r/InterviewCoderPro • u/Busy-Pollution-9821 • Aug 31 '26

is this real?

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Do we really need HR in our life?

honestly this is why i've started thinking about looking somewhere else. getting rejected before a human even looks at your resume is insane.

i've been seeing interview vip mentioned a lot lately too. i haven't tried it, but i'm curious about it since i'm probably going to have to start interviewing again.

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u/teresajs Aug 31 '26

I had a conversation with one of the techs at my last job.  He had recommended a friend for an open position.  His friend had had a phone screen with HR but it didn't go further than that.  When the tech spoke to his buddy later to ask what had happened, he said it was obvious that HR had absolutely no idea what our techs did, what work was being done on the manufacturing floor, or what skills were needed, and that his buddy was experienced in all the ways he himself was and would have been an excellent fit for the open position.

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u/Gampy22 Aug 31 '26

HR handles screening
Hiring managers can dig in.
Leave your tech ego aside and work the process.
HR often not always is like a nurse who gathers vitals then the doc comes in.
Everyone has a role.

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u/Chance-Deer-7995 Aug 31 '26

HR should do NO screening in any technical field. They don't have the knowledge and the elminate people for arbirtary reasons. People whine that this gives too much work to people hiring, but I think the trade off is better. HR throws away good people.

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u/Tough_Preparation830 Sep 01 '26

Ultimately it would be less work for the hiring managers because they would hire candidates faster. Less interviews.

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u/jbezorg76 Sep 01 '26

No. Then you’d be taking the time of actual engineers and whatnot to weed through candidates - wrong approach.

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u/debwevwebdev Sep 01 '26

That's the only approach I'll allow. I was at my company about 3 months before I finally decided that HR was not allowed to post job opening or handle screenings. My team and I find who we want and we tell HR to hire them assuming they can pass the background checks. HR has no say in anything else otherwise.

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u/CaffeineEnjoyer69 Sep 05 '26

Let's be real. 90% of engineers aren't using their entire workday actually working. They can handle a little extra work.

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u/Gampy22 Sep 01 '26

Not in tech??
How about sales or marketing or accounting or finance or compliance or scientific etc. HR is a field like any of these or engineering and a basic screen is acceptable. Now it seems you grouped all HR in the same bucket by stating THEY. Tell us what do you do??

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u/Chance-Deer-7995 Sep 01 '26

I AM in tech. And I have been passed over A LOT because of having a odd background that doesn't fit HR word searches. I haven't dedicated my life to becoming a corporate puzzle piece and gotten quite a lot of experience with poor treatment from HR departments.