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i saw someone on twitter saying to "leverage your network" i'd sooner leverage a shotgun into my mouth jesus fucking christ

plus all this is meant to be done at a time when you're likely at your lowest confidence, most insecure, and most desperate.

just the idea that it's my job to sell myself to these sorts of business goons who ENJOY seeing people desperate and on edge is so sick. i have nothing to sell, i am not a commodity, i am a human being. and everything's ran thru some shitty AI now i'm sure. like the applications weren't demeaning enough.

can't we all just be assigned jobs by the government? it'd build social cohesion. like the hunger games. maybe you can opt out but I'd rather take my chances than answer these fucking personality tests or get so hopeless i'm actually applying for something with hours I hate with a miserable commute with a terrible wage which ALSO won't hire me

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[-] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 38 points 8 months ago

Sell yourself! Create a brand! Research companies!

No, fuck all that. Create one good resume and shotgun that into every open role you see. If you really like a role, put in some time to tweak the resume.

Play the numbers game. They are.

[-] fubbernuckin@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago

Also, they're using ai to weed out applicants, use ai to generate applicable content. They lie about the job description, you lie on your resume. You're allowed to play the game with any tools at your disposal.

[-] andyburke@fedia.io 12 points 8 months ago

BAD COMPANIES do this.

why would you want to work at a bad company? I know you want the paycheck, but that kind of company is gonna wage theft your ass, anyway.

[-] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 21 points 8 months ago

why would you want to work at a bad company

Paycheck until you find a good one.

[-] fubbernuckin@lemmy.world 12 points 8 months ago

oh yeah? And how easy is it to find a good company that can actually pay you? You think all the bad ones have a tag on their front page that says "hey, we comb through your resume with an ai"? If i had the option to only apply to companies who don't do this, that'd be my first choice, but as it stands, the only way to find them is to play the numbers game.

Besides, this is against the point anyway. You want us to all play by the rules when they don't have to? At that point you're cheating yourself on the basis of "not all companies".

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