Demanding Business Owner Gets Slammed for Douchey 'Interview Hacks' to Use on Job Applicants

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Ally Perry • Writer and Editor
Jan 19, 2023 1:00 PM EST

The only thing more twisted than a person who enjoys looking for a job are those who are in charge of the recruiting process. There are plenty of prospective employers who are way too willing to prey on your desperation to find a position that will pay the bills. 

In this day and age, it would be nice to think that more businesses appreciated that most of the people who want to work for them are not going to sacrifice it all, especially if they're treated like garbage. However, not everybody got the memo.

One startup founder on LinkedIn has come under fire for this, after publishing a punishing list of 'interview hacks' apparently designed to find the best candidates. Including things like conducting late night in-person interviews and ringing candidates outside working hours, Redditors were not impressed with these toxic tips. At least it gets all the crappy job red flags out the way before somebody is stuck working for him.

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    Font - r/recruitinghell u/treblemaker75 21h i.redd.it Found this in Facebook and thought these "hacks" were interesting. What are your thoughts on this? Personal Information Harsimarbir (Harsh) Singh - 2nd Co-Founder at Pristyn Care 17m. Ⓒ Interesting Interview hacks we used early on to filter for Special Driven people (right attitude) 1. Rang the candidate at 8.00 am - to request for Interview - Early risers + Follow 2. Scheduled telephonic interviews (first round) at 11.00 pm - Late workers 3.
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    Sky - AdDear5411 18h Special driven people Read: Easily exploitable people
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    Font - Typhos TheD 17h OK, so they want people who work 16 hour days, weekends, are mind readers and/or fortune tellers, and regularly perform outside of their job description and duties to significant degrees?
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    Font - Sometimesnotfunny 16h 1 & 2 are moot, because working hours aren't standardized. I did 12 hour shifts, swing shifts, overnights, you name it. So fuck 1 and 2, directly in the anus. 3 and 4 aren't viable. You think you're the only place I'm applying to? I don't have the time nor the intellectual deficiency to spend 8 unpaid hours (illegal btw) doing f ck all for you, much less for "culture". Though, I do see how it would test my patience. 5. If you call me about something work related at 9
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    Sky - shantelleargyle 21h Ugh. These push a super unhealthy work culture and have no appreciation for people who don't even have the job yet having an actual life.
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    Font - lab-gone-wrong 11h "Life hacks" are for trivial or unimportant things that you want to get done quickly so you can focus on whatever is really important. If someone has "interview hacks", it means they consider hiring unimportant and are cutting corners (read: being lazy) so they can focus on something else. Consider what this says about a company and the people it attracts. And run far, far away. This hiring process optimizes for people who spend a lot of time working. None of it deals w
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    Font - Stuffed Squash 19h My thoughts are that it's very kind of them to show that they're a terrible workplace so quickly instead of springing it on you later. Makes it easier to say "absolutely not" before even interviewing.
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    Font - Classic-Ad-7079 11h Another brain dead startup co-founder trying to convince the world that his sh tty recruitment practices are something to be revered.
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    Font - who-mever 13h Filtering his candidate pool for the most desperate "Yes-Men" he can find isn't exactly the flex he thinks it is...in fact, it's a great way to set his employer up for a string of losses. Contacting me at 8 am when I probably have meetings, voicemails to check and return, and time sensitive e-mails that require my attention is a great way to show you have no respect for my time or my current employer's time. It pretty much tells me that as a recruiter, you are extremely out
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    Font - Blake404 16h Yes because the best worker is typically up and at their best from 8am-11:30pm, is desperate enough for a job to complete detailed (unpaid?) assignments and spend a full (unpaid?) shift in an office to prove themselves, doesn't take days off, and has immediate availability? "CEOs" and "Founders" like this are the most excited to have their entire workforce replaced by robots. Wtf
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    Font - sodium111 16h Major red flags. AND - they're leaving good talent on the table by arbitrarily filtering out people for BS reasons.
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    Font - gga061 11h My thoughts: 1. Toxic 2. Toxic 3. Toxic 4. Toxic 5. Toxic 6. Toxic 7. Toxic
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