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    1 year ago

    Probably petty but I just declined a “pre-work assessment” because after reading the fine print it appears some of it will be AI assessed, and it also requested access to my webcam while I sat the test to record me.

    I’ve emailed the recruiter and told them I’m withdrawing my application and why I’m withdrawing it. Probably won’t hear anything back but I’d rather not work for a company that can’t even assess me themselves.

    • just_kitten@aussie.zone
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      Creepy. That’s really gross. Good on ya for pushing back, I’m worried that this is the way of the future

      • bananafungus@aussie.zone
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        It very much is. I’m in the process of trying to change jobs in the public sector, and easily 8/10 result in some sort of psychometric testing or one-way video interview with absolutely no human interaction. I’ve heard from friends in the private sector it’s all very much the same as well, lots of video pitches and AI assessments through 3rd party agencies.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah one of the shitty food prep type brainless jobs I applied for recently for subway or pancakes or something like that wanted a 60 second intro “fun” video. fuck off.

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        Years and years and years ago when I was desperate and was applying for anything, I applied online for Krispy Kreme and it was legitimately an hour’s worth of torturous round a bout questions which culminated in asking for you to record and send them a video of yourself pitching why you wanted to work at Krispy Kreme.

        I was exhausted at that point, found some way around doing that part of the endurance marathon, and wrote a MASSIVE essay in the comments section about how horrible the whole process of applying for a job at Krispy Kreme was and how crazy it was to do all of this just to get your resume in front of someone so they could decide whether or not they were going to interview the applicant.

        Several months later, they rejected my application.

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          Fuck. How “zany, wacky, talented and out of the box thinking” do you need to sell doughnuts?

      • bananafungus@aussie.zone
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        I’m in the public sector and so many departments are turning to this type of recruitment, and a lot of them are also scratching their heads why they keep getting people ill suited for the job.

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          1 year ago

          I mean, does being able to make a shit hot tik tok actually make someone employable somewhere other than some kind of promo job?

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          Wow I knew shit was tough but didn’t know we’ve come to this. Wtf could they be assessing with this high tech for a govt job? Good on ya for saying nay and telling them why.

    • Mittens_meow@aussie.zone
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      I just did one of those, but no camera, just AI mentioned. They are common, even in senior roles. Unfortunately