Comment on The job applicants shut out by AI: ‘The interviewer sounded like Siri’
krashmo@lemmy.world 8 months agoThe problem with that is that the people defining what makes the process “better” actually enjoy making it more annoying for you. It’s going to be even more obnoxious than it already is, which is pretty goddamn terrible to start with.
darkfarmer@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
That part where you say “people enjoy making the process worse”, seems unlikely to me. When people make stuff like this, I kind of doubt anyone is sitting there thinking “Mwhahaa these little bitches are gonna hate this!”
Like, I get it. This would probably piss me off as an applicant too. But ultimately, the goal is to hire someone. Initial phone interviews are all the same. They last like 10 or 15 minutes even with a human on the line, and they’re just looking for basic qualifications. So I also see from the hiring perspective how this could be useful. It’s meant as a baseline filter.
It might be a step in the right direction but it sounds like it’s not ready yet.
irotsoma@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Nah, lots of places try to make interviews as unbearable as possible. It’s “how they judge your ability to work under pressure”. Like my previous employer would fly you in seemingly with as many layovers as possible so you’re exhausted by that night. Put you up in a crappy hotel and make you come in super early. Put you in a tiny room and make you stay there for about 9-10 hours of intensive back-to-back interviews with a 30 min box lunch break. Pretty similar tactics as the military. And it’s not uncommon in tech.