Add a third, larger bar for "knowing the right people" skills

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• MrFappy@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  And a fourth bar that extends beyond the top of the page simply labeled “luck”

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  • LillyPip@lemmy.ca ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Thee ‘born into wealth’ bar is so large, you’d need a microphone to see any other bars.

    Ever seen the difference in wealth between millions and billions?

    Put another way, Elon could spend a million dollars a day for a thousand years and still be a billionaire.

    When people are starving and can’t get healthcare or basic needs, that’s just fucking disgusting.

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  • SmoochyPit@lemmy.ca ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    And can’t forget the bar for “nepotism”!

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    • snooggums@piefed.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Both of these are covered by “knowing the right people”.

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• ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Add “masking” if you’re even remotely neurodivergent.

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  • Caesium@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    at some point between when I got my first job and now, I’ve like stopped masking as much because I can’t even get an interview at other retail stores.

    like a grocery store had an opening, which they somehow filled within like less than a day. like half a year later there’s another opening and I apply and everything same day as when I got the email they had an opening. these bitches never got back to me.

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• Zorque@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Nah, the biggest slice is knowing how to game the application algorithms they use to choose who to even interview.

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  • chiliedogg@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    That’s my issue. I’ve been offered every job I’ve ever interviewed for, but getting the interview is the hard part.

    And in the end, the jobs I’ve had have come through that third “who you know” column that got me to the interview.

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    • mortemtyrannis@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I’d actually be a little concerned if this was the case.

      It could mean your application is so trash only really desperate employers are willing to interview and hire you which opens you up to working for shit employers.

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  • Taldan@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Don’t need that if you know the right people

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• ThatGuyNamedZeus@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  You need to have that level of skill to get a job, because 99% of available jobs have recruiters that want you to kiss their asses.

  maybe things wouldn’t suck so much if companies hired based on who’s the most qualified only. Instead of going off a set of instructions bigger than a phone book of the entire world

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• taiyang@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  There’s actually research on how little correlation there is between interview performance and job performance in most cases. This includes cases with “objective” tests during the process, if I remember right.

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  • oeuf@slrpnk.net ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Yeah, just because you can do something for an interview doesn’t mean you will do it again repeatedly for years on end.

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    • bear@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      And the list of skills needed and duties in the job posting often don’t overlap much with the actual work.

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    • Sc00ter@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Also, if you made a mistake in an interview, that shows nothing about how youre capable of learning from a mistake.

      Id rather work with someone who admits they made a mistake and learn from it than a person who “knows it all.”

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  • WanderingThoughts@europe.pub ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    And with what some recruiters put on linked in, some barely have any idea what they’re doing and just have some nonsense red flags to rationalize their job.

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• sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I stopped accepting offers to be in the interview stage after too many, what I thought were, great interviews ended up being shitty workers. Being a great interview seems to be an appropriate bar to jump over for sales, and upper management.

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• y0kai@anarchist.nexus ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Ok but how do you actually get to the interview part?

  i ger rejected before they even talk to me.

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  • Phegan@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Hiring manager here. Here is what I look at on resumes, in this order. (This will not help with entry level)

    Is your resume clearly AI generated? (Yes means I pass) If I can’t tell it’s AI, I don’t care. Do you have the years of experience listed on the job description. Have you been at prior jobs for more than a year. One job less than a year is fine, more is a trend Have you worked in the specific areas I am looking for in the JD at least 1 prior job. Is your resume coherently written in the language I am hiring for

    If you pass all of these I will likely bring you in for an intro screen with me or our recruiter.

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    • Phegan@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Addendum: you’d be surprised how few resumes meet these requirements. I’d say less than 3%

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    • Zorque@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Shocking how I fit all these criteria and still only got two interviews.

      And I’m probably pretty lucky.

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    • y0kai@anarchist.nexus ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Thanks for taking the time to reply.

      I actually fit all of those criteria, except that I am looking for entry level IT jobs.

      I don’t use AI for my resume or cover letter, my last two jobs each lasted 5 years. I was an accountant (not super specialized, though, just basic book keeping) for a bookstore at a major university and did a lot of unofficial tech support for them. Before that I was a bartender and a waiter. I’ve had tons of other jobs, but I figured 10 years of solid employment history was enough.

      I’ve also got a bachelor’s degree in management and recent A+ and Network+ certificates. I’m working on various IT related projects in my spare time, etc. Is it really just because I’m seeking entry level positions? I’m even applying to “entry level” stuff but they all want two years of experience somehow. I don’t understand why people aren’t allowed to be new at things, even when they’ve got certifications saying they’re qualified.

      It’s getting very frustrating out here lol

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    • SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      What level are you talking about here?

      Is it technical or management?

      And in what field?

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    • SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      What about entry level?

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  • Sc00ter@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    For me? You get an interview if you apply and have even remotely close to the right skill set. My jobs are extremely technical and specialized though. I had one position sit open 10 months before i got an applicant. I see all these posts about people sending out hundreds of applications to get 3 interviews, and im struggling to get an applicatant at all

    I focus on fluid dynamics and heat transfer in jet engines.

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    • y0kai@anarchist.nexus ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      lol that is very specific and I can imagine it’s hard to be qualified for. I’m just out for basic IT. I can sys admin, or work the help desk. I’ve got an A+ and Network+ certificate and a decade of customer service experience on top of a management degree. It just isn’t enough without a least two years of experience it seems.

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• RockBottom@feddit.org ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  HR professionals posting interview tips.

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  • lemmy12369@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Expnd

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• TDCN@feddit.dk ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Interview skills should be a pie chart or horizontal bar just to highlight that they are also irrelevant.

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• WhatGodIsMadeOf@feddit.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  It’s bad.

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• deadymouse@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Damn, I wish I had a meme - are you an AI? You’re accepted!

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• desmosthenes@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  yuppppp

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