Ugh I got an email like that just a few days ago. "Make a 3min video explaining why you want to work for us and what you bring to the table". I sway back and forth between refusing to be their stupid dancing monkey and being desperate enough for a new job to consider it. The company itself seems like a shitshow (an AI startup that works with insurance companies) but the job posting itself is in exactly the niche I like with the exactly the technologies I specialize in and the pay is extremely competitive. Honestly idk if I'm gonna go for it or if I have any ounce of self-respect.

I tried convincing my friend of this but she really, really believes that she just needs to add more skills to her resume.

I hate how much this is me right now. I hate it here

.mov or. mov 👁️👄👁️

Please Master/Goddes I really want the job so desperate!

It’s bad. Very bad.

I spent the past month or so looking for my first job out or school. And so many places make you jump through hoops or have humiliation session interviews.

The place I accepted the offer from called me once for screening. Then set up a technical interview.

The technical interview was half of it talking about who I am. What I like to do. What I want to work on etc. and the other half them explaining what the job is, why it’s a great opportunity etc.

Next day I got the offer. Simplest process ever and not humiliating at all. Felt like the exception. There are decent people out there still.

I only decided to agree to an automated interview once and it wasn’t worth it. First there was just knowledge test in form of quiz, which after completing with decent result they invited me to second stage and it required me to read a question in 10s and then record my response from webcam in 30s. It was cringe af and I hated it, but decided to just swallow it at that point. Then they invited me to 3rd stage. When I learned that it’s also automated and involves webcam I said thank you. No more. If it was just the initial quiz I'd think they’re smart to filter out people who lie in resume, but 3 stages and I can’t still talk to a human - no thanks.

"You must have 15 years experience working for this company"

-Startup Company

I don't know what it is, but it's always the menial warehouse, data entry, QA, etc. positions that ask for cover letters.

"Detail oriented founder 10x manager guy"? Just send us your resume so we can send you a rejection letter a month from now.

"Lift up to 50 lbs."? Lets put an entire interview into the form. Why this company. Why are you passionate about this work. Tell us about your 5 years of experience we require you to have to pick up and put down objects and type what you did into a computer. Why did you leave each previous job you had. How do you handle being assigned more work than can be done in your workday. Tell us about a time you did that. Have you previously worked here. If yes, tell us about the experience [required even if no]. Link your linkedin profile so we can assume you're a bot for not sharing your entire professional life.

I like to .mov it .mov it

Please enter all the lines of your résumé separately in our form.

.mov? What is this? The dark ages?

They really want it to be a .mov file, not a .mp4 file. Don't fuck this up or they'll ghost you.

My favorite was, upload you resume after spending 45 minutes filling out the exact same shit. You know no one is looking at your resume at all.

I don’t think so…

Why is Anne Hathaway catching strays?

Also please complete this live brief that's not actually a test, we just want the work doing for free.

You forgot the take-home project to include free labor in your begging.

There are no resumes in Ba-Sing-Se.

Why is Anne Hathaway looking at me like she’s my kid brother and mom just said it’s his turn to use the computer?

Hey this happened to me ! In retrospect, shouldn't have continued the application at that point