I got fired at the end of April, but I've been applying for jobs since February, albeit at a less intense pace than I have been the past month or so. Anyway, I've been pleasantly surprised by the number of interviews I've managed to score even though most of them don't go anywhere. One of these interviews was a "video interview" that was really just me talking to an AI bot. The website was like a real video call but with just you, your camera, and the profile picture of a fake AI person with their fake AI voice. After the mandatory feedback section, I said to get a real human to do these interviews next time and I guess I got an email about it (picrel). I never responded.
It's funny and a bit sad what devilish schemes one has to execute to actually get through to HR/rec after you send a resumé to a company on the local equivalent of Linkedin.
The other month I had to ask the CEO (whose info was on the company's website) via fucking Telegram to give me HR's contact* because they don't seem to even check the applications people submit to THE original (in the country, that is) portal that people look for/offer work on. That company turned out to be a sort of startup quicksell, so it's probably par for the course lol. Still!
Another position's description had precisely 0 (zero) mention of an important requirement (experience with a CRM system) until I phoned the HR, who ON THE CALL added it to the damn thing. "I know the description says "training will be provided", but it will be too busy for us to actually train a new employee as a matta fact, if you wanna kbow the truth about it". Bish, YOU wrote the description!
It also bears reiteration that if the stated salary seems too large for a "no experience required - we'll teach you everything you need!", then it abso-fucking-lutely is BS. "Glad you made it! Starting salary is sqrt(stated salary), but our smartest and hardest-working candidate reached that level in a short 9 months!"... Spare me.
*That said, being proactive in calling your potential workplace and coming over to visit (where applicable) turns out to actually be a pretty sound idea and it came IN FUCKING CLUTCH on Tuesday as I got through to a respectable company that just so happened to have opened up the exact same position as my last one, except with higher pay for less work. .
I don't read them, for any position I hire for. The better option is to send follow up emails and appear engaged.
One candidate I hired sent me an email and asked, "What project would you want done my first year?"
That was the only thing in the email, so I told him and he followed up with steps on how he would accomplish it, that interaction made me look past missed interview questions.
Its pretty much that nowadays. Why play fair for a system that doesn't work and is against you. Like it really sucks since I know people who have been unemployed for months to years because they think they need to play fair to get a job.
In regards to jobs, I would recommend avoiding Kitchen Porter work unless the place is local and small or if you're planning on attaining a higher position in the establishment, it is absolutely shit work and those above you love to flaunt their power where they can. Also I think it's a red flag if a place books you on a trial day without interviewing you first.
What is the current meta for freelance work? English-only academic jobs across the Eurozone seem to have hit a crater as of late so I figure freelancing might be good for the time being, at least to farm resume points. I am quite literally willing to do anything so long as it fills the employment gap and involves sitting in front of a computer.
What is the current meta for freelance work? English-only academic jobs across the Eurozone seem to have hit a crater as of late so I figure freelancing might be good for the time being, at least to farm resume points. I am quite literally willing to do anything so long as it fills the employment gap and involves sitting in front of a computer.
Seconding this
It seems that making vibecoded websites for local businesses is officially over as now every business has at least some kind of website.
What is the current meta for freelance work? English-only academic jobs across the Eurozone seem to have hit a crater as of late so I figure freelancing might be good for the time being, at least to farm resume points. I am quite literally willing to do anything so long as it fills the employment gap and involves sitting in front of a computer.
Why would you play fair? Finding a job isn't about playing fair, its about marketing yourself and networking.
Think about a cologne company that markets do you think when they sell you a cologne, they market it in a way that makes their product seem mediocre? Or will a company make it seem like women will dive bomb ass first on your cock just by purchasing it.
Why would you market yourself any differently, I don't lie on my resume or to a business partner but you can bet I stretch the truth.
", then it abso-fucking-lutely is BS. "Glad you made it! Starting salary is sqrt(stated salary), but our smartest and hardest-working candidate reached that level in a short 9 months!"... Spare me.
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