Lerxst
Well-known member
- MBTI
- INFJ
I'm tempted to create a Web site that allows job-seekers to rate employers based on the same things they would be getting judged on. Things like:
Honesty
Punctuality
Communication
Thoroughness
Things we've all been through from the resume writing to the interview itself and how our potential employers have "behaved" during the process.
It gets me absolutely furious when I dedicate about 2 hours to writing a customized cover letter, arranging all my work history and then making sure I have all the facts I need when sending an application out, only to receive, at best, an automated response back and then... nothing.
They should be as much accountable as their candidates, yet they get away with this BS repeatedly and then use some lame excuse like "due to the number of responses...". Last I knew, copy and pasting a "Thanks but no thanks" reply to a distribution list took a few seconds.
Then there are the "bait and switch" jobs that advertise one position at one salary but want to hire you for a lesser one once you go through all the hurdles. Or the ones that decide not to tell you about an application status until months after the fact, when you've already given up.
So, why did I make this thread? To start a bitch list for anyone who is or has been unemployed and thoroughly abused by this double standard. Go ahead, let it rip! Get it off your chest and list all the crap these employers expect you to go through but want to be free and clear of themselves.
Honesty
Punctuality
Communication
Thoroughness
Things we've all been through from the resume writing to the interview itself and how our potential employers have "behaved" during the process.
It gets me absolutely furious when I dedicate about 2 hours to writing a customized cover letter, arranging all my work history and then making sure I have all the facts I need when sending an application out, only to receive, at best, an automated response back and then... nothing.
They should be as much accountable as their candidates, yet they get away with this BS repeatedly and then use some lame excuse like "due to the number of responses...". Last I knew, copy and pasting a "Thanks but no thanks" reply to a distribution list took a few seconds.
Then there are the "bait and switch" jobs that advertise one position at one salary but want to hire you for a lesser one once you go through all the hurdles. Or the ones that decide not to tell you about an application status until months after the fact, when you've already given up.
So, why did I make this thread? To start a bitch list for anyone who is or has been unemployed and thoroughly abused by this double standard. Go ahead, let it rip! Get it off your chest and list all the crap these employers expect you to go through but want to be free and clear of themselves.