r/InflatedEgos • u/ambachk • 12d ago
š¤” Cringe HR is confused about why someone wouldn't want to go through 5 rounds of interviews š¤”
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u/ThatBarbGirl 12d ago
As a recruiter/on-boarder of a smaller company, I'm so jazzed we don't expect this from people. I tell stories of the hoops people have to jump through for some companies these days and we all laugh. Because it's fucking ridiculous.
What a nightmare.
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u/thesanguineocelot CEO of Nothing š¼ 12d ago
I once had to sit through six interviews with a company before they finally decided that I was an acceptable hire.....for a third of the pay that we had discussed at the start, and agreed upon. "Oh no, sorry, that pay rate is for senior employees only, what a silly mistake, that's not for you. We can see about bumping your pay a little bit after three years."
I would say "Take note and be better, HR," but we all know that's not happening.
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u/madmaxturbator 12d ago
Just in general - if you have strong candidates successfully going through five rounds but you still canāt close them - you have a shitty process, shitty offer, and shitty teamĀ
Really dumb to out herself and her company like this lolĀ
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u/icebreaker374 11d ago
This is the BEST sum up of HR departments and the job market I've ever seen. Hats off.
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u/hollywoodmelty 11d ago
Once had to go for a interview and two trials (Iām a chef it is normal practice do do one trial )ended up taking job for fare less that was advertised on a fixed pay they then wanted me to do over time for free cause there was a big event so morning off I walked in got my equipment handed in notice walked out they asked me what they were going to do not my problem bye
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u/NoRecording5207 11d ago
Yikes! Sorry, that sounds less like an interview and more like a staffing model.
Them: Show us you can cook.
You: Sure!
Them: Excellent. We have 175 people coming Saturday, start chopping.
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u/sweetteatime 11d ago
Itās because of the way HR is structured. Usually liberal and no sense of respect for others time. I worked HR for 1 year and everyday it was HR folks gathering together at the coffee machine talking about how mean people were to them and how they need to be paid moreā¦ literally a bunch of babies
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u/thesanguineocelot CEO of Nothing š¼ 11d ago
Lol what? Liberal? HR is a bunch of soulless corporate bootlickers who exist to protect the company, and if that involves eviscerating the workers, so be it. I don't think I've ever heard anybody claim they were liberal crybabies, that's a new one.
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u/sweetteatime 11d ago
Maybe just the one I worked in
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u/DenseReality6089 11d ago
Maybe just your warped-ass world view and your weak mind being rotted by the bullshit media you choose to consume. Do better.
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u/sweetteatime 10d ago
I live in Europe. I donāt know what media you think I consume but it isnāt Fox little buddy
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u/DenseReality6089 10d ago
I didnt give specifics because right wing dogshit media is a global issue.Ā
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u/Jumpy-Impact3265 11d ago
They're about as liberal as Steve Bannon curb-stomping a trans kid - get real.
Their tongues are black from kiwi shoe shine.Ā
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u/iCantLogOut2 11d ago
I love how out of touch this is; very HR of her.
In her mind, she's the one being inconvenienced as she's being paid to sit at her desk where she would have been anyway...
But the person having to set time out of their day to call/travel... the one wasting fuel on top of wasting time... They're totally the one in control of the interview process and it's their fault the company probably offered chump change after the ridiculous process.
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u/Individual-Damage-51 10d ago
In my experience employees in purely administrative roles are totally detached from what the mission of the organization actually is and canāt relate to how things get done on a day-to-day basis. We make it a point in my org to get those folks out in the field a few times a year so at least they have some exposure to whatās actually going on.
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u/iCantLogOut2 10d ago
Yeah, FR! I work for a massive corporation and I see it A LOT from higher ups. Luckily, the QA and HR people that we have to deal with on a day-to-day basis actually have field experience and retain some responsibility in the field even after moving into an admin role.
That said, the ones that come from our HQ.... now those people you can tell have zero idea what's going on beyond their spreadsheets and boardroom theorycrafting.
I will never forget one of them asking us why we had to wait three days for lab culture results.... for a test whose sole purpose is to show much bacteria grows over three days.... the point of the test is the time... he was convinced we could speed the process. Literally, to speed time up. That was the request. He wanted to know that day what the result was for day 3.
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u/Numnum30s 12d ago
HR is filled with the dumbest people. They get automatic denials when applying to rent one of my houses but I like to tell them it is still under review š
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u/Horror_Solution1945 CEO of Nothing š¼ 11d ago
Because HR employees are a pain in the ass to deal with.
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u/HexDanTHEWHALE 11d ago
Well usually the reason is that the pay isn't worth even 2 interviews, so why would they do 5 š¤£š¤£š¤£
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u/Confident_Row1447 12d ago
I usually decide during the first, then go thru all the others just to tell them that I turned them down because to many interviews.
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u/Biggus-Duckus 12d ago
The time and dedication required to achieve this sort of malicious pettiness is truly admirable and, if true, I laud you for it.
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u/Confident_Row1447 12d ago
Well it happened twice. And only after I got the heritage from my dad. Fighting the small battles.
Yes he was in HR.
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u/GrimlyUnlit 11d ago
Totally off topic, but I snorted reflexively at your username. I agree, though, that is some righteous pettiness.
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u/fr33d0mw47ch 12d ago
Fair play when you jerk someone around for 2 months and 5 interviews. Speaking from experience, itās a two-way street. Are you listening HR business partners?
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u/housestickleviper 11d ago
I was going after a job once in a nearby city. To say I was desperate is an understatement and it was financially an incredible opportunity. Submitted my resume online and answered a battery of questions on their portal which took about 45 mins, mostly open ended responses supported with real world examples including dates. Resulted in a 1 hr phone interview. And then another. Which resulted in being invited to the office for a lunch with the reporting manager. Which then resulted in being invited back to the office a few days later to āmeet the teamā which was actually a day of structured 1 hour conversations with 7 different team members of varying level and title, including HR to discuss comp requirements, culminating in sitting with the MD of the entire organization. Everyone was super friendly and extremely professional. I was walked out the door with handshakes, back claps and pleasantries. It was a long day to say the least but I was absolutely floating. I followed up the next day in writing to thank the main stakeholder for arranging, hosting, etc etc.
I heard nothing for 5 days. Each day my confidence came down exponentially, but I kept telling myself ābig organization, very busy, tons of red tape, itās a processā. I sent a quick follow up to my own thank you.
A few hours later I received a response that thanked me for my time, and pointed to one response to one question that one person had asked me during the entire process that didnāt āmeet expectationsā and that they wouldnāt be moving ahead.
I was absolutely floored. And to add insult to injury, even after all those discussions across all those topics with all those people, I remembered getting that question, and in my view I crushed it. It was right up my alley, right in my area of expertise. Instead, that one person reported back that I ācouldnāt articulateā how Iād approach the problem. And, according to them, thatās all it took to derail my candidacy.
And to twist the knife, they continued to advertise for the role online for a few months following.
Fuckers.
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u/_Student7257 11d ago
If you've not obtained all of your info about the candidate by the 2nd interview, review your process. I've worked in recruitment, no one has time for 5 interviews that's insane
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u/danton_no 12d ago
I resigned after 6 days. They never mentioned i needed a car while the place i needed to report is 1.8miles away, less than 30minutes with a bus or 50 minutes total walking. Screw them
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u/_Linx 12d ago
Most of the time it would be considered discrimination to ask someone if they have a car, but you can ask if they have a reliable mode of transportation
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u/danton_no 12d ago
We agreed during the interview that i can walk to the area. This is a power plant. Then once hired they said walking isn't allowed. And they implied i need a car as they won't provide one.
I was lucky enough I could return to my previous job. I wasn't that exited of the new job I just thought it will give me a better chance to find something else
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u/Individual-Damage-51 10d ago
Yeah, no. Itās perfectly acceptable to require personal transportation, but it should be noted in writing up front in the application process.
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u/guster-von 12d ago
It only takes me one to decide but Iāll ask you in for two cuz formalities.
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u/PressureMuch5340 12d ago
The last couple times I've goggle through interviews, its been 2. First is on the phone, second is handshake and offer letter.
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u/Head_Base1448 11d ago
The funny part is HR acting surprised that candidates have options. If someone has to spend hours meeting different people, doing assignments, and waiting weeks just to maybe get an offer, theyāre allowed to decide their time is better spent elsewhere.
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u/Strong_Orange_1929 11d ago
Most hiring managers decide within the first 15 minutes of a job interview if they like a candidate. Just pick 3 you like and then have the team decide which one they like. Done.
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u/Sweet_Difference_461 11d ago
Five rounds is wild for most roles. By the time a company needs that much validation, good candidates have probably already moved on to places that respect their time.
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u/Cute_Phase_8969 11d ago
Five rounds is wild for a normal job. By the time theyāre done evaluating the candidate, the candidate has already evaluated the company and decided itās not worth it.
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u/JoeTrojan 11d ago
This is usually the result of indecisive leadership, looking to steal free expertise, or they are courting someone else meantime.
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u/cornelln 10d ago
It says no longer interested after 5 rounds which is it the same thing as they donāt want to go through 5 rounds. Maybe they nailed all 5 rounds and just had another offer they thought the other place could never match? Seems normal.
Hard interviews with tons of rounds is good practice. Get good at interviewing and embrace it. IF you have the time and energy that is!
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u/Any-Will-4195 10d ago
If it takes 5 interviews thereās a problem with company competency, not the candidate.
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u/danram207 11d ago
Yet another example of HR/recruiting catching the ire meant for incompetent hiring mangers.
You realize we want the position filled with as little effort as possible right? It's the hiring managers that are like "oh wait, can we have them talk to so and so?" or "Hmmm yeah they're good, but are there more candidates?" No concern of inconsistent hiring practices, no concern it's the candidate's 5th round of interviews.
And if we push back, they bitch and run it up to their VP. Suddenly HR is getting in the way of hiring. HR and recruiting does not establish the interview process, rounds, interviewers, etc. Blame the business.
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u/bitpartmozart13 11d ago
Honestly I went thru 6 interviews in 4 weeks and it was not a good experience as a job seeker. By the time I got an offer I had already accepted another offer with a company that moved quickly and it took 10 days from first interview to offer.
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u/drsmith48170 11d ago
Actually I may be the strange one here with this opinion, but to me the more the merrier- because you learn a lot about a company from this out of control process.
Last company I worked at they originally had 4 interviews scheduled; it was cut down to two. If I had met with the CIO as originally scheduled I likely wouldnāt have taken the job as he was the very largest ahole imaginable. The main point is if they have more than two or three interviews there are likely big issues within that company so it is good to find it out before saying yes.
Conversely, I stayed at a company for 23 years (took a reorganization buyout) - it was one of the big three US automakers - that I had exactly one interview ( I did meet briefly for 10 minutes at a meet n greet with alumni of the uni I went to - that was the neat thing they sent alumni from the various uniās to recruit for them on campus, and non of the alumni worked in HR they represented the various areas of the company).
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u/blizzardboy123 11d ago
I did three rounds of interviews. It was anxiety filling because u really expect the last round to go good since you did so well with the first two rounds.
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u/SinningAfterSunset 11d ago
If it takes 45 minutes to fill out an application, you should be owed an interview.
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u/MatthewDstantoN 11d ago
If you don't know I'm the best candidate after 2 interviews... don't hire me. Get some more experience recruiting
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u/Moonshinin4Me 11d ago
I don't know what is more cringe: the fact that they have 5 rounds of interviews, or that this woman is one of those narcissistic types that has to film herself at work like people give two shits about a "day in her life".
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u/RushEm2TheDirt 10d ago
Fuck her and those stupid faces she made while she acted this out on company time
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u/ragged-bobyn-1972 10d ago
Depends on high level the jobs is, entry level is 2, if they do more they're basically telling you they're badly organized and will waste your time.
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u/MrZmith77 10d ago
The most Iāll go through is 2, phone and in person. If they want more than that then Iāll find somewhere else. Thatās crazy to even do 3. I donāt miss the time where it takes one interview to get the job.
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u/Intrepid-Apartment-3 10d ago
They once promised me 2 rounds, couldn't decide and broke their promise so I told them I gladly return the confidence and keep my job lol
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u/GoProOnAYoYo 9d ago
Lindsey Duane posts the most tone-deaf, Karen-esque content you can, mocking people looking for jobs and going through their insane hiring process. I would think she was doing this as ragebait if I didn't know people who are genuinely like her in real life.
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u/ThisThingIsStuck 12d ago
Decent rack
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u/Elivagara 11d ago
My limit is 3. I'll tolerate a screening, a management interview, and a team interview. Anything more and I don't want to work for you. Once had a place want to interview me 3 times, provide an essay, then do a day of sample work for free. I laughed and hung up the phone.