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A video job interview on a computer screen

‘RedZone comes first’: Candidate abruptly quits job interview after learning he’d have to work on football Sundays, sparking debate

'You made the right choice, brother.'

On Oct 14, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

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‘I will never do one of those street interviews again’: Streamer says popular TikTok creator set him up to look stupid in viral street interview

'So THAT’S why no one ever gets these questions right.'

On Oct 14, 2022 by Natasha Dubash

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people in line in a parking lot with caption 'Frito Lay open interviews 28$ an hr' (l&r) Frito Lay's plant 'Hiring Event' sign with caption 'Proof? Just because you insert a caption doesn't make the caption true lol I wasn't born yesterday' (c)

‘People wanna work, especially if the wage is right’: Man shows huge crowd at Frito-Lay’s open interviews where the pay is $28 per hour, sparking debate

'This proves our generation isn't lazy, it's a wage issue.'

On Oct 10, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

IRL

woman shares enthusiasm hack for securing job tiktok

‘This is exactly how I got all my jobs’: Worker says the key to job interviews is to be enthusiastic

'I literally got told by a hiring manager that I was not getting the job because I was too excited.'

On Sep 24, 2022 by Braden Bjella

IRL

man talks about red flags for new hires tiktok

Former Etsy interviewee says half of interviewers were leaving the company when he was being hired—It was a major red flag

'The entire reason they needed new hires was because everyone was leaving the company.'

On Sep 24, 2022 by Braden Bjella

Internet Culture IRL

woman speaking outside at table hands up (l) Person typing on laptop next to Starbucks coffee on brown table (c) woman speaking outside at table hands out (r)

‘It should be f*cking illegal to have interviews in public’: Customer warns against public interviews after overhearing one at Starbucks

'My girlfriend is on her third pregnancy, and she says if I do not get a job, she’s about to kick me out.'

On Sep 21, 2022 by Natasha Dubash

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woman explains bad hiring process tiktok

‘I’ve never been so disrespected in my life’: Marketing coordinator candidate asked to fill out paper application at job interview, sparking debate (updated)

'If you want to show people that you do not care about your employees... literally just have an interview process like that.'

On Sep 17, 2022 by Braden Bjella

IRL

‘It builds an instant connection’: Should you take the water when someone offers you water in a job interview?

'Nah I’d be relieved they declined. Let’s be real I offered it out of politeness.'

On Sep 5, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

IRL

woman holding phone with caption 'How ENTRY level jobs be' and 'Under $16/hr. As the maximum pay!' (l) woman with caption 'This job I interviewd for wants 2 more interviews for a 14/hr. cashier Job make it make sense!' (c) woman with caption 'I had 3 interviews for a $12/hour front desk position... they made me do a scavenger hunt at 8 in the morning and didn't even hire me' (r)

‘Three interviews to put you on a register without training’: Woman says she was asked to do three interviews for a $14/hr cashier job

'This is why I don't take managers and HR seriously.'

On Sep 1, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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young woman in bed with caption 'having trouble getting a job?' (l) young woman in car with caption 'having trouble getting a job?' (c) young woman in bed with caption 'Clarification on Recruiting Hack' (r)

‘These keywords will get you past the initial screening process, which is all robotic’: Recruiter exposes job hack to help you land interview

'I merely told you what we did that got candidates in the door.'

On Aug 10, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

Tech

woman speaking caption ' checkmark Positive response checkmark Praises their colleague checkmark Talks about complimentary skills checkmark Shows self awareness' (l) woman speaking caption ''Tell me about the person on your team that's the most different from you'' (c) woman speaking finger on cheek caption ' x Negative response x Makes fun of colleague x Implies everyone needs to be the same' (r)

Woman shares the one question candidates should ask during their job interview to avoid working in a toxic workplace

'When they say 'we're like a family,' RUN!'

On Jul 30, 2022 by Charlotte Colombo

IRL

woman greenscreen tiktok over rejection email caption 'World Market Hello (Candidate's name), My name is blank. I am Talent Acquisition Partner at World Market. I am reaching out to you in Steven's absence. He is currently on vacation. We want to thank you for taking the time to interview with us. We had a pleasure learning more about you, your experience and goals after connecting with the team, the hiring has decided to move forward with another candidate at this time. We would love ...' (l) woman greenscreen tiktok over rejection email caption 'Responding to a rejection email' (c) woman greenscreen tiktok over response caption 'Manager, Organic Social Media and Influencers- World Market Hi Cassandra, I personally wanted to reach out to apologize for the email you received from me in error. Unfortunately, by the time we recieved your application for our Social Media role we had just offered the position to another candidate...' (r)

‘Couldn’t even be bothered to put my name in’: TikToker responds to typo-riddled World Market job rejection email

'Proofreading is one of the skills I can bring to the team if you decide to move forward with an interview.'

On Jul 1, 2022 by Melody Heald

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man looking confused (l) man speaking caption 'Major (key emoji) when picking a manager' (c) man looking left with red flag (r)

‘That’s a major red flag’: Job coach provides one question you must ask when picking a manager in viral video

'I can’t stand boring people that do nothing but work/tv/sleep.'

On Jun 21, 2022 by Lauren Castro

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‘We’re not back in the day anymore’: Recruiter on LinkedIn says people shouldn’t wear hoodies to Zoom interviews, sparking debate

'A nice suit would show that you care about the job.'

On May 25, 2022 by Kathleen Wong

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Show criticized for putting rape victim in blackface to protect her identity

The move was to protect her identity, but the show is being criticized.

On Feb 20, 2020 by Samira Sadeque

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