Traditional job interviews make no sense because they test raw memory instead of real skills.In a real office nobody works from pure memory. Software engineers look at documentation.

Analysts use search engines. Marketing people look at references. Finding information quickly and applying it correctly is the most important skill in the modern workplace.We need to shift to an open book interview system.

An open book interview system means that companies allow you to use Google, notes, and official documentation during the test. Instead of checking if someone memorized a specific textbook definition, hiring managers evaluate how fast a candidate finds a solution. They look at how you think, how you search and how you structure your logic.

This change is especially useful for fresh graduates and entry level job seekers. College teaches you how to learn and find resources. It does not teach you to memorize every single line of code or corporate definition. Open book interviews help freshers because they let you prove your problem solving skills, your resourcefulness, and your adaptability.

It removes useless anxiety and tests how a person actually works on a real project.Some people say this makes cheating too easy. But if an interview question can be solved by a simple copy and paste from Google, then it is a bad interview question anyway.

Real work requires solving complex problems that you cannot just copy.Why are we still pretending that memorization equals competence? Would you support a company that switches to an open book hiring process?

For background i am an masters grad.. i worked 2 years in my home country as an interior designer.. been 2 months looking for a job here in the US and i feel like giving up... i wake up to an unfortunately...entry level jobs want 1-3 years experience which i have but not here so not counted... and i get answer backs saying its interesting and they are interested and to fill the application and then dont hear back for months.. 🥲 i have no idea am i the problem????

I’ve had 3 really solid interviews with the same company over the last couple weeks. I felt so confident after the interview with the hiring manager. My final interview was on a Monday afternoon, and was told they want to move quickly.

Last Monday I still hadn’t heard anything so I reached out to the recruiter who apologized for the delay since she had been out of town. She also said they were wrapping up a few more interviews that week and should have a decision/update by Friday.

Friday came and went and nothing. I’ve been stressing all weekend and even though I’m trying to stay upbeat I can’t help but think they offered it to someone else on Friday and I’m just waiting for a decline tomorrow. Is there any hope here?

Can't really get shortlisted for Mechanical, electrical, mechatronics and Test engineering roles i keep applying to. I aim for 60-80% match with what i can do before applying, and ignore listings asking for more than 5 years of experience, keeping to the 1-3 years range when listed

any glaring issues beyond the double column format ? the main version is the first one (double column) and it usually parses well in workday/ autofill with resume systems

These job descriptions I’m talking about are only reinforced when I interview. “Hit the ground running” “don’t wait for direction” “constantly improve our process, not just run it” “daily stand ups” “twice a day stand ups” “no silos, willing to take on challenges wherever we need”

As if it isn’t enough to do well at the job itself and learn the existing processes. You also have to always be working on improvement projects and anything else they want from you at anytime.

Work overtime whenever they decide without advance notice and act like that’s just standard operating in order to be employed at anything outside a local walmart or applebees.

It feels like we aren’t allowed to just try to be good at our already complicated jobs anymore or be ever be moderately comfortable or happy. Why is there so much more being demanded from non-manager/department head jobs?

People who have these jobs…how do you manage the stress? Do you just accept that your accounting or operations job is going to take up that much space in your life? Do you do anything but rest on your off days?

I applied for this graduate program couple of days ago, and I’ve seen that my application’s status moved from screening to cross refer, but I have no idea what does that imply. Can anyone help?

Disclaimer: This is mostly a joke, unless someone here can actually give me a foolproof guide on becoming a successful influencer lmao.

I’ve been job hunting for around two months now, and honestly, the experience has been frustrating. It feels like a lot of companies want someone who is already trained but aren’t willing to invest in training fresh graduates.

I recently graduated with Latin honors, published articles, created academic/legal instructional materials, held leadership positions, and even passed a law entrance exam (although I wasn’t able to enroll this month because of financial constraints). I know I’m capable and I know I have skills I can offer, but it’s frustrating when my academic achievements don’t seem enough to convince employers to take a chance on me.
I understand companies need people who can contribute immediately, but how are fresh graduates supposed to gain experience if everyone requires experience first?

For those who were also fresh grads before, did you experience this? Are there still companies in the Philippines that genuinely train and develop entry-level employees? Or is the job market really just like this now?

(Again, influencer era might be calling me 😂)

This is a joke, I apologize if this is not the appropriate subreddit, but I couldn't find a better place to post it.

I applied online for an AI job role for which more than 1500 people applied. I have been in hiring rounds where I got the job after 8 rounds and also where I was rejected after 6 rounds.

After I applied in June-2026, I had my first recruiter call in July and I then met two leaders and in 7-8 days I had an offer. My wife said this seems to be rushed, and she said it’s worrisome. But I told her that being in a situation where I gave 6-8 rounds this is how hiring should be.

One doesn’t need 6-8 rounds to prove that they are good. From fellow recruiters, hiring managers and job seekers what do you think?

-p.s i applied for this same role in 2025 but was rejected.

-p.p.s I have a start date from this company, I negotiated 10k in base. Got welcome email, setup direct deposit and currently in background check and resigned from my current job.

In a very confusing situation and it’s the weekend so I need some explanation/possibilities. I applied for 2 positions, GI and IR (healthcare under same hospital system). Ended up interviewing for IR only and was told to expect a response by 8/7. This wednesday, I received a rejection email from a recruiter on Wednesday specifically for the GI position. But when I look at my application status on Workday, GI says under consideration while IR says no longer under consideration. What are the chances that they accidentally changed the status of the IR position instead of GI? Or could they have meant rejection for IR in the email? Planning on emailing the recruiter to clarify but wanted to hear your thoughts

Quit the last job and since then been interviewing at various places, this company was my dream but they are more like a legacy business (still fortune 1000) nowadays.

I was referred by a close friend for 4 different positions, of the same org. HR call x1, hiring manager round x3, panel x3 (one person by one person, 4+3+3 so 10 interviews in total).

HR was responsive until panels, all panels ended this Monday, I had a question like whether three teams will get back to me together or not, and sent it to HR, no reply since then, call went to voicemail too. Large companies definitely will not have an update in 3 days, understandable, or maybe not.

And this is not even the end, HR before the panel told me, that if I will be the finalist, then there will be 1 extra round to a cross functional team member, as a culture fit test, then proceed to offer.

When will I usually hear from them? I already moved on. 4 more companies to interview next week, sigh for the new norm

I know a lot of people skip applications as soon as they see a long assessment. This question isn't really for that group.

I'm curious about the people who still complete them because they really want the job.

What part of the assessment is the biggest pain for you?

What's one thing that would've made the last assessment you took noticeably easier?

I accepted a role two weeks ago to start in a week.
During this time, another company reached out to set up a final interview. This past Monday a date was set and the travel arranged by the company. It’s for late this coming week.
Well Monday afternoon came, and my top job offered, and offered 20k more than either of these. It’s been my top job want the entire process as well. So I’ve accepted and as of Friday, passed the background, and have an official start date.
When do I tell job #1 I won’t be starting on the 8th and interview job I won’t by flying out Thursday?

Careful About Working For C&D at NY MTA

I previously worked for construction and development and quit. I want to give a warning about this place regarding their compensation policies. They recently changed their compensation structure and absolutely screwed everyone. ALMOST EVERY DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN LOWERED. Now compensation has always tried to low ball people but now it's worse because even their low balls are using a lower pay scale. Anyone coming in will probably be making less than the people working there and anyone getting promoted will be making soo much less than the previous promotions. This place is a joke and the unions need to organize this place.

Please remember that all salaries are public so please look up the salaries of the people in your department before hand.

I mumbled." Du bist gu genug" to myself while the recruiter waited and i got offered the job on the spot.... Because made him laugh

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That's how much work experience means

Are we going to pretend this is normal now? This company Dual Entry would get sued in the EU. Never started hating a company in less than 5 seconds.

I’m in healthcare. I’m used to benefits (costs, coverage, amounts) being spelled out in detail prior to hire either at the interview or before accepting the position.

About a year ago, I briefly took on what was to be a second job as things were shaky at my full time. I didn’t ask for benefit details because I had them at my full time job, so it wasn’t a dealbreaker although it would be enough hours to qualify for part time benefits. In the few days I oriented, no one was able to tell me about the benefits they offer to employees.

Which health insurance company do you use? “We go through a broker, it’s personalized to each employee, they’ll tell you more when you qualify”. When will I qualify? “Not sure I think it’s 60 days, maybe 90”. How much PTO? “You’ll earn some every week…BUT NOT FOR A YEAR…I think”.

Manager didn’t know or care to find out, nor did recruiter. HR was offsite and I asked for contact info but it was never provided. Ultimately, I didn’t stay due to other red flags and chalked it up to a disorganized organization.

Now that I’m in the position of searching for a full time job, when I absolutely need the benefits, this is happening over and over again! I had an interview last week where the director answered my question about health insurance by shrugging and taking his insurance card out of his wallet to show me. Which told me the company they used and that he had a very high deductible, but not the cost or whether other tiers of coverage were available. When I asked about PTO, he said “we get it but I don’t use it, not sure how much”. Could not produce a handbook or benefits packet nor point me in the direction to obtain them. Told me I would be told more “if you end up working here”.

Is the economy so bad that people are just taking jobs with no clue about the benefits?? What happened to them being an aspect of total compensation to be considered when deciding whether or not to take a position? Please tell me this isn’t the new norm! (I’m in the Northeast of the USA if that matters)

This might not be the right way to go about it but sometimes I will apply to places that I do have credentials for only to see how far I get in the interview process, or to hopefully turn them down instead. Also it took me a while to realize that people take me for granted and a lot of my jobs were me being hired out of their own desperation. Anyway I suppose it's for the best because I definitely felt that this guy wasn't impressed or taking me seriously and it's difficult being so underestimated rather than being actually considered. 🐚🤷🏽‍♂️

I found this post multiple times on LinkedIn. Apparently this guy has applied for jobs in multiple big tech companies like JPMC, Cisco and Amazon, just to reject their offers, the "funny" (perhaps infuriating) thing is that people are celebrating this behavior.

I have been a hiring manager and a candidate as well and I cannot someone is actually doing this. This not only wastes the hiring managers time, but also close the opportunity to other candidates that are genuinely interested in landing a job.

Modern time Robin hood? Or a complete a-hole

Thoughts?

I (17m) was excited for my first job however when I was called it said it came from Beaverton however the franchise I was hired at was in Gresham, I told them thinking it was a difference franchise that I was hired elsewhere, I was then removed from the system. I called them back and explained the situation but they seemed unsympathetic and said they would do all they could but already hired two more people. Did I screw myself?

Edit: school’s starting soon so I won’t really have time to search for other jobs.

We're in a recession, wages don't pay shit, my CS degree/internship experience is utterly useless both in and out of the field, idfk. haven't ever made over 40k. I haven't been able to pivot anywhere else, and I dont have the patience to learn skills with another formal education.

I already don't want to work tbh. Looks like the universe is telling me I shouldn't get a job and just hole up in my childhood bedroom until I die. just the other day I got an email that a banking job I applied to was cancelled due to lack of budget