I’m still searching for a job. On some of these applications they want a 1-3 minute video of me just answering questions to myself and send it in. If feels scammy, but maybe I’m just not doing it right. What do you do?
No, absolutely not. I’ve had one employer try that shit with me and immediately withdrew my application. They basically have AI review your video and judge you based purely off of your physical characteristics. Honestly I don’t know why an employer would want to open themselves up to the liability of using such a tool. Ultimately, if my application isn’t worth the time and effort of an actual person to review, then I’m not interested in your position.
No. I did one once. It felt incredibly degrading. I decided then that I would never do one again. I am a person. Not fucking cattle at the county fair. If a company feels my time is worth less than theirs and I’m just supposed to trot on out and look pretty so they can gawk at me and decide if they think I’m worth a chance at the “grand prize”, without including me in the conversation, then we are NOT going to be a good fit.
Depends on the role and the company, but if they make you do an AI interview without a human recluter’s screening first that is a red flag for me
In the tech world, some companies want you to do a take home project. They say things like, this will only take an hour, yet it normally takes like 4+ hours for most people. Anyway, I finally got one interview like this and I will not work for a company that pulls this crap.
I decided to go through with it and just post it online for anyone to see. I did the project, sent them the GitHub URL and did everything exactly as they asked. They responded with, can you make that a private repo and give the people permissions that need it. I told them I would rather keep it public and that I won’t be doing that. I never signed an NDA, so there was no way for them to force me to take it down.
Fuck all these places that do this type of shit.
No. Never. It’s demeaning and unnecessary.
I know it happens nowadays, but I’ve been on both sides of the hiring process and I refuse to have any part in it.
As a hiring manager I find it to be a complete waste of time. I’d rather talk to someone for 15 min and decide whether or not to push forward with a longer format interview than waste 5 watching a video.
Yeah, HireVue. My company uses them for some job postings at the discretion of the hiring manager.
In general I don’t like them. I’ve seen some job postings that get literally hundreds of applicants though, so I get the company would look for ways to process that many more efficiently. I also think it would be difficult for a hiring manager not to judge an applicant on “video presence”, hardly a skill that is top of the priority list for most jobs.
If AI sorting of videos is available I’ve not seen my company use that feature. To my knowledge, all videos are reviewed by humans. From a previous Lemmy posting about HireVue, I also learned it can be set to only allow one attempt at recording and answering a question, or unlimited.
I kinda think of it as an escalating arms race. Companies put filters in place for resumes. Applicants found tools that aid them in mass applying with a single click. Companies add more filters like HireVue now to deal with the flood of applicants. Applicants are replying by declining or posting to GitHub or whatever.
I did one a few months ago for a university. When I was done it asked for feedback, so I submitted some along the lines of, “I understand you may have numerous applicants, but this interview format does not align with the respect or attentiveness I expect from an employer.”
Needless to say, no call back
Edit: a word
As I stated elsewhere, I refuse to take part in any hiring process that involves a one way video aspect. But I’m not 100% against using it as a filter: The first bar in the hiring process is to refuse the video interview.
It’s a two way street even if it’s designed to not feel that way. They were right to reject you, because they already fucked up on your end… Maybe piles of money could’ve brought you back, but it clearly wouldn’t have been a healthy match
What in the fuck? Never seen that, but I wouldn’t bother at that point
Major companies like JnJ do this, so if you wouldn’t bother then you’re likely turning away good jobs.
If your employer doesn’t respect you, it’s not a “good” job, even if it’s a well-paying job.
Every company sucks. Might as well get paid well. But you do you.
I would argue you’re never going to be treated with more respect by a company than during the interview process. Once you’re on the payroll you have an incentive to tolerate objectionable treatment. If a company is willing to be this audacious in the interview stage I would have little hope of it getting better in that regard.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ never heard of them, so probably not a job im qualified for anyways x3
Why do I have a feeling they are talking about the horrible company, Johnson and Johnson. You know, the company that has been actively fucking America’s best interests and health over for decades
Every healthcare company has been fucking America for decades. They’re all unethical as shit. I’m just giving general advice to get a good job and paycheck for yourself.
The acronym would fit :3
You know, the company that has been actively fucking America’s best interests and health over for decades
Not american not one im familiar with, still x3. Guessing insurance by that tho
I have an axiety disorder, so I’m suing for discrimination.
Only if I was desperate.
I would have to be out of a job for a long time with no prospects to consider doing it. It’s so demeaning
If it’s Hirevue, I stopped bothering after 5 or so, I’d never got through one and yet managed to get through every single HR phone screen etc.
It depends if it’s AI grading it or not I guess, as AI has no understanding of nuance so will just accept a very narrow range of similar candidates
It’s not a scam but it’s also not likely to lead to a job. Large companies that get massive amounts of applications use them. But smaller companies may also get a lot of applications and just do traditional phone screens, so who knows?
every story I’ve heard about them sounds like yours.
ESL industry is always looking for native speakers to teach English, for your back pocket.
I just did one… frustrating
Did you wink at the end?
Sadly I think I lost a job opportunity
I have, and this was a few years ago. However, the one I did had prompts. Like, and interview question, I record my answer, and then so on. It did feel… Weird. But as long as the company is legit, it should be fine.
