| ▲ | pluc 6 days ago |
| Most job seekers don't have the luxury of choice. |
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| ▲ | evantbyrne 6 days ago | parent | next [-] |
| In this industry they do. You know that companies using these tools are exercising minimal effort and due diligence, and that should be taken into consideration before participating. It only makes sense to play the high-volume application game if each application takes negligible effort to submit. The people I've known that have gone that route have had <1% success rates. For quality candidates, a lower-volume targeted approach will yield the best jobs and retain your sanity. |
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| ▲ | codingdave 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Well, not with that attitude, they don't. Boycotts are not pain-free. They require everyone to stick together and refuse to participate in behaviors that are not acceptable. I'd argue that most job seekers don't have the luxury to allow themselves to be diminished into irrelevance. |
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| ▲ | forgotoldacc 6 days ago | parent | next [-] | | Most of us on HN are definitely much better off than the average person, so we have the freedom to not desperately pursue any possible chance that comes our way. A lot of people here also have very in demand skills and have companies begging them to work for them, not the other way around. For the people just starting out with no experience, and those wondering whether they should get their car fixed, buy new shoes to replace their current ones that have a hole in the bottom, or eat something better than rice and beans for another week, they don't have the luxury to boycott jobs. They're focused on surviving, and that's a huge chunk of America. | | |
| ▲ | codingdave 6 days ago | parent [-] | | And that logic would hold up if AI interviewing was being deployed equally across all jobs. But it is not. Go ahead and take the example from the original quote - Braintrust - their web site explicitly caters to technical talent. Entry-level jobs have already been converted to automated Q&A sessions that take place right alongside your application on the jobs site. They have been that way for years. These new AI interviews are targeted at later career roles. | | |
| ▲ | forgotoldacc 5 days ago | parent [-] | | I know people applying to entry level jobs even outside of tech who are being given AI interviews. Why do you think this is the only company doing AI interviews and other companies aren't bandwagoning? Kind of silly. |
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| ▲ | Henchman21 6 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | So how do we boycott the entire US business community? The "business community" -- as an aside I have a real fucking hard time describing this as a _community_ -- has been working overtime to drown the US federal government in a bathtub since Grover Norquist uttered the phrase. The behavior of this "community" is abhorrent. Many in the C-suite deserve a life in prison -- looking your way "healthcare industry"! The pursuit of profit above all else, that is: basic human _greed_ is a VICE, not a VIRTUE. Boycotts won't stop this madness. |
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| ▲ | throwanem 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Most Americans have never heard of a strike fund. |
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| ▲ | jimmytucson 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Why not do it before you need a job? While you're comfortable, submit your application for open roles and reject the AI interviewer. |
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| ▲ | Seattle3503 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| The good ones do. Companies may not see problems initially, but they may eventually find their candidate quality has dropped. |
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| ▲ | jedimastert 6 days ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Especially in the current American economy. It's a very intentional power balance |
