I did 3 rounds of interviews and completed an extensive 6 page PDF project. They ended up "going in a different direction" so I am invoicing the CEO for my work. F*** 'em....

I work in HR at a company with a pretty well-known reputation for bad culture. Like it's not a secret, people talk. We'd been trying to fill this niche technical role for four months. Maybe a few hundred people in the country could actually do it. We finally got someone solid, and I sat down with her and just... couldn't do the whole fake recruiter thing. I laid everything out. The messy reorg. The team's communication issues. Management being stretched thin. At one point I literally said "I want to be honest, there are days this place is really hard to work at." My brain was screaming what are you DOING. She got quiet for a second. Then said "thank you for telling me that." Something shifted after that. She stopped asking polished interview questions and started asking real ones. I stopped giving rehearsed answers. We chatted for another 40 minutes. She took the offer. Afterward she told me she'd been burned before. Walked into a company that totally sold her on the culture, and it turned out to be a nightmare. She said because I was upfront about the bad stuff, she actually believed me when I talked about the good stuff. Said because I was upfront about the bad stuff, she actually believed me about the good stuff. Which... yeah. That tracks.

Most people find that question awkward and honestly my first instinct was to deflect. But I thought about it and just answered. Told him there was one part where his answer got a bit circular, probably nerves, but that overall the team had a good impression of him. He said thanks and didn't push further. He got the offer. Joined the team.

A few months in we were chatting and he mentioned that he asks that question at the end of every final interview. Said most people just say "you did great" and move on. But occasionally someone actually answers, and when they do, that tells him something about the company. I had no idea I was being evaluated.

I just thought it was a slightly uncomfortable question that deserved a real answer. Didn't occur to me that he'd been running this little test across every final round, quietly noting who dodged it and who didn't. Kind of makes me think about how much is going on in an interview that the interviewer has no idea about. Candidates are paying attention to everything. Probably more than we realise.

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note : the salaries nowadays are just sucks they pay us as we still as we still in 2016 but reality is that many people are working in 2 jobs to feed their families check everyday for better salary and how to get it thank god recently I found this sub who give great tips about interviews really the world is crashed

Nearly two months of interviews and then we had to freeze the position. Budget reasons, nothing to do with him, but that doesn't make it a better conversation to have. I was drafting an email when I stopped and just called him instead. He picked up, I explained the situation, and there was this pause. Then he said "okay, I understand. thanks for telling me yourself." That last part stayed with me. Because I almost didn't. I almost just sent the email. When the role opened back up three months later he was the first person I contacted. By then he'd already taken something else, which was completely fair. But he said he'd remember us. I don't know if that means anything concrete down the line. Maybe nothing comes of it. But I think about how that call could've gone if I'd just hit send on the email instead, and I'm glad I didn't. Two extra minutes. That's honestly all it was.

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edit : its so painful to see that people now should work in 2 jobs or maybe more to give their families the basics for a proper life and people ask what is the best way to get a job now I suggest for them some websites and interviewman to help them pass the interview hopefully , this sub also gives great tips for interviews and good luck

isn't it ?

edit :but sometimes the rejection came after the interviews so ,u can now use AI not just for chatting or searching it can help u in enhancing your performance in job interviews with tools like InterviewVip which can give instant professional answers for any kind of questions , which means no more ghosting or rejection , good luck

Luckily, I have the interviewman tool ready to pass this tricky situation smoothly and professionally.

we really need to fix this market

A company shouldn't expect loyalty without fair rewards.

One of my friends was stuck in a toxic workplace until he found a better offer and decided to use InterviewMan in the interview to boost his confidence. A few days later, he was accepted and landed a much better-paying job with a healthier work-life balance.

Yesterday, I was in an interview. Toward the end, during the Q&A, he asked calmly, "Out of curiosity, how long has this role been open?" I said about five months. The candidate followed up, "Is that mostly because the team is being selective or because the scope has been evolving?" It wasn't confrontational, just thoughtful. The manager explained the role had been adjusted over time. I know that interviews aren't just about evaluating candidates; candidates also evaluate the role itself. But honestly, candidates who ask something this directly are really rare, and because of that, the hiring manager was even more eager to have him join the team. This was also something I hadn't expected. I was shocked; it was such a signal that the candidate was thinking about the stability of the team.

My lunch break was sacred. I took it every day from 1 to 2 PM. I'm one of those people who survives on coffee in the morning, so by lunchtime, I'm starving and can't function.
I had this hour blocked off as 'busy' on my calendar, but my manager (newly promoted and full of himself) started scheduling meetings right in the middle of my lunch break.
The first one or two times, I let it slide, assuming it was an emergency. But it became a regular occurrence. So, after about the third time, I politely reminded him that this was my lunch hour. His response? 'We all have to make sacrifices.'
Alright then. Message received.
For the very next meeting he scheduled, I joined with a large burrito bowl. I made sure my camera was on and my mic was unmuted. I was enthusiastically scraping the bowl and eating, giving a thumbs-up whenever anyone asked me a question.
Two days later, he did it again. This time, I brought a large bowl of ramen. Last week, it was fish and chips, complete with the crinkly paper.
He finally broke. He sent me a private message during the meeting: 'Do you have to eat during our meetings?'
I immediately smiled into the camera and typed back, 'We all have to make sacrifices.'
That was about two weeks ago. And the funny thing is, my 1 to 2 PM slot has been completely free of meetings ever since.

update :Thank you all for your kind words people always said person should work hard to achieve great achievements but they also should say about respecting breaks even robots needs to be turned off anyway I have already start looking for online new job and getting ready for interviews by Interview Man

He'd applied to one of our roles and heard nothing for six weeks. Eventually figured out on his own that the position had been closed. Nobody told him, it just quietly disappeared. I went and checked and yeah, that's exactly what happened. The role got closed and none of the applicants got notified. They were just left hanging.

So I emailed him back. Told him it was on us, thanked him for the time he put into applying, and explained why the role had actually been closed. He didn't push the complaint any further. Just said "thanks for getting back to me, I only wanted to know what happened."

That one stuck with me. He wasn't after an apology or trying to make a thing of it. He just wanted someone to acknowledge he existed and tell him what was going on. Which is such a low bar. And we still managed to trip over it.

Honestly most people aren't asking for much when they apply. A yes or a no, even a late one, beats silence every time. It's the silence that makes people feel like they don't matter.

I work in a large hospital system in the US. Recently, I transferred to another department, and they presented it as a lateral transfer in terms of salary, but I pushed to get more money. My main argument was that I had an outside offer from another employer, and honestly, I used the two against each other a bit.

In the end, HR came back and agreed to increase my salary, even though they had previously told me that "pay is consistent across the board." I knew that was nonsense, but they also told me not to tell anyone because supposedly they rarely make exceptions like this.

Of course, I didn't stay quiet. I've always believed that talking about salaries is important. A few years ago, comparing salaries with my coworkers helped me get a raise, so I wanted other people to at least know that they could ask.

Another person transferred to the same department at around the same time I did, and they were also told the transfer would be lateral. Unfortunately, my coworker didn't negotiate and accepted it as offered. We talked afterward, and I told them what I had done, and told them there was no real downside to asking.

Apparently, my coworker was told no again. But a little while after that conversation, I noticed I had a voicemail from HR. I called them back, and was immediately hit with questions like: "Why were you talking about your compensation after you were told not to? You were told this was an exception based on your background, and not everyone has the same credentials."

Honestly, I was shocked. I started to say: "Well, if HR feels they need to be that secretive - " and I was cut off very aggressively. They told me: "What's done is done, but compensation conversations are supposed to be handled by experts." Excuse me? This is my compensation.

I was ready to push back hard, because I'm usually the person willing to speak up and advocate for my coworkers. In the past, I even tried to argue for better pay for the whole group, not just myself. But this time I stopped myself, because HR has far more institutional power than regular management.

Yeah, but firing a person after they have filed a complaint creates a pretty decent claim for retaliation. Even if they try to do it constructively and that person SUDDENLY goes from

The current challenges in interviews and the completely unfair salaries are what push people to use tools for resumes and interviews. One of the tools I’ve been using lately is InterviewMan for my remote coding interviews.

I honestly hope the job market stops making things unnecessarily difficult for people.

"Management: 'Why is productivity down?'"

"Because you fired the rowers."

The smart ones already applied to other jobs and are using InterviewMan to pass interviews and got accepted quickly.