Comment on how do I accept I'll never know why any employer rejected me?

• SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  someone wildly unusually more qualified.

  Or at least someone who lied big enough on their resume to pretend that they’re wildly more qualified.

  In my experience the people who do the hiring can’t fucking tell the difference.

  I really hate the whole “you need to inflate what you did on your resume” because it’s just fucking lying.

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  • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’ve been on both sides of this and when you’ve spent the whole day talking to a dozen people who all seem competent enough to do the job, you go with the person that either has a little more (or more relevant) experience, or whoever you enjoyed talking to the most.

    I’m a huge dork, so if you happened to mention something like D&D or Fallout during the interview, you’re probably going to get it. (Assuming everyone is equally qualified.)

    But at the same time, I’d never mention anything like that at an interview, because I wouldn’t expect the interviewer to appreciate it.

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    • AA5B@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Sure, but it’s perfectly legit to use that to put a plus next to social skills or works well with team.

      I’ve definitely dinged people who were too robotic - you do have to interact to successfully do your job.

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  • RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I could list ‘works with wildly dangerous substances in a public environment’ or ‘drug dealer’ and both are technically accurate.

    I work at a petrol station and between caffeinated drinks, the medical aisle and cigarettes, I sell a lot of drugs. Dangerous substances being the 100,000 litres of aggressively flammable fluid we stand on all day.

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