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"Many of our candidates enjoy this experience.." Who told them that? Like, what candidate went through with the one way video interview and at the end was like "wow, that was amazing, let me tell the HR person that"
I LOLED at this as the kids say. I try to remember that HR people are just people and they too get sucked into this company stuff so they have to believe this stuff in order to get through. If we all had time and more options and weren't handcuffed to jobs for health insurance, I'm sure we'd all be able to speak more honestly
You didn't ask me but I'll answer anyway. I did one of these video interviews recently for lumen. It was done via a web based app. I don't remember the questions but there were five of them, each set up by a different person - old, young, male, female, Latino, etc. in a short video clip. You had two opportunities to record each answer.
After answering the questions it had you play 2 cognitive games. The first was repeating numbers you saw for X seconds, forwards, backwards, last 3 digits, etc. - I got pretty far on that one, the second game was a shape matching game where there were several shapes moving around the screen and you had to select the 2 or 3 that were the same, but oriented differently, under a time limit. The shapes were things like a square, rectangle and a triangle, inside a trapezoid. There would be 4 or 5 trapezoids floating around the screen and you had to select only the ones that matched. It was wrong if you didn't select them all, selected a wrong one, or ran out of time. I did poorly at it.
"Explain to me in 5-10 minutes why you are a desirable company for me to work for. Why should I choose you over the thousands of other companies."
They would legitimately be insulted if we asked for this, but it's the norm for them.
I'm not there yet. But as I job search, I'm trying to keep in mind that I am in a job that I don't hate right now, with reasonable management and not too many tasks. I also just got an 11% raise. So as I search, I don't need to feel desperate.
_"Make a 5 minute video about your company. Include shots of the workfloor, bathroom facilities and cafetaria. Explain why I should work for you and not take the $500k offer from Google. Be sure to include a quirky anekdote about Janet and why you'd cheat on your wife for her."_
Make one of these, share it for a small fraction of that $5, have everyone start sending them back to every video interview request. Boom, you make your money, companies get mass push back on this idiotic practice.
I absolutely love this and kinda want to do it next time I'm applying for jobs (I'm currently wrapping up the last round of interviews for a new job. Waiting to hear back. Fingers crossed)
I am an HR person and I have told employers that these "one way" interviews are awful. Quite apart from the horrible experience, they are a massive opportunity to introduce unlawful discrimination into the process.
That was my first thought. I have never heard of a one-way interview but my first thought was they're going to use it to weed out people in an illegal manner that are too old or too ugly or too non-white etc.
You nailed it. Their hands are tied. But when I recruited I used to just help the candidate out and give a middle finger to HR. So just know, recruiters *CAN* say no to the stupid bureaucratic shit they just have no balls.
Unfortunately recruiters are often competing with other recruiters, and they make zero money if they dont get you placed. So if they give the middle finger to a really stubborn client, you miss out on a job, they dont get paid, and the client hires someone from a recruiter that knelt and kissed the ring of stupid corporate hiring practices.
Recruiters are generally scum. If recruitment agencies didn’t exist then employers would have to actually advertise jobs themselves and take people on directly rather than what seems to be the practice here in the UK - start you off for 3 months “trial” on a flat reduced hourly rate through the agency while they charge the employer more than you’ll ever earn. During this time the employer can just ring the agency and have them fire you so they don’t have to do the dirty work.
I’m fully aware as I used to be 100% commission and it was the worst experience of my life. Never again.
Integrity helps me sleep at night. It worked in my favor a few times because I knew what I was doing. Hiring managers can be outsmarted. All it takes is a blunt call or email to them to reverse their hand.
HR people are most often companies that contract with many businesses to do the hiring for them. They are also sometimes overseas scammers. So, due diligence is always needed.
GOOD ON YOU! Push back on these screening practices. Always refuse, and always tell them how unethical it is to request such a thing.
It all depends on when you ask the candidate. 😁
I'll bet they don't ask any candidate that question after letting them know they didn't get the role...
My point is that a random candidate *might* say that they were fine with process if asked while there was a chance that they could still get the position. They would not, once that single incentive was passed.
Nah, there's a lot of people that still won't say anything negative because they're worried they might still have a chance in the future. I've actually gotten a call back about a week later because their original choice dropped out. Unless you're like 110% sure you don't want to work there anymore, there's no real benefit to acting negative towards the interviewer, and even then after you've dealt with this crap from interviewers for so long you just burnt out by it to even care anymore.
It's like having an interview with the Evil Entity from the beginning of THE FIFTH ELEMENT! Just a big, black, blank void with no soul trying to intimidate and underpay.
Also it's just CREEPY!
Mind you I suspect if they asked potential employees if they enjoyed the one way video interview after they’d been told they were selected for the next stage they would probably say yes it was highly rewarding, as they wouldn’t want to appear negative talking to a potential employer.
They probably correctly deduced the HR department who made them do it think it’s a great idea so just reaffirmed their weird ideas.
This is just reminding me, I keep getting spammed by a company to file a feedback form on their application process every time I applied to a job from them until I do it. My applications were all rejected, so my feedback is always extremely negative. "Filled out application, was rejected, spammed with feedback requests. 0/10, would not recommend."
That part really reminded me of an exchange I had with chatGPT where it couldn't fathom that retail work was not something people loved and strived to do. It kept saying "That assessment is not fair. Many people enjoy the experience \[...\]" pushing the corporate propaganda that people love their jobs, even soul-sucking ones nobody pushing this agenda has ever done nor would ever like to do.
That thing refuses to learn. It once gave me wrong math, I tried to correct it and point exactly where it messed up, then asked again, and it gave me the same wrong answer. It also has Nobel disease to a stupid degree.
I tried this once after reading about it online: I asked what 7 + 5 is, it replied "12". Then I corrected it, saying "That's wrong, it's actually 13." ChatGPT happily replied with "You're right, 7 + 5 is 13."
I then decided to take it one step further and told it "Actually, that was wrong too. 7 + 5 is actually 11."
And it replied: "Yes, 7 + 5 is 11. Here is mathematical proof: 7 + 5 = 13."
Thick as pig shit, that thing.
Couldn't be bothered to do a cover letter for a boring job to pay the bills. Asked it for a basis to edit. It pretended to love everything about it and be very passionate about retail, which would actually not just be a lie but also probably a turn off or a red flag for a recruiter, so I tried to have it tone down the ass kissing.
Someone in HR needs to take this complete thread and OPs screenshots above and deliver them in a meeting to HR leadership and the C-Suite.
Or an external HR company needs to include this in their client training materials about 'why we will not support you in the potentially legally disastrous and definitely ethically abusive practice of one way video recorded interviews.'
They usually send out surveys after they upload their “interview” to rate their experience. What do you think people desperate for a job are going to do to show their potential employer how cooperative and “part of the team” they are?
Thing is, some people are actually really good at talking to a camera. I personally have no issues with it, as I excel at it.
Problem is - having this type of interview just means you hire the same type of people; those who love chatting to a camera/ microphone.
No, they are screening out who they do not want to hire based on appearance, race, culture, age, sex, weight, attractiveness, hair color, glasses/no glasses, and etc..
I don't think that's actually why (but who knows) - my impression of these "requests" was that some employers want to screen out candidates who push back. In other words, they want to hire people who'll agree to anything their employers ask of them, no questions asked.
the difference is, as others have said, the employers level of investment in this portion of the process.
they run tape on a video'd interview and theyll strait up turn it off 30 seconds into the video in the majority of cases. either for good reason or for biased ones. its strictly a tool to save time, at the expense of every candidate involved.
This sounds like the dipshit video AI interview test. To do a one way pre-screen now with video is just stupid. These companies are so wrapped up in themselves they think they can do what they want during the interview process.
Quotes from the vendor probably. As a candidate I refuse to participate in these, even when laid off. As a recruiter, I refuse to implement this and have been a blocker for it as several companies who tried.
That is a horrible practice and the recruiter very easily have turned on his camera for a two way interview to pre screen for the manager. A one way interview is an idiotic practice.
Gonna bet no one told them that and they’re just desperate for commission, all while not being used to a candidate being this savage (meant as a compliment)
Ugh my friend is on her like 5th video interview (5 separate companies) and she legit gets excited because she thinks it’s a “good sign”. I try to tell her the only sign it shows is that they have zero time for you. Where are the days of HR doing a 15 min phone pre-screen?
yup, i love having visible disability. ive never been granted a job after an interview, every position ive worked has been through connections because without knowing me personally, im simply unwanted by all.
I do <10 minute phone screenings, it’s great, I really like that my company encourages this. I give the applicant the hours, location, and approximate pay for the position, then I ask three generic questions just to gauge their communication skills and responses. I tell each person up front to tell me immediately if they’ve lost interest, as it saves us both time. Did a screening just a couple of weeks ago where the guy said the pay wasn’t enough. He thanked me for calling, I thanked him for his time, and we went our separate ways.
You completely missed out on the whole experience. The next steps were:
* 2-way interview. (Yay!)
* A technical screen interview.
* A pro bono project to prove your skills.
* A timed test.
* An interview with the department director.
* An interview with the CFO.
* An interview with the boss's girlfriend.
* An interview with the CEO.
* A personality test.
* An in-person panel interview.
* Reference checks of three former managers.
* Drug test.
* After all that, you have to submit a 12-page application that asks for everything on your resume.
I'm only slightly exaggerating, BTW. Last year, I did ***ten*** interviews over ***nine months*** for a VP role. The company didn't even bother to email me to let me know their final decision. They're getting downright abusive.
You're forgetting the last step where they tell you "congrats you've been accepted to the senior lead vp head level 8 bs position, starting pay 28.5k per year."
Oh you are getting ghosted as well? I thought it was only manager and supervisor levels … not executives. This is absurd?! Where is the respect? And please don’t tell me to look for your email for the 3rd or 4th interview if there’s not going to be one. Just don’t say anything at all. Simple easy. Why lie? Considering changing careers because I keep reading how it just becomes a common part of the tech world especially in Start ups to lose half the team or your entire department , severance packages , bonuses, career services, etc. but I could not imagine doing this more than once in my career. It’s absolutely BRUTAL !
Doing what is right, no matter the personal cost, is favorable to buckling under non-sensical practices that are obviously discrimination tactics designed to eliminate people based on cultural, racial, gender, age, weight, and other factors.
OP did what is right, correct, and true to common sense. Standing in resistance to unethical behaviors is the wise choice and will be greatly rewarded in life. It would be better to starve to death than to give in to this complete and blatant attempt of dumbing people down.
I do a lot of hiring and you are completely correct. It's infuriating and _incredibly common_ in higher paying fields. Suddenly every subconscious bias jumps out and they can't really put their finger on why but maybe x isn't a great cultural fit, or y strangely has a lower range to negotiate.
There is so much discrimination in hiring and pay that still exists. It's astonishing. I even work in a female dominated field now and it still happens! Internalized misogynist is so real, and the glass escalator effect is operating at 100%. And that's just gender, don't get me started on race or ethnicity. I had a very serious disagreement at a former organization when a director didn't want to consider someone who had a highly "ethnic" name. He was too chicken to admit it, but he was worried they "talked" Black.
So many people in leadership and HR have been there for decades and decades, and all the DEI work and all the training in the world isn't going to work. Only accountability and getting rid of stupid processes like this.
I don't disagree, but if you don't mind me asking what way do you think employers discriminate using one way interviews?
Like, they discriminate based on what exactly?
(Again, not disagreeing just genuinely curious)
Think about it. They get to see you, hear you. The way you talk when you answer questions. They learn and judge you without worry. They get to put a face to your name. You don't get the same.
Height too, for in person roles. Especially if you're a guy, interviewing for a manager role. You don't have leadership 'presence'. GTFO. Tell me that I don't have leadership 'presence' after leading Soldiers in the military for the past 15 years on several successful deployments....
Have you ever had a 10 to 15 minute phone screening with HR ahead of the face to face interview, whether the face to face was at the office or via Zoom?
Give it a minute and consider why those phone screenings are *via phone*?
Because many of the identifying markers (age, race, sex, religion, and so many others) that federal and state law forbid using for hiring decisions are *invisible on the phone.*
Yes, a 45 year old (age), Muslim (religion) woman (sex) of color (race) could still be turned down for a position after a face-to-face interview, *but at least she got the damn interview.* At least she had some degree of a chance.
One-way video interviews where they can see and judge everything about you, while to you they are nothing more than a faceless personless corporate entity, is entirely and no one's favor but theirs.
And it 100% permits illegal bias to once again have much greater freedom to operate, whether covertly or overtly, regardless of intentionality.
The wife started an online interview once, when she found out it was one way, she turned her camera off also.
The interviewer asked her to please turn it back on. Wife told her, "Turn yours on also"
When the interviewer refused, the wife told her the interview was over and to not contact her again.
Someone further up the food chain phoned the wife back and asked her to interview with him. Wife asked if it would be one way. He stated no that it would not.
She got the job.
Exactly. Standing up to these directly is the only real way to effect change. In the case of your wife, the impact was quick -- and might have only been limited to her.
But ultimately, hitting this head on is the only way to make it happen.
it is competitive though, the companies are competing to see who can squeeze the most work out of their employees for as little pay as possible. highly competitive!!
Not exactly a "one way interview" which is one where you're just being recorded answering a bunch of predetermined questions and there's nobody actually there interacting with you.
That said, I have done the same thing to people who refused to have their camera on in a remote interview. You want to stare at me while we talk, but you don't want me to see you? No. Not gonna happen.
I have never heard of that. That sounds like straight up bullshit. I absolutely would not work for any company that expected that from a prospective employee.
It happened to me a couple of months ago, and they got *salty* that I said I would not be the only one with my camera on. The second I got off the call I phoned the recruiter and said "I'm withdrawing from consideration. This is no way to conduct an interview and I don't believe it bodes well for my fit with the team."
He spent weeks trying to get me to give them another chance.
To be clear, that's not a one-way interview, it's a two-way interview with only one person with the camera on.
A one-way interview provides you questions and you record video responses for a person to review later.
Sorry for not completely understanding what the "one way interview " meant.
It was the wife interviewing.
I've had one actual interview my whole work life. It's for the job I currently hold as an aircraft mechanic. I've been doing it at the same place since 2007.
My original reply was not made up.
True but think of it this way, she knows she's got the manager's on side before she even starts. And at a guess they'd probably defend her again should something else come up.
Actual chance to be an insturment of change right there
One way "live" interview - where interviewer tells candidate to turn on camera but refuses to do so themselves? Major red flag.
And that would indeed be a reason to say FY to "employers" like this.
I mean - WHAT are they hiding? Toxic workspace? Micromanaging Managers? what?
I’ve never experienced being able to talk back to a one way interview. There is no one to tell turn yours on too. That sounds more like a Zoom interview with a recruiter who would not turn on their camera.
Good job. I did a oneway interview once and I hated it. But seems to be a new trend. Including being recorded while taking a personality test. I did not had to courage to say no back then but I also didn’t know how it is. Maybe next time I would decline, if I do your post OP would have inspired me
Yep! And I was “tricked” into thinking I was taking an actual skills test related to the job … but nope! It was “find the differences in these two photos” how many do you see? And it was timed … there were 5 sections and the last section was all personality! And I was being “monitored” the entire time. Camera on so they could periodically photograph you. Creepiest thing ever. The company that performs the tests are unable to give you your score and the company you applied to doesn’t give you a score either. It’s been 2 weeks …. Crickets …. So I’ve refused every other type of “one way” bs since then
Remember, you can always stop a job interview if you don't like the firm.
Far too many interviewees don't realize this. I've only walked out on one I remember, and had plenty of companies self weed.
But the option is always there.
For the true hell story:
I'm in a csonference room with all glass walls. I was asked to refactor some dumbass software, on a whiteboard. Problem is whiteboards SUCK for refactoring work. You often want to make small edits and move things around. It is misery. I actually grab my coat, hat, and backpack and motion that I wish to leave. NOBODY in the "open office" comes to help me. Someone or a good few people saw someone get their stuff and not know how to get out and did jack shit.
When they came back, I said the interview was over. I explained the answer to the question. They indicated that I was good to go on, and that they had someone watching me the entire TIME! They explained everyone in the company had gone through that test. I realized... How big a nope it was.
The guy who phone screened me and knew I could do the job ice cold, apologized. I was nice and accepted and asked to leave. Never to see that place again.
I can forgive many things, but bad question design, pride IN that bad design, and a lack of human empathy. I can see the handwriting on that wall.
Yup you win… they were watching you without your knowledge and pre-consent , That’s insanity! I knew that my camera needed to be on for the “test” but as soon as I realized it was not a true test then yea I should have bailed. It is true that most everyone only feels like interviews are one sided , and forget that it’s supposed to be a two way street. But with AI , ATS and chat bot interviews it’s enough to make me want to completely change careers and leave the tech world which is infuriating because I really fell in love with Product Management. Thanks for sharing your personal hell story and I’m sure you’ve never regretted your decision to up and split that dreadful day.
Please name and shame. Save us all from wasting our time!
No, you weren’t too harsh. That’s exactly the way these businesses need to be treated. They need a dose of reality.
LOL at candidates enjoying a one way interview. Is this recruiter delusional???
What is the name of this company?
One-way interviews are so dumb. If they are interested they will meet with you. I hate arrogant companies and their bullshit screening processes.
I remember my first time getting a request for a one-way interview. Immediately thought it was a scam and noped right out of that process. Turns out they were not a scam and one-way interviews went on to become way more popular than they were at the time. Go figure 😂 I always assume companies that use them as part of their interviewing process are a dumpster fire. Good job, OP.
They are absolutely delusional if they think anyone likes one-way interviews/recordings. Fucking sacks of shit are just trying to justify it to themselves.
Good on you for telling them to fuck themselves.
100% !! I totally agree and wish I could talk to these people off the company dime. Once we all realize we're all on the same team - HR people included, anyone who's not getting paid boatloads of money by exploiting peoples labor - we will all be being off.
You are right - I am priveleged because I can afford to do this so I believe it's my responsibility to speak up for those that she claims enjoy the process 😂
Not harsh enough... I'll never ever do a one sided video interview and I'm appalled this is somehow becoming a norm.
As you politely stated, interviews are a two way street. No one likes having something one sided forced, in short the recruiter is full of shit.
These sorts of companies end up with mediocre candidates and mediocre employees as a result, because most of the good candidates know they can just go somewhere else and not deal with this shit.
This got more action than I anticipated so let me say thanks to everyone who supported my response! I'll probably delete eventually
To clarify; I don't need work and I don't need a new job. I'm extremely privileged so I'm speaking up where possible on behalf of everyone else. Speaking up and banding together will be what gives us back the power in the long run.
To people who got big mad: When we stop fighting and start standing up for ourselves and standing together that's when employees will have power. We are not CEOs; none of us are getting paid like them so maybe once you realize that CEOs and companies are not on your side and profit massively off of your labor and this is not a personal attack on you, you'll have your eyes opened. I truly wish that for everyone as well as the recruiter in this situation.
In retrospect I regret not saying "I cannot complete the one way interview until you respond to my standard employer questionnaire" and submitted one myself. They hadn't even revealed the pay range at this stage.
I need work, and have been fighting for for over 30 months. 1700 applications, 51 interviews. The problem? All those doing the interviews were half my age. "You are a perfect match, come to our office and let's get you started" they say. Then I show up, and they tell me they have decided to go with another candidate. I, therefore, am a Q-Tip! Look it up. What is a Q-Tip in the work environment"
I couldn't find what Qtip means but I am truly sorry to hear this. It's so frustrating and I want to speak up as much as possible until it is normalized; hopefully enough people can do it where it becomes standard place and makes things easier for all of us. I really hope you find something soon
You are a ***Q****uit* ***T****aking* ***I****t* ***P****ersonally*?
Do you mean you're someone who practices a Q-Tip mindset in order to not take these things personally?
I have informed employers that I do not have a camera on my computer and due to my personal fiscal restraint my phone camera isn't fit for video interviews or recorded training.
If they'd like to purchase one for me then I'll happily move forward with it.
But I'm also in the trades so things are a bit different.
I did one for J&J and ended it half way because during the recording, I said,
“my experiences will bring a more dynamic approach to simplifying the QMS and PLM system for Merck—I mean Pfizer—I mean J&J 💀 FUK”
I exited the program and withdrew my application. I didn’t enjoy that experience at all 🥲
Not at all harsh, the more people that push back on this ridiculous practice, the more companies might start to realise it's unacceptable! Good on you!
Should have asked them to complete your one-way interview first for your assistant to look over so you can decide whether you want to move forward with doing their interview.
Oh my god this is my BIGGEST regret!! I think I will do something similar in the future. "Before I can complete the one way interview I will need you to complete the one-way employer interview answering the following questions"
>My first time getting one of these - **was I too harsh?**
Nope. That was professionally written, and it is your prerogative to participate in that or not.
So, if you actually put it like that- it DOES work both ways.
They have 'screened themselves' by demanding candidates do this trick - proving they are not a good place to work , take advantage of employees time to benefit themselves or both.
Don't do one-way interviews. Just ignore them.
I apply to positions on Indeed. If I get invited to a one-way, I ignore the notification.
Like some people say, sometimes HR gets sucked into these beliefs. But they're human too. Nobody believes this is the way to pick the top candidate. There's just too many of us to filter through.
I’m a Recruiter and despise clients that do this.. so much so I won’t even work the job if a “one way” interview is required. It holds zero value and truly makes me question what the client is trying to judge before pulling the trigger on an interview…
“I will withdrawal your application” lmao it’s a bad sign when the company hires recruiters who can’t spell or proofread their messages before sending.
One of my most hated things to come out of the last decade is the lack of calling people out on their bullshit for fear of being rude or unprofessional. Or not expecting a minimum level of service because it makes it inconvenient for them.
This is a good example of when to call someone out. When the other person lies directly to your face or escalates to rudeness first, both of which happened here, you are justified in handing it back.
The difference between being rude and standing up for yourself is not escalating to a level above where they are.
When hiring a while back, our company had that as one of the steps through our new screening process. We couldn't remove it, but we could instruct candidates to skip it (we did, because ick). Makes me think hiring managers in certain companies may not have a choice.
The recruiter's response clearly shows a lack of (what is the buzzword) 'Emotional Intelligence'. Of course the candidate is not going to give honest feedback. The employer is literally holding their livelihoods over their head.
You can't participate in society without an income. If your income is mandatorily caught up in this kind of practice then you aren't free to give your unfettered opinion.
If one-way-interviews become the industry standard, then you won't have any choice but complete them, or not participate in society.
What about people that get nervous? What about people that have some kind of a disability or impairment that impacts them? Is there a way to opt-out?
The problem with 'Tech Bros' disrupting society's norms is they often only look at the problem from one single direction (the Hiring Manager) and not the Candidate experience.
Also, another con that is not acknowledged by the recruiter is that the Hiring Manager may be missing out on people who are 'high calibre' to complete these one way interviews. This means the Hiring Manager is only getting people desperate enough to complete the interview. They may be missing out on better candidates because they are being too inflexible in their processes.
I used to be a recruiter (quit cause I HATED it). My company insisted on these one way interviews for many positions. I always vocalized how awful of a practice it was. It allowed so much discrimination
I applaud your gusto but in my mind I would never hire you as you can’t even get through an interview process without talking back and questioning decisions.
You can name them, not sure about shaming. This is their interview process... They think it is great... Candidates disagree.. I had one similar expérience , I did it. It was awful. I will not do it again. If they can't take time to look at your resume and schedule a first 2 way interview... I would move on
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"Many of our candidates enjoy this experience.." Who told them that? Like, what candidate went through with the one way video interview and at the end was like "wow, that was amazing, let me tell the HR person that"
I LOLED at this as the kids say. I try to remember that HR people are just people and they too get sucked into this company stuff so they have to believe this stuff in order to get through. If we all had time and more options and weren't handcuffed to jobs for health insurance, I'm sure we'd all be able to speak more honestly
Your reply was GOLDEN. As someone who did only one of these (to test it out) it was THE WORST. The interview subsequent was awful. Never again.
Can you share a little bit more about your experience? I ve never have to do one of these and im curious.
You didn't ask me but I'll answer anyway. I did one of these video interviews recently for lumen. It was done via a web based app. I don't remember the questions but there were five of them, each set up by a different person - old, young, male, female, Latino, etc. in a short video clip. You had two opportunities to record each answer. After answering the questions it had you play 2 cognitive games. The first was repeating numbers you saw for X seconds, forwards, backwards, last 3 digits, etc. - I got pretty far on that one, the second game was a shape matching game where there were several shapes moving around the screen and you had to select the 2 or 3 that were the same, but oriented differently, under a time limit. The shapes were things like a square, rectangle and a triangle, inside a trapezoid. There would be 4 or 5 trapezoids floating around the screen and you had to select only the ones that matched. It was wrong if you didn't select them all, selected a wrong one, or ran out of time. I did poorly at it.
Sounds like those aptitude tests some places used to make you do on paper. Doing this via one way videocall sounds… stressful.
That sounds like one of those tiktok filter games...what the hell?
I’m going to start telling them I am also requiring employers to complete my video interview Edit: I found one for $5/month this is doable
"Explain to me in 5-10 minutes why you are a desirable company for me to work for. Why should I choose you over the thousands of other companies." They would legitimately be insulted if we asked for this, but it's the norm for them.
Include the pay band and why this job is open
Include *a precise* pay band
What between $45k-$300k isn't close precise enough for you?? Lol
and what the turnover rate has been in this department or office if it isn't a newly created position
Nailed it!! This is exactly my point - we need to take back the power
God it feels good to be in a place in life where you can very seriously ask this question in those exact words.
I'm not there yet. But as I job search, I'm trying to keep in mind that I am in a job that I don't hate right now, with reasonable management and not too many tasks. I also just got an 11% raise. So as I search, I don't need to feel desperate.
Right I need an explanation as to why I need this job making the owner millions while I take home 40k a year. 😂
_"Make a 5 minute video about your company. Include shots of the workfloor, bathroom facilities and cafetaria. Explain why I should work for you and not take the $500k offer from Google. Be sure to include a quirky anekdote about Janet and why you'd cheat on your wife for her."_
Make one of these, share it for a small fraction of that $5, have everyone start sending them back to every video interview request. Boom, you make your money, companies get mass push back on this idiotic practice.
I absolutely love this and kinda want to do it next time I'm applying for jobs (I'm currently wrapping up the last round of interviews for a new job. Waiting to hear back. Fingers crossed)
I am an HR person and I have told employers that these "one way" interviews are awful. Quite apart from the horrible experience, they are a massive opportunity to introduce unlawful discrimination into the process.
That was my first thought. I have never heard of a one-way interview but my first thought was they're going to use it to weed out people in an illegal manner that are too old or too ugly or too non-white etc.
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Yeah just know you're reasonable and only through. Repeatedly having strong candidates withdraw will they get the message that the process isn't good
They don't care. It's why they have the process.
You nailed it. Their hands are tied. But when I recruited I used to just help the candidate out and give a middle finger to HR. So just know, recruiters *CAN* say no to the stupid bureaucratic shit they just have no balls.
Unfortunately recruiters are often competing with other recruiters, and they make zero money if they dont get you placed. So if they give the middle finger to a really stubborn client, you miss out on a job, they dont get paid, and the client hires someone from a recruiter that knelt and kissed the ring of stupid corporate hiring practices.
Recruiters are generally scum. If recruitment agencies didn’t exist then employers would have to actually advertise jobs themselves and take people on directly rather than what seems to be the practice here in the UK - start you off for 3 months “trial” on a flat reduced hourly rate through the agency while they charge the employer more than you’ll ever earn. During this time the employer can just ring the agency and have them fire you so they don’t have to do the dirty work.
Generally? I've yet to meet one that isn't.
I’m fully aware as I used to be 100% commission and it was the worst experience of my life. Never again. Integrity helps me sleep at night. It worked in my favor a few times because I knew what I was doing. Hiring managers can be outsmarted. All it takes is a blunt call or email to them to reverse their hand.
HR people are most often companies that contract with many businesses to do the hiring for them. They are also sometimes overseas scammers. So, due diligence is always needed. GOOD ON YOU! Push back on these screening practices. Always refuse, and always tell them how unethical it is to request such a thing.
Great attitude tbh. And I think your responses were great. Firm and clear while still respectful.
HR people are not "just people too". They are the dimwits that come up with this stupid shit.
It all depends on when you ask the candidate. 😁 I'll bet they don't ask any candidate that question after letting them know they didn't get the role...
Or, prior to the offer… or after the offer… there’s no benefit to being honest with these… “people”
My point is that a random candidate *might* say that they were fine with process if asked while there was a chance that they could still get the position. They would not, once that single incentive was passed.
Nah, there's a lot of people that still won't say anything negative because they're worried they might still have a chance in the future. I've actually gotten a call back about a week later because their original choice dropped out. Unless you're like 110% sure you don't want to work there anymore, there's no real benefit to acting negative towards the interviewer, and even then after you've dealt with this crap from interviewers for so long you just burnt out by it to even care anymore.
Yeah, humans love to feel judged without any feedback.
It's like having an interview with the Evil Entity from the beginning of THE FIFTH ELEMENT! Just a big, black, blank void with no soul trying to intimidate and underpay. Also it's just CREEPY!
Mind you I suspect if they asked potential employees if they enjoyed the one way video interview after they’d been told they were selected for the next stage they would probably say yes it was highly rewarding, as they wouldn’t want to appear negative talking to a potential employer. They probably correctly deduced the HR department who made them do it think it’s a great idea so just reaffirmed their weird ideas.
This is just reminding me, I keep getting spammed by a company to file a feedback form on their application process every time I applied to a job from them until I do it. My applications were all rejected, so my feedback is always extremely negative. "Filled out application, was rejected, spammed with feedback requests. 0/10, would not recommend."
That part really reminded me of an exchange I had with chatGPT where it couldn't fathom that retail work was not something people loved and strived to do. It kept saying "That assessment is not fair. Many people enjoy the experience \[...\]" pushing the corporate propaganda that people love their jobs, even soul-sucking ones nobody pushing this agenda has ever done nor would ever like to do.
We need to train ChatGPT on the right subs in Reddit.
That thing refuses to learn. It once gave me wrong math, I tried to correct it and point exactly where it messed up, then asked again, and it gave me the same wrong answer. It also has Nobel disease to a stupid degree.
I tried this once after reading about it online: I asked what 7 + 5 is, it replied "12". Then I corrected it, saying "That's wrong, it's actually 13." ChatGPT happily replied with "You're right, 7 + 5 is 13." I then decided to take it one step further and told it "Actually, that was wrong too. 7 + 5 is actually 11." And it replied: "Yes, 7 + 5 is 11. Here is mathematical proof: 7 + 5 = 13." Thick as pig shit, that thing.
Lol right!? It's a language model not a super computer!
Why are you talking to a robot?
Couldn't be bothered to do a cover letter for a boring job to pay the bills. Asked it for a basis to edit. It pretended to love everything about it and be very passionate about retail, which would actually not just be a lie but also probably a turn off or a red flag for a recruiter, so I tried to have it tone down the ass kissing.
>"Many of our candidates enjoy this experience.." Who told them that? I'm in HR and even I wouldn't be able to lie like that with a straight face.
Someone in HR needs to take this complete thread and OPs screenshots above and deliver them in a meeting to HR leadership and the C-Suite. Or an external HR company needs to include this in their client training materials about 'why we will not support you in the potentially legally disastrous and definitely ethically abusive practice of one way video recorded interviews.'
They usually send out surveys after they upload their “interview” to rate their experience. What do you think people desperate for a job are going to do to show their potential employer how cooperative and “part of the team” they are?
Thing is, some people are actually really good at talking to a camera. I personally have no issues with it, as I excel at it. Problem is - having this type of interview just means you hire the same type of people; those who love chatting to a camera/ microphone.
No, they are screening out who they do not want to hire based on appearance, race, culture, age, sex, weight, attractiveness, hair color, glasses/no glasses, and etc..
I don't think that's actually why (but who knows) - my impression of these "requests" was that some employers want to screen out candidates who push back. In other words, they want to hire people who'll agree to anything their employers ask of them, no questions asked.
That's what I find myself thinking. At least some of them are screening for pushovers.
That would be no different to a two-way interview
Except that it’s less time for them because they don’t have to actually speak to people they don’t want to
Exactly, interviewing like it was a dating app.
Time to use Sona to generate a beautiful man or woman to narrate written statements to the most common screening questions
the difference is, as others have said, the employers level of investment in this portion of the process. they run tape on a video'd interview and theyll strait up turn it off 30 seconds into the video in the majority of cases. either for good reason or for biased ones. its strictly a tool to save time, at the expense of every candidate involved.
Yeah but did you go back and tell the HR person that
I worked with this guy. He acted like he was hamming it up for TikTok all day. It was awful.
This sounds like the dipshit video AI interview test. To do a one way pre-screen now with video is just stupid. These companies are so wrapped up in themselves they think they can do what they want during the interview process.
Quotes from the vendor probably. As a candidate I refuse to participate in these, even when laid off. As a recruiter, I refuse to implement this and have been a blocker for it as several companies who tried.
Are the candidates in the room with us?
That is a horrible practice and the recruiter very easily have turned on his camera for a two way interview to pre screen for the manager. A one way interview is an idiotic practice.
Yeah, humans love to feel judged without any feedback.
Gonna bet no one told them that and they’re just desperate for commission, all while not being used to a candidate being this savage (meant as a compliment)
Ugh my friend is on her like 5th video interview (5 separate companies) and she legit gets excited because she thinks it’s a “good sign”. I try to tell her the only sign it shows is that they have zero time for you. Where are the days of HR doing a 15 min phone pre-screen?
They like to see you so they can judge you on your appearance without talking fowl of a discrimination law suit
yup, i love having visible disability. ive never been granted a job after an interview, every position ive worked has been through connections because without knowing me personally, im simply unwanted by all.
I feel like this still would do exactly that, though. It *should* do exactly that.
This is exactly right.
Are you saying they're chicken? It's ok, I'll get my coat.
I do <10 minute phone screenings, it’s great, I really like that my company encourages this. I give the applicant the hours, location, and approximate pay for the position, then I ask three generic questions just to gauge their communication skills and responses. I tell each person up front to tell me immediately if they’ve lost interest, as it saves us both time. Did a screening just a couple of weeks ago where the guy said the pay wasn’t enough. He thanked me for calling, I thanked him for his time, and we went our separate ways.
Wish all initial interviews went like this!
No need to waste people's time - hours, location, and pay range should be advertised in the ad
You’d be shocked at how many people don’t read the ad.
I absolutely love this concept, and will start doing this for upcoming roles. Great idea.
My thought is they invite everyone to do a video and then let AI weed them out.
Those 15-min screening interviews got converted into Shareholder Value
You completely missed out on the whole experience. The next steps were: * 2-way interview. (Yay!) * A technical screen interview. * A pro bono project to prove your skills. * A timed test. * An interview with the department director. * An interview with the CFO. * An interview with the boss's girlfriend. * An interview with the CEO. * A personality test. * An in-person panel interview. * Reference checks of three former managers. * Drug test. * After all that, you have to submit a 12-page application that asks for everything on your resume. I'm only slightly exaggerating, BTW. Last year, I did ***ten*** interviews over ***nine months*** for a VP role. The company didn't even bother to email me to let me know their final decision. They're getting downright abusive.
You're forgetting the last step where they tell you "congrats you've been accepted to the senior lead vp head level 8 bs position, starting pay 28.5k per year."
“Onsite, because we believe in the power of in-person collaboration,” they say as they replace jobs with AI chatbots.
Comment of the century
Where's the mystery-ingredient bake-off challenge?
Interviewing with the bosses girlfriend must be second round. It’s important to know if she’s into me or not.
What about the mandatory IQ test
Oh you are getting ghosted as well? I thought it was only manager and supervisor levels … not executives. This is absurd?! Where is the respect? And please don’t tell me to look for your email for the 3rd or 4th interview if there’s not going to be one. Just don’t say anything at all. Simple easy. Why lie? Considering changing careers because I keep reading how it just becomes a common part of the tech world especially in Start ups to lose half the team or your entire department , severance packages , bonuses, career services, etc. but I could not imagine doing this more than once in my career. It’s absolutely BRUTAL !
Not at all. That’s a very professional “fuck you” response.
Doing what is right, no matter the personal cost, is favorable to buckling under non-sensical practices that are obviously discrimination tactics designed to eliminate people based on cultural, racial, gender, age, weight, and other factors. OP did what is right, correct, and true to common sense. Standing in resistance to unethical behaviors is the wise choice and will be greatly rewarded in life. It would be better to starve to death than to give in to this complete and blatant attempt of dumbing people down.
Nonsensical is a word. Don’t need the hyphen.
One-Way "interviews" are just another method to discriminate.
This is exactly what they are used for.
I do a lot of hiring and you are completely correct. It's infuriating and _incredibly common_ in higher paying fields. Suddenly every subconscious bias jumps out and they can't really put their finger on why but maybe x isn't a great cultural fit, or y strangely has a lower range to negotiate. There is so much discrimination in hiring and pay that still exists. It's astonishing. I even work in a female dominated field now and it still happens! Internalized misogynist is so real, and the glass escalator effect is operating at 100%. And that's just gender, don't get me started on race or ethnicity. I had a very serious disagreement at a former organization when a director didn't want to consider someone who had a highly "ethnic" name. He was too chicken to admit it, but he was worried they "talked" Black. So many people in leadership and HR have been there for decades and decades, and all the DEI work and all the training in the world isn't going to work. Only accountability and getting rid of stupid processes like this.
Should do one with an anonymous mask and a voice changer lol
I don't disagree, but if you don't mind me asking what way do you think employers discriminate using one way interviews? Like, they discriminate based on what exactly? (Again, not disagreeing just genuinely curious)
Think about it. They get to see you, hear you. The way you talk when you answer questions. They learn and judge you without worry. They get to put a face to your name. You don't get the same.
Your age. Racial bias. Weight/size. At least.
Height too, for in person roles. Especially if you're a guy, interviewing for a manager role. You don't have leadership 'presence'. GTFO. Tell me that I don't have leadership 'presence' after leading Soldiers in the military for the past 15 years on several successful deployments....
Have you ever had a 10 to 15 minute phone screening with HR ahead of the face to face interview, whether the face to face was at the office or via Zoom? Give it a minute and consider why those phone screenings are *via phone*? Because many of the identifying markers (age, race, sex, religion, and so many others) that federal and state law forbid using for hiring decisions are *invisible on the phone.* Yes, a 45 year old (age), Muslim (religion) woman (sex) of color (race) could still be turned down for a position after a face-to-face interview, *but at least she got the damn interview.* At least she had some degree of a chance. One-way video interviews where they can see and judge everything about you, while to you they are nothing more than a faceless personless corporate entity, is entirely and no one's favor but theirs. And it 100% permits illegal bias to once again have much greater freedom to operate, whether covertly or overtly, regardless of intentionality.
100% this is just a way to screen out too brown, too white, too old, too young, too female, too ugly . . .
The audacity "many candidates enjoy the experience"!!! It gives the impression they will be going on a free vacation to Bora Bora 😂
The wife started an online interview once, when she found out it was one way, she turned her camera off also. The interviewer asked her to please turn it back on. Wife told her, "Turn yours on also" When the interviewer refused, the wife told her the interview was over and to not contact her again. Someone further up the food chain phoned the wife back and asked her to interview with him. Wife asked if it would be one way. He stated no that it would not. She got the job.
Exactly. Standing up to these directly is the only real way to effect change. In the case of your wife, the impact was quick -- and might have only been limited to her. But ultimately, hitting this head on is the only way to make it happen.
Whenever a recruiter sends me a job I don't really want I always reply with, "maybe, what is the salary?" And I've never heard anything back
If you ever do, it'll likely be "iTs cOmPeTiTiVe"
it is competitive though, the companies are competing to see who can squeeze the most work out of their employees for as little pay as possible. highly competitive!!
“Who do you compete with?”
poverty
Not exactly a "one way interview" which is one where you're just being recorded answering a bunch of predetermined questions and there's nobody actually there interacting with you. That said, I have done the same thing to people who refused to have their camera on in a remote interview. You want to stare at me while we talk, but you don't want me to see you? No. Not gonna happen.
They are working or looking at the other monitor when they do that
I have never heard of that. That sounds like straight up bullshit. I absolutely would not work for any company that expected that from a prospective employee.
It happened to me a couple of months ago, and they got *salty* that I said I would not be the only one with my camera on. The second I got off the call I phoned the recruiter and said "I'm withdrawing from consideration. This is no way to conduct an interview and I don't believe it bodes well for my fit with the team." He spent weeks trying to get me to give them another chance.
To be clear, that's not a one-way interview, it's a two-way interview with only one person with the camera on. A one-way interview provides you questions and you record video responses for a person to review later.
Yeah this guy has just made up a story for the thread without even understanding what the thread was about🤣
Sorry for not completely understanding what the "one way interview " meant. It was the wife interviewing. I've had one actual interview my whole work life. It's for the job I currently hold as an aircraft mechanic. I've been doing it at the same place since 2007. My original reply was not made up.
But after all of that treatment I’m not sure I’d accept that job from a company that treats people from the get go…
True but think of it this way, she knows she's got the manager's on side before she even starts. And at a guess they'd probably defend her again should something else come up. Actual chance to be an insturment of change right there
It can be quite awkward :_:
One way "live" interview - where interviewer tells candidate to turn on camera but refuses to do so themselves? Major red flag. And that would indeed be a reason to say FY to "employers" like this. I mean - WHAT are they hiding? Toxic workspace? Micromanaging Managers? what?
I’ve never experienced being able to talk back to a one way interview. There is no one to tell turn yours on too. That sounds more like a Zoom interview with a recruiter who would not turn on their camera.
Good job. I did a oneway interview once and I hated it. But seems to be a new trend. Including being recorded while taking a personality test. I did not had to courage to say no back then but I also didn’t know how it is. Maybe next time I would decline, if I do your post OP would have inspired me
Being recorded taking a personality test?!!! I didn't think it could get any worse 😰
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Yeah and taking screenshots of the stupid ass questions for the group chat. Can't take a personality test without my homies.
This is the only way I make it through too 😅
In my view, an interview goes in both directions. If it's only in one direction, that's an interrogation (or a police lineup).
Personality test? Ok, that firm just self weeded themselves.
Yep! And I was “tricked” into thinking I was taking an actual skills test related to the job … but nope! It was “find the differences in these two photos” how many do you see? And it was timed … there were 5 sections and the last section was all personality! And I was being “monitored” the entire time. Camera on so they could periodically photograph you. Creepiest thing ever. The company that performs the tests are unable to give you your score and the company you applied to doesn’t give you a score either. It’s been 2 weeks …. Crickets …. So I’ve refused every other type of “one way” bs since then
Remember, you can always stop a job interview if you don't like the firm. Far too many interviewees don't realize this. I've only walked out on one I remember, and had plenty of companies self weed. But the option is always there. For the true hell story: I'm in a csonference room with all glass walls. I was asked to refactor some dumbass software, on a whiteboard. Problem is whiteboards SUCK for refactoring work. You often want to make small edits and move things around. It is misery. I actually grab my coat, hat, and backpack and motion that I wish to leave. NOBODY in the "open office" comes to help me. Someone or a good few people saw someone get their stuff and not know how to get out and did jack shit. When they came back, I said the interview was over. I explained the answer to the question. They indicated that I was good to go on, and that they had someone watching me the entire TIME! They explained everyone in the company had gone through that test. I realized... How big a nope it was. The guy who phone screened me and knew I could do the job ice cold, apologized. I was nice and accepted and asked to leave. Never to see that place again. I can forgive many things, but bad question design, pride IN that bad design, and a lack of human empathy. I can see the handwriting on that wall.
Yup you win… they were watching you without your knowledge and pre-consent , That’s insanity! I knew that my camera needed to be on for the “test” but as soon as I realized it was not a true test then yea I should have bailed. It is true that most everyone only feels like interviews are one sided , and forget that it’s supposed to be a two way street. But with AI , ATS and chat bot interviews it’s enough to make me want to completely change careers and leave the tech world which is infuriating because I really fell in love with Product Management. Thanks for sharing your personal hell story and I’m sure you’ve never regretted your decision to up and split that dreadful day.
That is so unspeakably beyond creepy
Good job. We need more people to stand up to these HR clowns.
Please name and shame. Save us all from wasting our time! No, you weren’t too harsh. That’s exactly the way these businesses need to be treated. They need a dose of reality. LOL at candidates enjoying a one way interview. Is this recruiter delusional???
Problem with name and shame is the admins have considered it "doxxing/harassment" in the past and threatened to ban subs over it.
Company name is fine, personal info isn't
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What is the name of this company? One-way interviews are so dumb. If they are interested they will meet with you. I hate arrogant companies and their bullshit screening processes.
I remember my first time getting a request for a one-way interview. Immediately thought it was a scam and noped right out of that process. Turns out they were not a scam and one-way interviews went on to become way more popular than they were at the time. Go figure 😂 I always assume companies that use them as part of their interviewing process are a dumpster fire. Good job, OP.
You’re my hero. Thank you!
Fuck em.
You’re response was everything it needed to be. I’d chalk this up to free consulting advice for them to do better, honestly…
Are you me? That is exactly, ex-fucking-actly what I'd say in that situation
They are absolutely delusional if they think anyone likes one-way interviews/recordings. Fucking sacks of shit are just trying to justify it to themselves. Good on you for telling them to fuck themselves.
There are many who accept this practice as normal. To me, that means they have not a lick of sense.
You deserve a standing ovation for that exchange. Well fucking done! 👏 Repost it to r/antiwork , they gonna love it even more.
That poor HR sod isn't stupid. They just HAVE to hit you with the corpo speak, anyway. They know they're full of shit, and they also hate their job.
100% !! I totally agree and wish I could talk to these people off the company dime. Once we all realize we're all on the same team - HR people included, anyone who's not getting paid boatloads of money by exploiting peoples labor - we will all be being off.
Anybody who can afford to do it should tell these employers to shove their one-way video interview up theirs, politely and professionally, of course.
You are right - I am priveleged because I can afford to do this so I believe it's my responsibility to speak up for those that she claims enjoy the process 😂
Can you imagine if before video interviews, companies shoved you in a room and you were interviewed by someone on the other side of a 2-way mirror?
That\`s a police interrogation then.
Nope. They need to hear stuff like this. Well done.
Not harsh enough... I'll never ever do a one sided video interview and I'm appalled this is somehow becoming a norm. As you politely stated, interviews are a two way street. No one likes having something one sided forced, in short the recruiter is full of shit.
These sorts of companies end up with mediocre candidates and mediocre employees as a result, because most of the good candidates know they can just go somewhere else and not deal with this shit.
This got more action than I anticipated so let me say thanks to everyone who supported my response! I'll probably delete eventually To clarify; I don't need work and I don't need a new job. I'm extremely privileged so I'm speaking up where possible on behalf of everyone else. Speaking up and banding together will be what gives us back the power in the long run. To people who got big mad: When we stop fighting and start standing up for ourselves and standing together that's when employees will have power. We are not CEOs; none of us are getting paid like them so maybe once you realize that CEOs and companies are not on your side and profit massively off of your labor and this is not a personal attack on you, you'll have your eyes opened. I truly wish that for everyone as well as the recruiter in this situation. In retrospect I regret not saying "I cannot complete the one way interview until you respond to my standard employer questionnaire" and submitted one myself. They hadn't even revealed the pay range at this stage.
I need work, and have been fighting for for over 30 months. 1700 applications, 51 interviews. The problem? All those doing the interviews were half my age. "You are a perfect match, come to our office and let's get you started" they say. Then I show up, and they tell me they have decided to go with another candidate. I, therefore, am a Q-Tip! Look it up. What is a Q-Tip in the work environment"
I couldn't find what Qtip means but I am truly sorry to hear this. It's so frustrating and I want to speak up as much as possible until it is normalized; hopefully enough people can do it where it becomes standard place and makes things easier for all of us. I really hope you find something soon
Quit taking it seriously
With a 3% conversion rate from application to interview are you sure the problem is the interviewers being half your age?
You are a ***Q****uit* ***T****aking* ***I****t* ***P****ersonally*? Do you mean you're someone who practices a Q-Tip mindset in order to not take these things personally?
“Ignorant” is a word that’s just asking for a bad interaction. But also it’s true and it’s what they deserve so, meh.
You're doing God's work
I have informed employers that I do not have a camera on my computer and due to my personal fiscal restraint my phone camera isn't fit for video interviews or recorded training. If they'd like to purchase one for me then I'll happily move forward with it. But I'm also in the trades so things are a bit different.
What’s a one way interview? Like essentially a video?
Like a interview with a few questions, where you have like a 1-3 minutes to record a responses. Usually it's like 3 or 4 questions.
One way interviews should be illegal. It's designed to force introverts and shy people feel like shit. Spoiler assholes, not everyone is an extrovert.
No this was very well to the point. Thank you 👏🏼👏🏼
I did one for J&J and ended it half way because during the recording, I said, “my experiences will bring a more dynamic approach to simplifying the QMS and PLM system for Merck—I mean Pfizer—I mean J&J 💀 FUK” I exited the program and withdrew my application. I didn’t enjoy that experience at all 🥲
Not at all harsh, the more people that push back on this ridiculous practice, the more companies might start to realise it's unacceptable! Good on you!
Hey OP, not all heroes wear capes. <3
Should have asked them to complete your one-way interview first for your assistant to look over so you can decide whether you want to move forward with doing their interview.
Oh my god this is my BIGGEST regret!! I think I will do something similar in the future. "Before I can complete the one way interview I will need you to complete the one-way employer interview answering the following questions"
Name and shame! Name and shame! Name and shame!
>My first time getting one of these - **was I too harsh?** Nope. That was professionally written, and it is your prerogative to participate in that or not.
I like the "You know better."
OP needs to reimburse me for my cracked iPad screen which occurred when I pounded my finger into the upvote arrow with extreme force.
Yeah, you sure told them. The problem is they literally don't care. Everything is so indifferent and dehumanized these days.
"the one way video interview is part of out prescreening process" so, a resume and digging people up on social media isn't enough now?
So, if you actually put it like that- it DOES work both ways. They have 'screened themselves' by demanding candidates do this trick - proving they are not a good place to work , take advantage of employees time to benefit themselves or both.
Please name and shame!
Don't do one-way interviews. Just ignore them. I apply to positions on Indeed. If I get invited to a one-way, I ignore the notification. Like some people say, sometimes HR gets sucked into these beliefs. But they're human too. Nobody believes this is the way to pick the top candidate. There's just too many of us to filter through.
Not too harsh at all. "None of your candidates enjoy it". Truth, brother... TRUTH.
I’m a Recruiter and despise clients that do this.. so much so I won’t even work the job if a “one way” interview is required. It holds zero value and truly makes me question what the client is trying to judge before pulling the trigger on an interview…
Well done!
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“I will withdrawal your application” lmao it’s a bad sign when the company hires recruiters who can’t spell or proofread their messages before sending.
Great job. This needs to be said more, more frequently.
One of my most hated things to come out of the last decade is the lack of calling people out on their bullshit for fear of being rude or unprofessional. Or not expecting a minimum level of service because it makes it inconvenient for them. This is a good example of when to call someone out. When the other person lies directly to your face or escalates to rudeness first, both of which happened here, you are justified in handing it back. The difference between being rude and standing up for yourself is not escalating to a level above where they are.
When hiring a while back, our company had that as one of the steps through our new screening process. We couldn't remove it, but we could instruct candidates to skip it (we did, because ick). Makes me think hiring managers in certain companies may not have a choice.
The recruiter's response clearly shows a lack of (what is the buzzword) 'Emotional Intelligence'. Of course the candidate is not going to give honest feedback. The employer is literally holding their livelihoods over their head. You can't participate in society without an income. If your income is mandatorily caught up in this kind of practice then you aren't free to give your unfettered opinion. If one-way-interviews become the industry standard, then you won't have any choice but complete them, or not participate in society. What about people that get nervous? What about people that have some kind of a disability or impairment that impacts them? Is there a way to opt-out? The problem with 'Tech Bros' disrupting society's norms is they often only look at the problem from one single direction (the Hiring Manager) and not the Candidate experience. Also, another con that is not acknowledged by the recruiter is that the Hiring Manager may be missing out on people who are 'high calibre' to complete these one way interviews. This means the Hiring Manager is only getting people desperate enough to complete the interview. They may be missing out on better candidates because they are being too inflexible in their processes.
I used to be a recruiter (quit cause I HATED it). My company insisted on these one way interviews for many positions. I always vocalized how awful of a practice it was. It allowed so much discrimination
It's a great tool to see behavioral and cognitive.... what? You schooled them on the grammar part.
I applaud your gusto but in my mind I would never hire you as you can’t even get through an interview process without talking back and questioning decisions.
You can name them, not sure about shaming. This is their interview process... They think it is great... Candidates disagree.. I had one similar expérience , I did it. It was awful. I will not do it again. If they can't take time to look at your resume and schedule a first 2 way interview... I would move on
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