Applied for a store assistant role at a large multinational supermarket only to be invited to do a one way video interview. Obviously I failed it, like usual, because I'm awkward, hate seeing myself on screen, find it really difficult to look into the camera, and have never had any acting lessons. I'm tired of being screened out just because I don't have a “big personality” / blessed with good looks.
Even if I'd passed that I would have still had to pass numeric/verbal reasoning tests, an in person group assessment, and a trial shift just to get the job. Why do I have to jump through so many hoops just to get the lowest level job in the company?
Trying to find a job whilst unemployed is so degrading and every time I'm out of work, job hunting feels even harder and more competitive than the last time…