Job Application Hell
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That image has been going around the internet amongst the usual suspects. Originally posted by a gal named Salem Pierce. Supposedly it is an actual question on a job application. Although the job application process in America is complete bull shit, I do wonder if this is real or something staged for clicks. As I noted earlier the usual left-wing suspects are passing this around and sites that have this image linked have commentary about how it will be used to prevent people with mental disorders or "extra melanin" from getting jobs. My question is, is this real or just another story taking advantage of the current job market's bs to engineer a story to get everyone the same page (or just the usual victimhood narcissism)?
I don't know if this particular question is real, but I wouldn't surprised if it is. I've seen job postings that want an essay on why you want the job and all kinds of other bullshit in lieu of the usual (admittedly pretty useless) process. It strikes me as a way to make the process even less objective than it is already, because god fucking forbid the decision be based on anything other than whether the interviewer personally likes the applicant.
I will attest to the "please post a video of yourself" questions on job applications. Before Covid made everyone go crazy, I was throwing apps out in Texas for whatever, and several of them had these same kinds of things in them. I patently refused to do them, and instead of a link I left scathing comments about "give me a real interview, this is stupid," but they are 100% real. This isn't a meme image.
I applied for a job with a MAJOR global mining company about a decade ago and the first interview was recording video answers to a series of questions. The video answers had a min and max time and you were allowed 2-3 takes per question.
That was honestly my first thought. This would seem a really good way to screen out bitter and resentful people.
My first thought was the exact opposite.
I assume it's a way to make sure you are melanated or genderspecial enough without explicitly putting it in writing.
That too.
Although they don't need to worry about being covert about that. They'll just put it in the ad. If they want a free form type question they can just write "how has marxism benefited your life"?
Seen it, got past it.
I applied for a tech position at Principle Financial and they were doing this video bs. I got past this level and managed to get not only an interview but also an offer. I turned it down because I landed a better offer somewhere else in the time they were deciding.