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Things I was asked to do while job hunting

10 Apr 2021

I recently had to get a new job. My wife got a residency in another
state, and my previous job is going back to in-person.

I have two years' experience working for a startup on
enterprise-scale software. My day job is on the frontend with some
backend from open source work.

Here are some things I was asked to do while job hunting:

  * Work as a contractor because the company forgot I said I'd be
    moving and didn't want to file the paperwork in two states. That
    seemed reasonable, so I agreed. At the time, I did not know the
    school or state of my wife's residency.^1 The company waffled,
    then pulled the offer with no explanation. They did at least pay
    me for time spent on the technical screen.
  * Fill out a recruiter's profile of me for him (Word doc and
    internal assessment and all).
  * Pass a cognitive test asking me to do basic arithmetic and
    convert fractions as fast as I could.
  * Take a personality test where I had to select adjectives I felt
    applied to me.
  * Enter my years of experience with "Problem Solving." I am 28
    years old, so I put 28.
  * Listen to a recruiter tell me I could move to South Florida for a
    job after a year because "who knows if you and your girlfriend
    will still be together." I had referred to her as my wife on the
    same call.

The cognitive test actually made me laugh. Imagine a workplace where
someone yells, "Nazario! Get over here, we need someone add some
fractions! No calculators!!!"

Anyway, hiring is broken, we all know it. I accepted a position with
a company that had a sane, speedy hiring process.

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 1. Veterinarians can do a residency if they want to specialize, like
    to be a neurologist or cardiologist. You get most residencies
    through "the match." Prospective residents rank programs they're
    most interested in, and the programs rank applicants. On a given
    date in the spring, you find out if or where you matched.

    This is why for several weeks, I knew we would be in Tennessee,
    Florida, Indiana or California, but not the specific state. -

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