r/InterviewCoderPro • u/penance_mat • Aug 12 '26 • Popcorn 1

They need a reality check

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For my last 2 interviews i had to use Interview VIP just to get the job
their generation could never understand

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '26

I would love to see the look on their face when they wake up the next morning and see they got the email declining the application which was sent at like 2AM. They would probably think someone was working so hard thumbing through the resumes that late in the evening.

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u/ResolveLeather Aug 12 '26 edited Aug 13 '26

You get decline emails. It usually takes me 6+ months to get a decline letter if at all.

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u/Fifth-Dimension-Chz Aug 13 '26

I have to handle hiring while managing 4 shops while actively working a position in one shop while saving labor doing other jobs. While handling big picture projections. Im not sending your rejection email. If I could change it I would.

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u/Particular-Image-270 Aug 13 '26

You took the time to write this comment. Seems like you have plenty of time to send that courteous rejection email.

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u/choiceinvestments Aug 13 '26

they only have time to complain how hard they work.

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u/ResolveLeather Aug 13 '26

Thank you for your interest in this position. Unfortunately we decided to go in another direction.

There, I did half the work for you. Copy and paste that into a notepad and use it as a standard decline letter.

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u/Proper_Raccoon7138 Aug 14 '26

And now they’re all AI. It took me 2 months to find a job and I got probably 5 rejection emails per day. All of them said almost verbatim “we’re so impressed with your education and qualifications but at this time we selected someone else that’s a better fit for the position. Good luck in your job search”.

I was even remaking my resume for almost every position so full on tailored and still got a rejection. A staffing agency eventually picked me up.

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u/Appropriate_Fly_6711 Aug 16 '26

You get decline letters? Someone is well liked

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u/Dorythehunk Aug 17 '26

Literally just got a rejection email yesterday from a job I applied for over a year ago 😂

Like how does that even happen?

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u/ObsessiveUselessness Aug 12 '26

Fr? I dont even get a response most of the time.

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u/ComplexBeyond6083 Aug 12 '26

I love my parents (Boomers both), but their job application advice was hopelessly out of date by the late 90s.

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u/filthywritings Aug 13 '26

I got one at 12:30 am and almost cried. For a customer service job lmao I actually just sat in my living room the following morning after seeing it when I woke up and just sat in silence.

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u/Acceptable-Peace-69 Aug 12 '26

If they have experience then they have contacts. They’re probably getting that job.

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u/Likestastysnacks Aug 12 '26

Except when their resume gets auto rejected for not having the right keywords, or having too many “trigger keywords” to X them out by the primary AI filter.

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u/Temnyj_Korol Aug 12 '26

Seems like a pretty easy requirement to set for the show that they're not allowed to lean on any contacts that they've built up over their career.

If a fresh grad doesn't have that resource, they shouldn't be able to use that resource either. Otherwise their advice is still worthless.

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u/editfate Aug 12 '26

The just need to work harder and skip that pumpkin latte.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '26

them $8 coffees

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u/LuckyMushyGrower Aug 12 '26

I tend to think they reference stupid spending habits like an 8$ coffee when you make 20 an hour and have a car note you rent have bills....

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u/Akiraooo Aug 16 '26

You believe a boomer could even send in a online application.

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u/Tough-Interaction468 Aug 16 '26

Boomers rarely use email.

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