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PotatoWriter t1_j5ef0gf wrote

Reply to comment by Beasting-25-8 in The dichotomy of FT by Johs92

Interviewing in tech is still a huge pain in the ass. Not everyone is from Google, don't know why you picked the cream of the crop to represent the average tech worker lmao

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trowawee1122 t1_j5figji wrote

> She had to do 32 hours of interviews and assessments with 12 different people before she was told whether or not she got the job.

That sounds like a tremendous waste of resources.

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TX_CastIron t1_j5fwlh1 wrote

Agreed. I had a VP position at a major US bank and my interview was an hour at a Starbucks with an SVP and a couple 15 minute meetings with the other VPs. I had previous dealings with that group as a banker at another firm and I wasn't totally unknown, but still... I miss the 90s.

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WhynotstartnoW t1_j5hasxx wrote

>Interviewing is a huge pain in the ass, regardless of role.

I'm a plumber. every interview I had, apart from my initiation as an apprentice, was an informal ~10-15 conversation. I got one job while leaning my forehead against the sales counter at a wholesale parts warehouse, when a dude walked up and told the counter guys to refer anyone looking for a job to him, and I raised my hand and said I'd take the job, less than a minute unscheduled interview to get that job.

Another interview; I had just gotten my $15 bowl of chicken noodle soup with zesta crackers at a ski resort lodge and sat down at a random table. Guys at the table were talking about their projects in the resort town. I pulled a PBR out of my jacked pocket, cracked it open, and I butted in to asked "you need a plumber...?". They asked "You got a license?", and I was like "yeah I got a license." Pulled my master plumber endorsement card out of the wallet and slapped it on the table. $45/hr with full benefit suite, that job lasted 4.5 years before I rage quit.

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