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[-] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 164 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

You don't lie, lying will get you into trouble. You just don't mention it if they don't ask. And if they don't ask it's probably not that important. Most job descriptions are like Christmas wishlists anyway, they will be happy if they get half of it.

[-] Redredme@lemmy.world 84 points 1 week ago

These days you're called different with a sexy word neurodivergent when you tell the truth.

Like this person I also find this strange. And like this person I also have problems during job interviews. I mean, I'm not bullshitting you and I expect you to do the same. But alas, it's often bullshit and lowballing all the way.

[-] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 51 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

You are looking at job applications from the wrong perspective. You are seeing the job description and seeing minimum requirements, when in 90% they are describing the ideal candidate that will probably never show up.

And I want to emphasise, you shouldn't lie, you shouldn't pad your résumé, but you should also not volunteer to testify against yourself.

[-] SARGE@startrek.website 27 points 1 week ago

My wife is super bad at not volunteering information.

She's partially deaf and a few other issues that make phone conversations hard, so she often asks me to sit in and listen to explain anything she didn't catch, and make sure she heard everything correctly.

I'm often making the neck cut "stop talking/mute mic" motion to get her to stop saying things the other people don't need to hear.

For instance, she quit a previous job over an employee basically stalking her while she was on the property, and screaming in her face over any imagined sleight. This employee was a problem with others as well, but who you know is more important than how you work in some places so nothing was ever done.

The other places she interviews with don't need the whole back story of why she quit. "Safety concerns" is completely correct, and leaves out the possibility that the new job might think you don't work well with others. She does. The other guy didn't.

So every time she starts telling the potential employer about it, I cut her off to remind her of that.

I'm very much the "ALL my information is need to know and you don't need to know" kind of person when it comes to things like that, and she just kind of vomits words all over the place when she feels uncomfortable.

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[-] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago

Yes, minimum requirements are not actually minimum requirements. So silly for people taking things literally.

[-] tyler@programming.dev 20 points 1 week ago

That’s the thing, they aren’t minimum requirements. They’re a form that HR fills out based on what HR thinks the job is, not based on what the actual job is.

[-] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

i often see a list of minimum and preferred.

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[-] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago

It's only wrong if you get caught!

I find it entertaining that the criteria for neurodivergence includes telling the truth.

[-] rtxn@lemmy.world 41 points 1 week ago

I find it concerning that lying is apparently always an option for NTs.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 19 points 1 week ago

I’m autistic and lying is always an option for me too. I’m extremely good at it. I just don’t do it, because it’s wrong and harmful.

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[-] teodor_from_achewood@lemmy.world 101 points 1 week ago

Before I graduated I was encouraged to apply for a job that required a four year degree.

Don't worry about it - we know you, they said.

When I submitted my application online it was automatically rejected because the application program correctly flagged that I didn't meet the requirement of having a four year degree.

[-] IzzyScissor@lemmy.world 73 points 1 week ago

This is when you call them directly and tell them that. They can override the automation.

[-] KreekyBonez@lemm.ee 38 points 1 week ago

and if they won't/can't, then there's an easy answer as to whether it's worth working there at all

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[-] Please_Do_Not@lemm.ee 87 points 1 week ago

Why yes, I do thrive under pressure. It's why I use a weighted blanket.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 20 points 1 week ago

I’d like to be
Under the sea
In an octopus’s garden
in the shade

[-] notsure@fedia.io 87 points 1 week ago

a friend once got me a job interview with his company. he listened into the interview, and i could hear him audibly gasp when the interviewer asked, "why do you want to work for us?". I replied plainly, "To make a living so that I may pursue my real goals." I didn't get the job...

[-] Jrockwar@feddit.uk 64 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I'm not technically NT but I have ADHD and I don't have problems picking up this sort of neurotypical social cues.

When I interview people myself, I'm extra wary of catering to ND people, and for questions like this, I phrase them very carefully to mean what I want to ask:

"Why do you want to work for us? I'm sure there were other jobs out there that would result in a salary, but what made you apply for this one specifically?"

I make clear in the conversation that I want to know their motivation, their alignment to the specific role, and not the fact that they need money to live. I already know that! So I tailor the questions to give me exactly what I need even if the person is, say, autistic and takes things in the most literal way.

This post has, however, made me realise that in the job posting I have open right now, I'm going to add a note in the vein of "this is a wishlist of all the things the ideal candidate would have, but we acknowledge nobody is ever a 100% perfect match - feel free to apply even if you only meet some of the criteria as you might be more qualified than most applicants".

[-] wjrii@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago

I have always appreciated the listings that divide the list between the "must haves," even soft ones (e.g. 4yr degree, knowledge of X tool, Y years of experience, solid communication skills), and "our ideal candidate will have most of the following" (e.g. Y+3 years of experience, prior role in management, knowledge of Z regulation).

[-] tyler@programming.dev 17 points 1 week ago

The 4 year degree one is still never a must have. The only things that are true must haves are certifications for federally regulated jobs, like requiring a PE.

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[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 week ago

Hit them back with "why do you want to hire me?"

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[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 67 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Those HR people who make the listing don't understand most of it anyway.

[-] Pechente@feddit.org 22 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It’s also ridiculous how often I see „Java“ instead of „JavaScript“ in job listings.

Edit: Not trying to judge Java here, this is purely about recruiters not knowing the difference, posting jobs for Java devs when they need JS devs

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[-] luciferofastora@lemmy.zip 19 points 1 week ago

"I'm looking fora Data Analyst"

"Gotcha, we put up an ad for Data Science"

"No, Data Analyst, that's diff-"

"Here, we already got some applicants"

"They'll be very disappointed to learn that I'm not interested in their AI skills"

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[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 55 points 1 week ago

Yes, and then don’t provide “real” answers at the interview, make up stuff they want to hear, be friendly and create small talk with a complete stranger, act like you actually GAF about the company when all you want to do is just get a job and start working, screw all this people-interaction stuff.

[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago

For me, getting the interview is the hard part.

I've never interviewed for a job where I didn't get the offer. I can't say exactly what works for me, but I can explain my process a bit.

First off, I go in confident. a lot of that probably had to do with my history with interviews, but that's the first part.

Secondly, I look at it as me interviewing the company. I want to know the company is right for me. To that end, I ask a lot of questions about the position and the team. I ask if they're looking to fill a hole or are willing to have the role reinvented.

Obviously, that last bit is for taking a unique role in the comment, not just as cashier number 23.

I am also clear that I'm not looking to remain in that position forever. I want to work at it a few years and move on, wither within the company or elsewhere. I won't bail in 6 months, but I also won't do the same job with no evolution for 10 years. My career needs to grow.

Essentially, I try to interview in a manner where they're trying to win me over instead of weed me out.

I'm my current job, I was relaxed, got the interviewers talking family and casually about the projects, started giving feedback on issues as if I was already on board, and essentially changed it from an interview to a group meeting.

It turns out I was asking for about 30% more than my competition, but they gave it to me anyway, and it all came down to making myself feel like a member of the team they wanted to hold onto rather than just someone looking for a paycheck.

And I'm absolutely there for the paycheck. I liked my old job a lot more, but I got like a 60% pay bump going to the new job.

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Half of the requirements listed aren't even actual requirements; they're just listing their tech stack. For example, if I see NodeJS, I know I'll be deploying web apps, not coding them. I don't even read the requirements most of the time. If the title matches and there's no security clearance required, I'm applying.

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

I swear my company has one list of requirements for all jobs. Every time I am part of the hiring process I have to correct it

[-] kshade@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago

That whole routine doesn't magically make sense to neurotypical people either.

[-] SeanBrently@lemm.ee 27 points 1 week ago

I think of myself as a neutodivergent person but I am annoyed by neurodivergent people who act like everything is binary yes/no black/white full volume/absolute silence. Like, everyone in the world knows that the gas pedal in the car is not an on/off switch and believe it or not but other things in life are like that.

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[-] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 1 week ago

I have a stable job that I like.

Sometimes I think I should go to interviews just to make recruiters feel insecure, "your business is not up to my expectations" "what do you mean you don't provide flexible remote working?" "Your paycheck is just too small for me, sorry".

I would get a laugh of of it and probably would help some fella by lowering this fuckers ego.

[-] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

I do this all the time. Keeps my interview skills sharp. Plus you never know when somewhere will wind up making you an insane offer.

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[-] frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe 22 points 1 week ago

I don't understand why op thinks they are special for going through this workflow. Women are way less likely than men to ignore job requirements when applying for jobs and many many people have to be reminded that job requirements are fluffy. Are all these people "neurodivergent"? We seem to want to apply this term everywhere for some reason.

[-] CleoTheWizard@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago

I think most people are like this but neurodivergent people have trouble coming to terms with breaking the rules. As in they see an incongruity between the stated rule and the way everyone behaves. What OP is talking about is textbook neurodivergence behavior though I’m sure other people experience this to some degree.

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[-] Hazzard@lemm.ee 21 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It's not lying as much as it's advertising. If they're asking about your greatest weakness, tell them. Just don't neglect to mention how you mitigate that weakness too, and are improving. Don't let your answer end on "I'm a disorganized mess", end it on "so in the last year, I've started building and using checklists and it's been really effective".

In the same way, be up front if they ask about the criteria you don't meet. But consider your entire answer, again, you can say something like "I actually haven't worked in that language before, but I've done lots of work in Python and Java, so I'm confident I can pick it up quickly as needed". If they don't ask, then it probably wasn't really that important of a criteria to them, so you shouldn't waste your interview time talking about it either.

Don't volunteer all your worst traits, you only have an hour, so focus on describing your strengths as often as you can. Nobody expects to completely understand you as a person in one hour, they're specifically asking you to come in and advertise yourself. Instead, read between the lines in the listing (I.E. Things mentioned in the job description or title are likely more important than something in a single bullet point. Look for repetition, or how much they talk about each requirement.). Figure out what the "customer" wants that you're good at, and ensure you emphasize it, repeatedly. Define clear takeaways and make sure they know what you're offering, and will actually remember it too.

And practice your answers to many questions. Come up with your best anecdotes for "a time you resolved a conflict with a coworker" and all that nonsense in advance, so that you can confidently segue into those stories that best emphasize your takeaways when asked. Do some research on the company to come up with a good answer to questions like "why do you want to work here?". The answer doesn't have to be your top priority, which is obviously "a paycheque", but just append an unsaid "instead of somewhere else" and answer honestly, because people are good at detecting insincerity. You likely haven't applied to every company on earth, so tell them why you chose them.

Lastly, like an advertiser, don't be afraid to segue from other questions into your prepared answers. "Yeah, I've always loved X, that's why I wanted to work here actually, I'd heard a bit about how you were getting involved with X, but with this interesting twist, and thought that sounded like something I'd really enjoy working on". The interview questions are designed to get you talking about yourself, it's not a survey where the strict questions are all that matter, and you can simply joke about it if the question comes up later.

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[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 20 points 1 week ago

Even if you don't qualify, job hunting is just throwing your resume to the wall and see what sticks. You got nothing to lose by applying.

[-] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago

You got nothing to lose by applying.

Nothing to lose but your sanity.

[-] shneancy@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago

and self esteem when a CV scanning AI sends you an automated rejection e-mail how you're not qualified to work a job that specifically has "no qualifications or experience needed!" written in the listing

logic knows it's bullshit, but man, it still stings to read

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[-] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 19 points 1 week ago

As an autistic person I relate to this so hard it isn't funny.

[-] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 18 points 1 week ago

As a non-autistic person, it's also incredibly annoying. Job hunting has always been a really stupid system with lots of really stupid rules of thumbs.

[-] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 week ago

the hiring managers, senior executives, and especially the owners-- don't give half a flying fuck about the ~~worker drones~~ employees

as such, you're only hurting yourself if you're not telling them what they want to hear out of "principle." fuck that. "principle" won't stop them from tossing you to the winds the instant you become any sort of liability, e.g., prolonged sickness, otj injury, pregnant, etc

[-] Trashcan@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

A lot og questions can be answered diplomatically and show that you are able to handle yourself:

Q: do you like the colour red?

A1: I hate red

A2: I don't like red

A3: Not my favourite colour

A4: I prefer blue

In this entirely made up and pointless exercise you hate red and are asked if you like it. Real world applications converging on zero.

On a scale of lie to truth, where are you comfortable with representing your thoughts of red in an interview?

And remember, only Sith deals in absolutes🙃

*Edited layout

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