61. I was terrified I would not find work but was hired three months later in a director position"

   You didn't play the victim card, which, as all these posts indicate, most people do.

   If an employer doesn't hire you because of your age, which you don't know 100|% is the case, then so what? Move on and find an employer that will hire you.

10. AnonymousApril 13,2024 at 3:18PM UTC

    Exactly!! I'm the same. I can do many things but hate playing "victim". I have goals and moving on is a way to achieve this.

11. Debbie CreeApril 12,2024 at 2:04PM UTC

    Since there are costs to advertising and interviewing, I would think they are hiring. I have been helping with recruiting at my company. We use an applicant tracking system. As someone who has been the applicant (and find myself looking again as my office is closing) I understand the importance of not leaving an applicant hanging. I also know the company needs to be diligent with checking applications and responding. At least with our system, it is not all automatic. For me, that is not my only focus so I need to set reminders to check every day. I know your frustration. Hopefully your experience improves. Best of luck.

12. AnonymousApril 12,2024 at 2:13PM UTC

    I agree to the recruiter's comment below that hiring these days is a broken process. With the stress on 'networking' to get hired lately, I noticed recruiters role is reduced to making the initial call with the candidates and scheduling interviews. Gone were the days when recruiters could influence the managers and mentor/prepare candidates for the role.I strongly believe its the incompetent hiring managers and/or unrealistic expectations from their bosses. Most hiring managers feel they are empowered and entitled as they have 10s of candidates at their disposal. I recently attended a video interview for a senior manager role with 20 years experience in technology. I am a hourly contractor now and prefer after 3pm to interview but flexible if I can pick from available slots. The recruiter confirmed the available 5pm on the manager's calendar. The hiring manager was irritated that he had to interview me at 5pm and said he is in better mood in the mornings. 12 minutes into the interview he started loudly yawning in my face without covering his mouth and 3 minutes later he asked if I had any questions!! Had to say the 'uncovered' yawn part because his face was so close to the camera with the tip of his chin chopped out of the frame! :)) A week later, I got a very polite email from the recruiter reiterating that my experience and skills are valuable but for this position they are moving ahead with someone else.

13. AnonymousApril 12,2024 at 6:14PM UTC

    That’s good news. What was likely a terrible job with a shitty manager who hates his job is now someone else’s headache, at least until that person can jump ship into a better company. For all you know, it wasn’t a real job anyway.

    Don’t worry; the right opportunity will present itself to you. Just gotta keep pushing! Good luck!

14. AnonymousApril 12,2024 at 2:23PM UTC

    Why should finding a job not be hard????

    Business owners have every right to set the standards they expect from job candidates, who, for the most part, have become disgustingly entitled.

    Employees have become so demanding that they're simply not worth it! Employers are better off leveraging AI and robotics, using freelancers and outsourcing their jobs.

    If you were a business owner, would you not be very weary to hire the quality of candidate you see today?

15. AnonymousApril 12,2024 at 2:31PM UTC

    EMPLOYERS standards are unrealistic.

16. AnonymousApril 13,2024 at 12:58PM UTC

    RE: "EMPLOYERS standards are unrealistic."

    How so?

    Is it your business? (You don't have the guts to start a business, so you rely on someone who did start a business for your income.)

    Are you the one taking on the risks of hiring?

    Employers have the right to set their standards, and you have the right to find an employer whose standards you can meet.

17. AnonymousApril 13,2024 at 5:17PM UTC

    Setting standards is totally the right of the employer. Also realize that if the standards are slave wages (too easy now to determine the going rate for experience/position), dumping an entire position's (or three) worth of extra work on someone bc of lack of planning/lack of hiring will cause burnout, and the expectation that your employee's life is no longer their own, there will be some pushback. Bc by now everyone has realized and publicized enough that it's not worth it to kill yourself for a job. You'll still get laid off in the end without notice - likely via email, by just having your credentials cut off, or a Zoom cattle call with little to no severance.

    I worked for 5 years for same entrepreneur. Busted my rear end, ended up taking over the entire business operations for over 20 separate entities even though I was only originally hired to process mortgage loans. I improved (created really) cyber security, website design and SEO, saved a TON of money in interest paid with better management of investment lines of credit, improved investor confidence with voluntary audit reports and supporting said audits, created a TON of processes and procedures to limit liability, managed income properties/rehab/remodeling...just everything. Owner and his wife then took to traveling for weeks or months at a go out of the country knowing I was running the entire office. My son was essentially sidelined in many ways while I tried to advance in this job to keep us in housing/food (sole support parent), my health tanked, I was burned out. Yes...my bad, my stupidity in trying to work hard to show my worth (I'm Gen X and we WERE dumb like that).

    Guess what I got? ONE raise in 5 years that I had to ultimately beg for when outlining my contributions didn't work, and that was very obviously begrudgingly given with much ongoing grumbling and griping. I got working after hours to keep construction projects going. I got constantly hassled when the governor of my state shut things down during the pandemic...bc I had control over that, right?! I got a nasty comment of "do you need me to remind you where the office bathrooms are?" bc I had to take off 2 sick days...TWO...when my son had delirious fevers from COVID in Feb 2020. I had never taken a sick day before. During those 2 days I answered emails, phone calls and questions from my assistant and yet still took 2 full days of sick leave despite working the entire time. I took my son to work to have as much of a presence in-office as possible during the shut-down, I verified weekly with the owner that nothing had been left undone by working from home (nothing was undone), not to mention it would have been glaringly obvious if I weren't doing my job as loans wouldn't close, no bookkeeping support, no deposits made, no construction done, etc. I turned myself inside out to not lose my job during the pandemic. I was told to hire a full-time nanny at a cost of over half my annual salary so I could be in the office to sit and babysit this boss.

    I had worked from home in a much more demanding position for over a decade previously long before it became "a thing" and yet all I got was "I don't believe in working from home bc I can't do it" from the boss. Well...it's not a religion and your incompetence is not mine. In the end I left to save my sanity and had to sue to get my unused PTO paid. Still got badmouthed despite training my replacement for over a month and providing a detailed step by step manual for office operations and tasks. Should have just stood up from my desk and walked out.

    I've heard of so many other employees turning themselves inside out to meet "employer standards" that are asinine at best and hostile and abusive in reality. They are not compensated, they are verbally abused and badmouthed, and no matter at what level they perform it can never be enough. THAT is why employees are working their wage and not just jumping in to work themselves to death only to be laid off willy nilly. If your beliefs are that we have this one chance at a life then why would we be eager to slog away in misery for YEARS for someone else's wealth and benefit?

18. AnonymousApril 12,2024 at 2:33PM UTC

    Ah yes, screw employees for wanting a good wage, benefits, good work environment, and a fair work life balance. You're right, that's too much to ask for ?????????

19. AnonymousApril 13,2024 at 1:01PM UTC

    Are you saying all employers don't offer a good wage, benefits, work environment, etc.?

    Obviously you're not qualified to be hired by those employers that offer what you want.

    My question to you is: What skills, qualifications, and experience do you have that warrant you getting everything you expect?

20. AnonymousApril 12,2024 at 3:25PM UTC

    While your opinion of employer expectations is correct, you may have missed the point. The automated application systems that scan your resume never seem to come with instructions and one works differently from another. Some want you to submit a pdf and some do better with a doc. The applicant spends hours tailoring their resume to the position in the hope it will actually be seen by a human instead of overlooked by a computer.

21. AnonymousApril 13,2024 at 1:03PM UTC

    Nobody asked you to tailor your resume. Doing so was entirely your choice, meaning you have no right to complain.

    Instead of applying to jobs, which is lazy, why aren't you networking yourself into companies you want to work for?

    Sending your resume, along with 1,000s of rather applicants who are just as qualified as you, if not more so, is not serious job searching.

22. AnonymousApril 12,2024 at 3:27PM UTC

    You sound like you drank the Kool-Aid and sold your soul to the corporate demons. If you're miserable, then everybody should be! C'MON! People are more qualified yet more poorly compensated than ever at most levels.

23. AnonymousApril 12,2024 at 4:50PM UTC

    Misery loves company.

24. AnonymousApril 13,2024 at 12:56PM UTC

    I may have "drank the Kool-Aid," but unlike you and many here, I'm employed because I have accepted the fact employers sign the paychecks, and I respect that.

    If more people would respect the fact that they need their employer more than their employer needs them (no company ever went out of business because an employee left), they wouldn't be terminated as often as they are.

    I look after my employer's business as if it were my own because I'm not ashamed to admit I need my paycheck.

    Working like you need your paycheck is the best move you can make for your career and job security.

25. AnonymousApril 12,2024 at 3:46PM UTC

    I would love for you to give us some examples of what you deem entitlement from employees.

26. AnonymousApril 13,2024 at 12:51PM UTC

    Wanting to WFH when employers are pulling back on this abused privilege. Not turning on their camera during virtual meetings. Quite quitting. Only working their 8 hour shift and refusing to work a few more hours, when needed, to help the business. Abusing sick days.

    The sense of entitlement amongst employees these days is endless.

    I'm a Regional Director of Marketing in a large consumer products company. (You likely have a few of our products in our home.) Just before Christmas, I was talking to the VP of HR. The stories she was telling me of employees' sense of entitlement were astonishing! A one point, she said, "Employees are too much of a liability these days. Thankfully, we can use robotics, AI and our overseas branches." She then went on to say that employees being so demanding is why the CEO had mandated that all future positions, as much as possible, be contracts.

    If you claim that today's employees have the same work ethic as employees years ago, then you are either a liar or not observant.

27. AnonymousApril 13,2024 at 1:29PM UTC

    Years ago companies were loyal to their employees, rewarded them appropriately for their work and time with the company, and treated them fairly and with respect. Perhaps the change in corporate culture has a direct impact on employees’ work ethics.

28. AnonymousApril 13,2024 at 2:34PM UTC

    Years ago, employees were loyal to their employer.

    It's a 2-ways street!

29. AnonymousApril 13,2024 at 2:33PM UTC

    There’s a whole lot to unpack there, but I will say I worked 60-70 hours a week regularly because the company fired so many and put all that work on just two people. I lost so much time with family just trying to stay afloat, thinking my hard work was paying off and the company would want to keep me. You know what the company did for me? Fired me, called me redundant, and said my work was no longer needed. Now I absolutely do not think people should work beyond what they’re getting paid for and should prioritize a work life balance every single day. Why? Because we are all just numbers at the end of the day, especially in publicly held companies.

    I could say more but absolutely none of your examples scream privileged employee. You absolutely scream privileged and abusive employer though.

30. AnonymousApril 13,2024 at 10:58PM UTC

    Oh noooooo. God forbid employees have a healthy work-life balance. You sound ridiculous and a nightmare to work for.

31. AnonymousApril 12,2024 at 7:15PM UTC

    Well, look at it this way. Employers are getting a good 40+ hrs/week of someone’s time that could be spent making music, painting pictures, writing books, or anything else more creative and exciting in exchange for employees not being homeless. Let’s not forget the unpaid part-time jobs (aka hiring processes) that candidates must endure before they’re even entitled to better-paying jobs, assuming they can get the job in the first place.

    And, a whole bunch of layoffs from MAANG and similar companies who are desperate for work?? Employers are getting one hell of a deal. They ought to be more grateful.

32. AnonymousApril 13,2024 at 6:56PM UTC

    Yes, presenting a challenge is understandable. But making it so "low level" roles demanding a HIGH level of experience.

    Saw a bookkeeper ad for $12 wanting an MBA and office management experience with a laundry list of expectations.

    Gimme a break. I'm above Bookkeeper but when I was one, no way could people expect all that for nothing

33. AnonymousApril 12,2024 at 2:48PM UTC

    Many Staffing Agencies are a joke. I get CONSTANT ads for work I have ZERO qualities for- if they bother to review LinkedIn.

    I know these people are sales, but it's beyond aggravating.

    When I was looking, I was constantly ghosted despite providing what they wanted.

    I get emails from EVERYWHERE

34. AnonymousApril 12,2024 at 6:28PM UTC

    There are some who contact you even when you don't meet the requirements, seem enthusiastic and/or flatter you up front, then advise you to change your resume or grill you as if you're lying about your experience! It's hard not to get defensive in a "DUDE. You called ME, not the other way around.

    2nd "favorite"- The job they called you about is not the job they can get you an interview for, but they'll "keep you in mind for future opportunities."

35. AnonymousApril 12,2024 at 8:17PM UTC

    Exactly!!! And you are so right about getting defensive about my experience! Either you like me or you don't!!! I get the tweaking, but the full-out....And, yep, many jobs don't exist. Dealing with these people is like "The Goddess of Resumes". I welcome the constructive advice but not the crap they sometimes make up.Like arguing with a 2y old ready for a nap. Useless!!

36. AnonymousApril 12,2024 at 4:14PM UTC

    Not all job listings are real.

    Sometimes, an internal candidate has already been chosen and they list the job to fulfill a legal requirement with no intention of looking seriously at those applicants.

    I have also sat on hiring committees where an internal candidate was already chosen for the position, but they cannot just promote them into the role without going through the charade of interviewing at least 3 people.

    It is a waste of time for everyone involved and adds to the trauma of folks that are truly excited about an opportunity that does not exist.

37. AnonymousApril 13,2024 at 2:52PM UTC

    Yup! This practice has always been a problem and really needs to go away. It doesn't make sense. It's supposed to make it more equitable but it doesn't.

38. AnonymousApril 15,2024 at 1:59PM UTC

    I have seen this occur as well. Companies need to follow their internal protocol.

39. AnonymousApril 12,2024 at 7:33PM UTC

    Most jobs are either old, filled or do not truly exist. Companies like to signal they are healthy, growing and cutting edge. The easiest way to signal that is to show new jobs. Competitors watch each other and new jobs signal a vital and growing adversary. Even when the jobs don't really exist, the optics are compelling. So, no many jobs are not real but they do a good job of conveying growth.

40. AnonymousApril 12,2024 at 11:12PM UTC

    Oh yeah my company does this all the time. We even attend job fairs. Finally a friend in HR told me on the down low that most of our job postings were not "active" positions. I was shocked.

41. AnonymousApril 12,2024 at 10:50PM UTC

    I had a recruiter (not agency, actual location) call me randomly and she raved on and on about my experience.

    I told her no because office requirements ("more professional ") and the horrendous 1h traffic commute EACH WAY wasn't worth it for the salary since I was already working elsewhere at home. . I told her not at this time. I thought it was the end.

    She called a week later and I agreed to interview over the phone. Before I did, I researched corporation . Horrendous reviews, and turnover was bad. I was to be lead accountant and, well, no. Reviews states extreme unpaid OT, dumping all on you, and bonuses? A biscuit from McDonald's!!I reread thinking I HAD have misinterpreted something. Come interview, she was practically begging me and raving on and on as though I was doing her a favor. When she asked about pay, I upped it to negotiate and she lowered to $20k BELOW salary at the time (not to mention, commuting 2h each day, 1h each way). Her comment: "I'm not worth THAT much "She came to ME!! I told her "no deal". She wes was confused, told me i could NOT do better elsewhere. I wonder how many people since then have come and gone? That is if anyone.....

42. AnonymousApril 13,2024 at 5:03AM UTC

    Oh I do follow them.

43. AnonymousApril 13,2024 at 12:40PM UTC

    Quantify how your "work history and education are worth it" to an employer.

    Give concrete proof (NUMBERS) that you contribute to the employer's bottom line and what percentage you contribute. Unless you can measure your value, then you actually have no value... at least, you don't have any value that is detrimental to an employer's business survival.

44. AnonymousApril 13,2024 at 1:25PM UTC

    Yeah, I asked them for help ONCE as when I was starting as an HR Assistant. Was ridiculed for not having a backbone and not knowing HR. Mind you I never had any prior hr jobs and ex-boss was the reason for the question.

45. Julia WilkinsApril 13,2024 at 1:31PM UTC

    No, it isn’t a joke to employers, but I can share insight on what’s going on.
    I am speaking from my own experience as an internal recruiter at a startup with a broken hiring process.

    The market has shifted to the benefit of the employers who are receiving hundreds of resumes from top tier candidates, when before, you would source and hope someone would have a modicum of interest in your company.

    The recruiting teams (internal) are short staffed. To save money, companies run lean and have one recruiter, maybe a sourcer, and no coordinator. Add in a bunch of requisitions, a junior hiring team that has zero clue into interviewing effectively—The feedback is comical, if you ever receive feedback. Sometimes, you have to chase after interviewers to have them submit feedback, which could take weeks.

    Example: A highly regarded team member said they could support the team by taking on interviews. However, they never submitted their feedback on the three interviews they did. After two follow-ups from myself, two from my manager, and three from his own manager—nothing! Ridiculous! That’s a piss poor experience for the candidate. They don’t care, because recruiters get the hate, not them.

    To add, because companies have the advantage, they can be “picky” and interview candidates until they feel they have found the best one. A candidate can interview very well and be a strong fit, but if they happened to be the first person to make final rounds, it’ll be a waiting game. You know why? Because they will want to interview few more people to receive additional datapoints to be “sure” they are making the right hire, thus delaying the process further.

    Throw in incompetent hiring managers that have no idea how to run a clean process, partner with the recruiter and identify the ideal profile until they speak with a few dozen candidates. They also do not know how to write a proper job description.

    So, there might be some game playing after all. It is indeed frustrating from the candidate’s pov. That’s why I’m upfront with my candidates and share the good, bad and the ugly, so you can make an informed decision. I know my company is a shit-show. I could write my own blog about the crap I’ve dealt with after 2.5 years, but I digress.

    One last thing, there are some shitty recruiters out there. Many are indeed narcissistic, lack attention to detail and are dealing with so many openings, they allow people to slip through the cracks. I’ve worked at both enterprise companies and startups and have seen it all. No matter how much we push for answers, feedback, to improve process, etc., you’re going against inexperience employees that have never interviewed, or are forced to interview while working 60 hour weeks to deliver a product, and couldn’t care less about the process or you. You could also be dealing with a manager that wants to screen 100 people because they do not trust themselves or their team to make a good hire.

46. LoriApril 13,2024 at 3:40PM UTC

    Hey Julia! I’ve seen plenty of it as you know. Of course those who are above are placing unreasonable demands in things they really know nothing at all about. They all want their unicorns. They may have an end result but no clue of what it really takes to make that happen. Add in applicant doing everything on blast with quick apply button who aren’t truly qualified (probably didn’t read the full description either.) A friend of mine with an MBA told me the jobs he’s looked at had 1,600 applicants and often more. So I can’t imagine how a recruiter could even approach numbers like that even with ATS…

47. AnonymousApril 14,2024 at 12:57PM UTC

    Wow ? ?
    I've also noticed how employers are low-balling salaries as well and they're compiling 3 different positions into one and then they post it with an Entry-level title to low-ball the salary.

    They want everything for no pay.

48. AnonymousApril 15,2024 at 12:38PM UTC

    thank you for posting exactly what I would’ve said as a former recruiter. People seem to think recruiters are responsible for all the pitfalls within the hiring process, but as you stated, there are many moving parts and flaws within the employer hiring practices. It became so exhausting chasing hiring managers begging for feedback so you could disposition a candidate that I just said I don’t want do this anymore after 30 years. I left something I had enjoyed thoroughly at one point in time. Good luck to all your folks looking out for work

49. AnonymousApril 15,2024 at 1:13PM UTC

    Well said.
    Plus, retention is a BIG problem but higher ups could care less. There are great people seeking work and the management is the problem. When one is in a position they don't think about others who need to work. In staffing, we were able to communicate directly with hiring managers to get a plan together. If you are lucky enough to have managers who are willing to partner. If not, I'd look elsewhere. It's very satisfying to put people to work, but it's frustrating as a recruiter when you do all the work to get the candidate and the company or the managers are the ones who stall the process. Sigh.

50. AnonymousJuly 12,2024 at 4:21PM UTC

    If a manager can't trust themselves to hire a qualified candidate, then they shouldn't be a manager.

51. AnonymousApril 13,2024 at 2:32PM UTC

    You admit your "value" has no bearing on the employer's bottom line, which is why you're not getting paid what you feel entitled to.

    If what you do can't be measurably attributed to your employer making a profit, then "what you do" really has no value.

52. AnonymousApril 13,2024 at 2:42PM UTC

    You just explained why employers are now leaning heavily on AI and robotics, only offering contracts, using freelancers, and sending their jobs overseas.

    People like you are selfish and entitled and, thus, not worth the headaches you'd cause if hired.

    Take your "demands" to WFH. How does that work? You get to WFH, yet expect the stores to be open, to have your food delivered, to go to a hospital, and it is staffed, etc. You want and expect others to go to work while you sit at home, slacking off. (I've yet to see a study that proves 100% of those who WFH are more productive than those who work on-site.)

    Employees are too much of a liability—you being a prime example—which is why employers are not not quick to hire.

    P.S.

    Your "I'm camera shy" is a childish excuse. Are you shy when in a face-to-face meeting? GROW UP! Not having your camera on is rude and unprofessional.... and another reason more and more employers are telling their employees to return to the office.

53. AnonymousApril 13,2024 at 2:44PM UTC

    "pensions, advancement opportunities, PTO, raises/bonuses" were removed because employees stopped showing loyalty to the employer.

54. Julia WilkinsApril 13,2024 at 7:16PM UTC

    Sure, that’s fair! It’s your opinion. I see these questions all the time and when someone tells the truth, nobody can accept it. I understand the frustrations of looking for work. Hell, I’m looking for work because I hate my damn job, and I’m going through the same thing. The difference is I know what it’s like. I have LinkedIn premium, and on that platform, one opening can yield thousands of applicants with hundreds applying per day. They share the insights. Now, factor in other job boards. Lol. You have a plethora of talented applicants falling through the cracks.

    No one can respond to over a thousand applicants without a team to help or someone putting in extra hours to review every resume. To give you all an idea, I reviewed over 100 candidates and it took three full hours. So to say it only takes a few seconds to send an email….sure!

    This isn’t to drum up any sympathy for recruiters, because a lot of them are terrible; trust me! This is more to give you a sense of our day-to-day. The struggle is real for us all, but especially the job seekers.

    Hell, recruiting teams are trying to stop the bleeding by putting a italicized notation that says the following: Due to the overwhelming number of applicants, we will only respond to those whose experience and skill set closely matches the qualifications.

55. AnonymousApril 13,2024 at 11:01PM UTC

    It's employers and high level employees like the one above you who have no life .

56. AnonymousApril 15,2024 at 12:42PM UTC

    when I worked for one corporation back in 2008 2009 they monitored responses to applicants and they sent you a list if you missed dispositioning someone. It was a great tool you could dismiss 200 applications and miss one by mistake bc they might’ve been in the loop so the reminder was very welcome as a recruiter.

57. AnonymousApril 15,2024 at 1:20PM UTC

    The reality is humans cannot keep up with what an ATS is supposed to. The reality is there are so many candidates applying electronically that land in the ATS that those systems are no good if they are not used. I was a recruiter, very high volume and reviewed no less than 100 resumes a day. My eyes were blood shot from not blinking enough. On top of that there is much work to prepare a candidate's resume to send to a manager. Most folks have no idea the level of work a recruiter does and the road blocks they face with managers. I am now in higher ed and work with employers daily and it is SOOO much better on this side. I have full respect for recruiters but no patience for bad ones. It's a lot of work and no matter how tired I was, I emailed no thank yous daily.

58. Kimberley Ferretti HammettApril 15,2024 at 3:54PM UTC

    There are so many things going against the current job market for both Employees and Employers.
    It is TOUGH. And there are people on both ends doing shitty things AND people on both ends trying their darndest to do everything right. And lots of grey and color in between.

    Things making this market difficult:

    -Several large layoffs creating an influx of in-demand workers vying for very few roles in their field of work at their level.
    -Uncertain and constantly changing landscape, causing companies to scrutinize their efficiency, roles and hires (read: Execs and hiring managers flip-flopping on what they actually need/want/can afford to hire)
    -Historical struggles between recruiting and hiring managers.. Recruiting firms work like sales roles catering to untrained hiring managers or internal recruiting trying desperately to consult untrained hiring managers who often don't listen
    -Shifting perspectives on "work" and more employed people seeking better jobs, compensation and treatment by employers
    -Large gig-economy and overall access to self-employed avenues creating opportunity for employees to have more fallbackOverload of "underemployed" jobs. I've read one study found about one third of jobs in the U.S. pay below the poverty line. Orgs often think of labor costs very differently than other operating costs and don't often consider well enough that paying fair and livable wages IS an operating cost.

    There's so much mess happening at once, I'm not sure exactly how or when it will all stabilize but I'm confident that it will! Opportunities for self-employment are giving employees more ability to make more demands and if that can keep up enough, orgs will continue to reevaluate how they consider labor costs. Businesses will go under and employees will struggle to find adequate employment all as a natural part of the economy change but it will eventually stabilize.

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