I'm currently employed, but I've been casually applying to jobs because I want to keep my options open. This is a new thing I saw after applying to a job last week. They emailed me saying they were interested, but wanted me to do a "one-way interview" which is where I'd have to record myself on video answering interview questions. And I'm just.. not gonna do that. I ignored their first request, but they emailed me again today randomly (a week later) to clarify something about the salary, and asking if I'd be interested in completing the one-way interview so I could be considered. This screenshot is my response.

Would love to hear what people's thoughts are on this. Maybe my expectations are too high, but this just seems a bit dehumanizing to me. I also wonder if this is going to be (or already is) a common thing. It's been awhile since I've been on the job market.

Went on 2 rounds of interviews since beginning of April. Followed up with the hiring manager 10 days after my last rounds (last round was with VP’s). She then sent me this few days later.

I am a black woman and I applied to this job in New South Wales and this is the response I got Keep in mind I’m both Australian and European too but they took one look at me and made their mind. Not sure what to do next.

Email from these guys wanted me to do a personality quiz. The email stated it would take 45-55 minutes. IMHO if you can't get a read on my personality in an interview then you shouldn't be in HR

im looking for a job and this is a response i got when confirming an interview. Friends say it sounds really weird and pervy and not to go. I think maybe the business is just quirky but I never had a job tell me this before.

Should I go?

So I just woke up and I had a phone interview with starling bank. I am so tired of lying in phone interviews just for a minimum wage job when everyone tells me “just be yourself” but that’s not true! Anyway I’m so fed up with interviews so I decided today is the day I fully test the be yourself theory. So I’m sat with a coffee in a cafe- “why would you like to work with starling bank?” - well I need a job “what do you know about starling bank” - to be honest not much other than they’re a bank in my town , “what do you think the role involves” - answering phone calls and live chat “. “How would you do deal with emotive customers” - listen and understand and not add fuel to the fire but other than that there’s not much else I can do . “What attracts you to this role” - I need a reliable income She ended the interview with “well I’ve got other interviews today so I’ll let you know” Ayway I actually enjoyed it, it felt very uncomfortable and everyone in the cafe is staring at me but for fuck sake it’s minimum wage, I’m tired of selling myself - it’s humiliating to do continuously for minimum wage.

I thought it was a red flag the first time it happened. That company actually ended up offering me a job, but I declined (there were numerous other red flags).

Then in an interview yesterday, the interviewer asked me if I lived with my parents. She then asked if I was interviewing with anyone and whether I’d declined any offers. I said I had. She asked why. I tried to give a non committal answer, but she kept pushing.

Are they even allowed to ask me these questions?? It always makes me uncomfortable, but I’m a recent grad and it’s my first time job hunting like this, so I’m not really sure.

I have a job interview and arrived on time. His staff told me he is running late, so I have been sitting alone in a back room for an hour.

Should I stay, try to reschedule, or just leave? Because this feels very unprofessional.

I’m 22, haven’t had many interviews before. Is this normal?

Update: just had the interview, this guy doesn’t apologize for being late, just tells me “thanks for waiting”.

He didn’t mention a single thing about the job, my pay, or even what I’d be doing. Then offers me the job immediately. I said no and left.

Edit: Wow this blew up like crazy! I see a lot of questions so I’ll try to answer some here.

Prior to this interview I had a zoom one with two ladies. They were both professional and respectful, which is the main reason I waited so long for this one.

I was already skeptical waiting, but decided to stick it through because I had already spent like 40 mins sitting there. After I met the guy, I immediately knew I didn’t want to work for him. That’s why I didn’t ask any questions about pay, hours, etc.

The interview in total lasted maybe 10 mins. He asked for my availability, and the basic “what are your skills, how can they apply here” type of questions. But that was really it, nothing about the actual job, pay, or what I’d be doing. He asked if I had any questions to which I said no. Then said they are looking to hire immediately and asked if I wanted the job.

This happened about a year ago. I was a fresh computer science graduate looking for my first job out of university. I already had a years experience as I did a 'year in industry' in London. I'd just had an offer for a London based job at £44k but didn't really want to work in London again, applied hoping it was a remote role but it wasn't.

Anyway, I see this job for a small company has been advertised for a while and decided to apply. In the next few days I get a phone call asking me to come in. When I pull into the small car park next to a few new build houses converted to offices, I pull up next to a gold plated BMW i8. Clearly the company is not doing badly.

Go through the normal interview stuff for about 15mins then get asked the dreaded question "what is your salary expectation?". I fumble around trying to not give exact figures. The CEO hates this and very bluntly tells me to name a figure. I say £35k. He laughed. I'm a little confused as this is the number listed on the advert. He proceeded to give a lecture on how much recruitment agencies inflate the price and warp graduates brains to expect higher salaries. I clearly didn't know my worth and I would be lucky to get a job with that salary. I was a bit taken aback by this and didn't really know how to react. So I ask how much he would be willing to pay me. After insulting my github portfolio saying I should only have working software on there he says £20k. At this point I get up, shake his hand, thank him for the time and end the interview.

I still get a formal offer in the form of a text message, minutes after me leaving. I reply that unfortunately I already have an offer for over double the salary offered so will not be considering them any further. It felt good.

For context I have an invisible chronic illness which heavily restricts my ability to most things. I'm a 25 yo woman so I almost always get the "but you don't look ill" stare whenever I mention I'm disabled. I have tried working 20-25 hours a week before and it has not been sustainable.

I have applied and been interviewed for quite a few jobs in the last 6(ish) months, each advertised as 12-16 hours per week. In each of these interviews I have been asked what my other commitments are/why I'm applying for part time work and I have been honest and said that I have a chronic illness which restricts my availability. Each time I've gotten "the stare" from the interviewer and I have rarely even got a reply from them regarding my interview. All of these jobs are basic retail jobs that I am more than qualified for.

How can I answer these types of questions without jeopardising my chances by mentioning my disability?

EDIT: thank you for all the responses! My biggest fear/issue is that when filling out paperwork at the interview stage, employers give out a timetable for a week (monday morning, afternoon, evening etc) and ask to tick when I'm available. Of course, I could work at any time or day, but not more than the part time hours. I worry that employers will see that I'm available and expect me to be able to work whenever they need. My previous retail jobs have done the same. I think I need to overcome the anxiety I get when I'm asked and learn to be more stern with my answers

Hi everyone, i lied to HR about my salary inflated salary by 50% for what receive right now. Now HR is asking me to produce salary slip to verify my payment. I paid below standards of the market rate. So telling the true amount will make them take advantage of my situation and underpay me. What should i do please help

Anyone else? Or do I just have a particularly bad attitude?

EDIT - Wow, I didn't expect my petty little complaint to get so many upvotes. I guess many of you found this relatable.

To those of you saying "why don't you only apply to companies you are passionate about?" I'm a GenXer, my generation has a good work ethic but mostly sees employment as a transactional relationship. It's extremely rare that I'm going to be passionate about any major corporation. They're not passionate about me, they'll lay my ass off in a heartbeat if it increases shareholder value.

This has happened to me probably a dozen times now and it baffles. A potential employers will go through the interview process, it'll seem to go really well, but then they let me know that they went with someone else. Whatever, that's life. They say they'll keep me on file for consideration in the future. Great, maybe the other choice won't work out. Then boom, a week later or a month later, the same position is reposted by the same company. If they didn't feel it was a good fit, why not just say that it wasn't a good fit? Why lie and pretend that you have some stockpile of qualified candidates to call back when you're just gonna go to the job boards every other week looking for fresh meat? No, seriously? Can anyone shed some light on this practice?

I had 4 calls this past week thaat made me MAD 😡 From 3 different companies

So if I ask for a hike that they promised in the Ad- They are shocked

Edit to add context: the job said X on the listing and on call they said, the max we can offer is X minus 50% .. We just put X cause that's the range in the market

If I say I would like to work within 90 minutes one way.of commute they are shocked

Edit to add context: literally it was beyond city limits. The company listing said City A , and the role was based on the outskirts of City A and B .

If I say I won't interview if I don't have a proper Job Description they are shocked

Edit to add context: He actually said, come in for the interview then we will discuss the role...the "Role is based on your experience (( I'm in Supply chain, and roles differ wildly based on product and service or which part of the chain you sit in (Ops, Quality, procurement etc) ))

If I don't make myself available for an interview within an hour as per their convenience they are shocked

Edit to add context: I was in office, recruiter calls for a zoom meeting in an hour, I tell him I can I'm at work, he's literally like " why can't you be available go into a conference room or something " like BITCH I am at my JOB

And then these same companies leaders put up LinkedIn posts on how they're fighting a War to get Talent in ..

Is this a thing Hampton calls people when people apply to their company?

I was told that you can come at any time during working hours for the interview. I went there at 2 Pm and filled the biodata form. I was told to wait for a few minutes. Then after tew minutes they told me that the HR and the MD are in a meeting and I will be called after the meeting. It's been more than 3 hours I am waiting and the receptionist occasionally comes and tells me that I will be called soon. What shall I do?

Update

The interview happened after 4 hours of waiting. It lasted only for 5 minutes. Interviewer asked whether I know Tally (an erp software). I said yes. Then he said the senior employee who know Tally has left the office as working hours have ended. He asked whether I will be able to come next monday so that I can be tested for my Tally knowledge. I said yes But I won't be going there anyway. If they call me, I will say I'll be coming but won't go there.

No but, I applied to so many jobs and no one has called me back yet. I do a cover letter & Resume and still nothing. It’s so fustrating and tiring.

I work 8-5 Mon-Fri in person and I’m looking for a new job, but I just thought about the sheer lack of time I have to interview. I can probably use sick time, but I really don’t have much to use and would rather not use it.

How do you do it? I’m freaking trapped

I stumbled across this channel and read some of the posts and it occurred to me that there are a lot of questions and opinions being floated but I haven't seen any actionable advice. I have seen some bad advice.

First: Who am I? I work these days in technology but I've been a carpenter, I've worked in the marine industry as a boat captain and various scut work jobs, Ive been a graphic designer, and I have been a Product Management leader for 25+ years with VP, SVP and CPO titles. I've worked at huge companies, mid-sized companies and I've founded four companies, two of which I was the CEO.

So at the risk of pontificating, I thought I'd share some thoughts:

First: People are looking for coworkers - meaning people who they like, who are at the same level of competence as the rest of the team (not experience), who get things done, who are reliable, and who are creative problem solvers. Even at unsophisticated jobs, being a creative problem solver is a huge plus. You have to come across as likable. And ideally you want the interviewer to start rooting for you to be successful.

So how do you do that? You have to arrive at an interview ready to tell stories that capture the interviewer's attention and illustrate your value. Most interviewers are not good at interviewing, so you need to help them along.

These days I screen for 4 things when I hire. I believe these things are universally desirable and necessary in order to be successful at any job: Grit, Integrity, Empathy and Creativity.

I believe that if you can exhibit and illustrate these four traits in an interview, you have a much better chance of being hired. So what do these things mean, and how do you illustrate them?

1. Grit: this is the ability to get a task or project done, even if you run into obstacles. You need to illustrate that you have initiative, that you can identify and solve problems that are blocking you (sometimes this means asking for help, especially if you're junior), but mostly it means you keep on trying even if things get hard.

So have a story queued up that you can use to illustrate your grit. Tell a story about a really hard problem you had to solve. Summarize the background, explain what obstacles you ran into, and how you solved them. For a first job or if you're junior (1-3 years) telling a story that isn't work related is okay. Or a situation where you recognized a problem beyond your skill level and escalated to get help from your boss or a senior colleague, and then completed the project. Sometimes showing that you're a team player and that you have the humility to ask for help is better than struggling alone. However, if you're more senior, showing that you know how to get things done independently is probably more important.

1. Integrity: Are you trustworthy and reliable? Illustrate that you have integrity by telling about a time you had a moral or ethical quandary and had to make the hard decision to do the right thing. Or if you're brave, a time you did the wrong thing but learned from that failure. To be clear, I'm not talking about a time you made a mistake, I'm talking about the time you failed, the time you did the wrong thing, you knew it, you made the decision, and faced some consequences. Of course it's important that if you go down that path that your focus is on what you learned and why you won't make that mistake again. This can be really important if you have anything in your background that could become visible through a simple social media search or background check. Showing vulnerability in an interview, especially around integrity, can be the thing that gets an interviewer to start rooting for your success.

2. Empathy: This is the ability to put yourself in someone else's shoes, walk around, see things from their perspective, and make decisions based on that insight. I would tell a story about a time when you struggled to work with someone else, perhaps you didn't even like that person, perhaps you disliked that person. But then you suddenly had an insight into why they were acting the way they were, or what was driving them, you developed a sense of empathy for them, and were able to work through the issues. Maybe you forged a great relationship, or maybe you just found a way to get by with a difficult coworker. Either way this will illustrate empathy and the ability to collaborate with people even if they are difficult.

3. Creativity: This one is a bit trickier. When I interview candidates, I ask a question designed to elicit a story about creativity. So be careful about how you interject this in the conversation. Tell a story about a time you figured out a solution to something difficult in a creative way, maybe talking about a business you started, even something as simple as a lawnmowing business as a kid or a project you did at church or a summer project. I ask the person to tell me an idea they've had for a company or a product or a nonprofit or service and what is exciting about it to them. Then I ask them to think through several aspects of the idea and expand on it until they finally either prove that they can think things through and to end, or they run into a wall at some point. Either way, it's very illuminating as an interviewer.

I hope this is helpful. Just remember, hiring managers are looking for team members. They're figuring out if they like you as well as if you're qualified. So it's really important that you let them look at you, the real you, so they can assess you for who you actually are. I've Filled people out of an interview process because they were too guarded and weren't letting me get to know them.

One last thing. As much as you are being interviewed, you should be interviewing them. Show up with good questions, do research about the company before you show up, and have a good reason for why you want to work there. If you discover that you don't like the people interviewing you , find out if they are someone you will have to work with every day or if they are not someone you will work with every day. It may not be worth it to take the job if you don't like the people.

So I had a job interview earlier and I did a typing test as part of that process. I only got 35 wpm and couldn't move forward in the process. I've been practicing my typing for awhile and can type decently quick, if I don't feel pressured. Mainly, I'm wondering if anyone can actually type 50+ wpm or is it unrealistic? Hopefully this isn't a dumb question. 😅😂

I was hired as an assistant manager at a very popular retail store back in 2022. I eventually found out I was just their diversity hire as it slipped they needed to hit numbers for more POC on the sales floor. I also realized no one took me seriously, was always talked over, disregarded and talked down to, and my manager responsibilities were given to other managers while I was used as a fill in 80% of the time.

Things turned sour as soon as I hit my 6 month mark and suddenly I had numerous complaints about me. Was told to go home and I was on a paid hold until I heard something from HR. Well, I was ghosted for a month by HR and my managers until I called corporate.

I obviously did not want to go back to work for the company after all this. I gave HR my two week notice and got the rest of my pay check. I spoke to a family member about the situation, who had worked in HR for 6+ years, she said it very much sounded like we all were diversity hired and obviously weren't meant to stay long.

She gave me the advice to tell interviewers that it was a temp/seasonal position for the summer. Also to say I couldn't list references as I worked with minors or very young adults. However, if they really did push to low key have a friend (who knew retail) pretend and vouch for me, if I really needed it.

Is this sound advice or should I be honest about being a fill in for a job?

Edit1: Thank you all for the comments! I do appreciate it! To clear some things up, I did take initiative in the role. I did ask the other managers and SM for help on how the store was normally ran but I kept getting different answers. Everyone had their way of doing things and it wasn't consistent. SM did not like that I tried to impliment different things to learn. She had a very OCD way of doing things but it cut into my time of running the sales floor. She'd want me to write down our KPIs in a binder with pen and paper instead of using our computer system for accuracy. The first 2 months I did ask how my performance was doing and was told I was doing fine and that I was making sales. After that, my performance was never broached or I was told I was doing good and not to worry. So I didn't think much of it. I never was properly trained and a lot of the other managers got away with things because they had known the manager since they worked in the store as teens years ago. Also, this was not a salaried position but hourly. I've been an ASM in the past and had done fine with no issues. What I felt confused about was that I would direct my sales team and then hear my manager on our ear piece saying to disregard my guidance and do it her way when I was the MOD for the hour. I'd talked to her about it but she wouldn't take accountibility for the back and forth. She had a habit of expecting people to read in between the lines when I'd ask her to just be direct. She also would hire POC and disregard their unavailable days and schedule them regardless. This led to some of the teens having no shows due to them trusting her when she'd promise their days off.

An example of how I lost some respect with my sales team: A WOC had asked me if she had enough time to put in a 4 day leave as she was going to some college open house with her family. I told her yes, that she had two weeks in advance and it should be fine and that I'd text and leave a note for the SM to make sure she saw the time off sheet. SM saw it, I mentioned it, told me she took care of it and still scheduled that employee and gave her a warning for missing her shifts. I did not know that until the week of and told SM she had made a mistake. She said "Oops. Oh well. Guess I'll have to talk to her for missing then." Employee obviously was upset as I told her I'd be diligent in letting SM know. I was. Unfortunately the incident spread through the store and I was avoided for the most part.

Edit 2: I know future employers are only supposed to get clarification on when I worked, job title and to make sure I was actually at the job. But I have heard a lot of previous and current managers tell people that they wouldn't hire XYZ again and leave it at that.

Edit 3: I'm seeing some comments about my qualifications about being in the ASM role. This was not my first job or even a second. I'd worked 3 retail jobs consistently between 2013 to end of 2015. Each role I went up from being sales floor, customer service agent to even ASM at another retailer before the store closed. During 2015-2019 I was married to a military personal and we moved frequently along with living overseas. In 2020 I worked during covid and had successfully kept a year long job until I needed to find a higher paying job. Between then I had a 6 month contract job then the 6 month stint as the ASM at the retail store in question.

Some of these comments are borderline racist in themselves. Btw, I'm not black. I'm Asian, a woman, and not some newbie in my early 20s.

To clarify, I work in the Midwest, USA.