Post 1821040 by majachai@niu.moe
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(DIR) Post #1821039 by majachai@niu.moe
2018-12-08T02:33:53Z
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another week has passed and i'm still unemployed.you know how everyone says a portfolio is super important? i have a pretty good one. and at the top of my projects list i have a website that handles document submissions. it has other cool features and has user accounts and stuff, but it allows anonymous document submission without accounts. and ofc, i can see all activity.
(DIR) Post #1821040 by majachai@niu.moe
2018-12-08T02:35:32Z
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@majachai nobody has submitted a document. not one. i've had three interviews in the last four weeks. not a single person clicked on the first link on my cv, hit some random keys into the big text box that appears, and clicked 'submit' to see what happens. like, that's the bare minimum. nobody i've applied with, not even anybody who has interviewed me, has done something so basic.
(DIR) Post #1821041 by crlf@niu.moe
2018-12-08T02:37:36Z
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@majachai meanwhile the interviewers expect you to dig through the company's website and learn enough to be able to talk about their specific projects and mission statement as if you were interested in them specifically.
(DIR) Post #1821067 by majachai@niu.moe
2018-12-08T02:39:07Z
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@crlf yeah i find the whole thing ridiculous
(DIR) Post #1821362 by crlf@niu.moe
2018-12-08T02:59:47Z
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@majachai Corporate culture is a scam. I keep thinking about that time I asked an HR about their work/like balance and she said "work comes first-- I mean, family comes first, of course, but work comes first too." Not even trying to hide the fact that they only want to hire people that they can suck dry.
(DIR) Post #1821485 by majachai@niu.moe
2018-12-08T03:06:24Z
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@crlf i've been experiencing the flip side. companies who really want the 'perfect' person, which means, idk, someone funnier or kinder or prettier than me, even though i've spent years strengthening a portfolio of work in my own time and always impress them on a technical level? it makes me feel like my failing is being a horrible human being because that's what i'm judged on and rejected for every time
(DIR) Post #1822886 by crlf@niu.moe
2018-12-08T04:24:16Z
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@majachai That still seems to fit with what I'd expect from this culture. I was told once that you can get away with being either not very skilled or not very likeable, but that doesn't always seem to be true.In any case I'm sorry you have to go through this.
(DIR) Post #1823482 by majachai@niu.moe
2018-12-08T04:52:59Z
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@crlf i think it's generally true once you're in a role, just because it's difficult to fire people (in the uk). my problem with the interviews is that i always come out of them feeling like i had a good rapport with the interviewers and that we equally had a positive discussion - which has apparently never been the case.