I just want to say thank you to this subreddit.
As a manager and team lead, I often read this subreddit for tips on what NOT to do (not that I would ever do things I read about here because I’m not an asshole).
I was laid off last week and all I kept hearing in my head was “HR is not your friend.” She was my personal friend but not my friend. She works for the company. Anyway, I don’t wish her any ill will.
The point I am trying to make is that I’ve learned so much more from this subreddit. As I re-enter the hell that is searching for a job, I now confidently sift through jobs that are worthy of /my/ time. For example, I mistakenly applied for an insurance job… took the interview and as soon as I saw that I was on a zoom call with 48 other applicants, I just noped right out of there.
As many have stated the interview process is as much for the company as it is for me and I don’t have time for that nonsense. If you want me then you need to take the same care and effort to interview me as I will do for you. I have a family of 5 that depends on me.