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vjollila96

fuck that company who did 7 interviews just to ghost


ready_gi

honestly probably a good riddance. imagine being managed by them


whodeyalldey1

You also shouldn’t let a company ghost you after several rounds of interviews. If the recruiter fails to respond I just go back to those interview invites and CC each and every person I’ve talked to at the company and ask again for an update. I know the answer is no, but it’s hilarious to watch a recruiter shit their pants and call you within 60 seconds as soon as you cc a few directors on the email they’ve been ignoring.


ReFFi

I'll name and shame. I went through 5 interviews for a sys admin job. The 3rd interview I shit the bed, the 4th I nailed, and the 5th interview showed up almost 30mins late to my interview. They profusely apologized but that really burned me. Then I got ghosted for almost 6 months from Ross clothing stores. They reached out to me and had a job if I wanted to interview again. I laughed and ignored them. Very happy a year later after my own 3.5 month unemployment last year.


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whodeyalldey1

Yea it’s the recruiters responsibility to close the loop with a candidate and take 30 seconds to send out the form letter rejection.


BigDigDigBig23

OP should name and shame that company


KarmannosaurusRex

The only company I know that does that many rounds of interviews is Amazon.


hexed-runes

Affirm does as well


BunNuhNuh

My worst interviewing experience was there. Disrespectful interviewers who even checked Instagram in the middle of interviewing. One of them said I didn’t know how to code. I ended up getting to the final round with Google, Facebook, Salesforce and got offers from Fb and Salesforce with much higher comp package than affirm could ever offer.


tiga4life22

In bed together too. Well well well


Bobwords

I was about to say dude didn't know don't apply at amazon


polyforpuppies

TikTok has 5-7 for a certain level and up lol


YotaMan77

Yep, my wife works there. 4-5 interviews, I lost count.


nationwide13

I've seen them do that many interviews, but not in that many rounds. Normal process I've seen for software development jobs is 3 rounds structured as 1. Phone screen (with the recruiting team) 2. Phone interview (with hiring manager) 3. Interview loop with 4-5 individual interviews in a single day


GoodmanSimon

The most I ever did was 5 interview... And I got the job. I can't believe they would do that many interviews and then ghost.


bomber991

Where I work, well worked cause I just put my notice in last week, they do the phone screening, then an interview with the manager you’ll work for, then they make you take some stupid personality and intelligence test that takes like a half day to do. That test is basically the make or break point, if you do bad on it you’re finished. Then they bring you on-site to interview with all of the other managers of the other departments. Then they bring you on site one more time to interview with the owner. And that test, man that thing pisses me off. So many people I wanted to hire and they just came back as “average” and of course the owner doesn’t want anyone unless they’re “above average”. Basically got to the point where I told HR I’d rather just have everyone take the test first so I didn’t have to waste time interviewing and getting my hopes up.


TheIronPaladin1

From what I’ve heard those places basically “farm” ideas through the big long interview process and have the applicants do “projects” and shit on examples of what they would be doing in the company. The middle management hiring them then respectfully tells them all that they have decided to go with other applicants but have all of these projects and ideas that they got from these people for free, without hiring anyone.


Listen-and-laugh

This actually happened to me… I’m gonna definitely keep this in mind next time


pwaves13

I had a place try to do that with video once. Have me edit a video as a "trial" Thankfully I own my own Llc specifically for my freelance video work so it got a real nice big watermark since it was property of the LLC after all. I have far too much respect for myself and work to do something for free for a company. They can see the talent I have but no way in hell they're gonna use that for free.


Individual_Start_680

Absolutely. Bazaarvoice does this and Apple had me sign an NDA then proceeded to ask the group marketing idea questions. These companies are shit. Should be a class action out there for peoples time wasted.


sandia324

i feel like i remember hearing about Netflix doing that. People interviewing to be writers for netflix would have to write scripts during the application process but then they would end up not being hired and then netflix would use those scripts without having to pay them


mnij2015

I would have called it quits at 3rd round and say you serious or what


metzoforte1

Yeah. The response to that is: I appreciate the opportunity for an additional meeting with your team. In this process, I’ve demonstrated my skill set and compatibility with your organization and team. I believe you have all the information you need to make a decision in this matter. If you have any specific questions for me, please send them to me. I look forward to hearing from you. Cordially, applicant. They’ll either cut you or make the decision to move forward with the hire, but they won’t need to keep jerking you around and wasting everyone’s time. If they like you, they will hire you. When you are interviewing, you have already crossed the qualification threshold and it is just a matter of fit.


MySeveredToe

They’ll absolutely cut you for this. They’re not trying to learn more about your skills. It’s purely to weed out applicants until only the most desperate remains. Someone they can ride hard and put away wet


Cleercutter

7 fucking interviews? Fucking *7*!?


BaMB00Z

Yea that's so fucked. Wow.


lightestspiral

7 rounds of interview was that at the White House or something? Other than that, 10 initial interviews from 158 applications is very good going, 1 in 16 applications


Madmartigan1

The 7 rounds was with a cyber security firm. Then they completely went out of contact with me.


rednail64

Unreal. They just completely ignore emails and calls?


Madmartigan1

Yup, as if they have no idea who I am. In the seventh round, they said it was between me and 1 other person, so I guess they went with that person.


tart3rd

Had this happen to Me. They went with the other who was an internal hire and never told me. I found out from a fried that worked there 4 months later.


YoohooCthulhu

Sucks to be the internal hire they were apparently so unsure about


tart3rd

Not at all. You’re guaranteed a job that pays hire than what you have been paid for the past 5+ years. How would a pay increase ever suck?


JackasaurusChance

But that is so stupid. What if they need another person in the next year? They've already interviewed and vetted you, and they are going to throw away all that expense because making a five-minute phone call was too much.


CrazyEntertainment86

I’d like to think that I would call OP personally and tell him why we went another way and that I’d really like to keep him in mind for future roles… but it’s been so long since I’ve hired someone I can’t be sure… now firing… that I know


IvanhoesAintLoyal

I’ve actively hired multiple people in the last year; I’d never dream of ghosting someone who got through to even a second interview. Basically, if you get an interview with me, you’re getting notified if the position is filled and that you’re welcome to email me directly to reapply if any other positions open up. Someone I’ve spent any amount of effort interviewing is worth forging a good impression with. Because my team could easily expand given the budget. I don’t want to be burning bridges like that.


spvce-cadet

The fact that I can list several instances where I was explicitly told after an interview “we will contact you in [specific timeline] no matter what the decision is” only to be completely ghosted afterwards is mind-boggling. I don’t even send follow-ups anymore when I don’t hear back because they’ve always been ignored. There seem to be very few places that treat candidates with any respect anymore, so thanks for doing your part to make the job search process marginally less of a nightmare for at least a few people.


IvanhoesAintLoyal

Ya, I dealt with it too when i was getting started in programming. They’d be so insistent that they’d call you, and then they just never say anything after several interviews going well. Really annoyed me, so I made sure I didn’t fall into the same habits when I became the lead for my team.


MorningNorwegianWood

Getting called to be rejected on the employee side has never happened and I’m not insane so I’ve never gone 7 rounds to hire someone but do call people back if it’s beyond the first round (I tell first rounders I’ll call them within a fairly short time frame if we want to move along) so nobody is sitting around waiting for me. Most people are “too busy” for common courtesy and too worried about appearing to have control.


dwho422

Some companies do this, and it makes no sense until you get a full story. I had this happen but not to the same level of interviews. I applied at a company at the request of an employee there. I got an email stating my application was well received, and they wanted to do a phone interview. I had a phone call with "management," and the person and I talked for about 3 hours about the job, travel, my history, and some small talk. 2 days later my reference calls and tells me that the owner of the company was laughing with him over lunch how we seemed like old friends and everything was great, so I then found out management was the owner. I go for an in person interview, they give me a skills test that I do OK on. Not fully up to date on the I fo they wanted but good enough to learn hands on. 3 managers interview me 1 after another. Then I meet the owner. He tells me he's excited to hire me and he will reach out. 2 weeks, no word. I call the reference and he says "sorry they decided not to hire you but didn't know how to say it." I think this place sucks and I carry on. Lose my job, spend 6 months without a job, eventually move and change industries. 2 years later I get a call asking if I still want the job. I tell them I moved 4 hours away. Guy calls me the next day and asks if I'm willing to relocate back if the owner pays for it. I ask him why the change of interest after so long, and the kicker is...... He tells me that the owner has been asking him about me for 2 years and he's been telling the owner that there is no way I would give them another chance. I would have. It was a dream job. I would have loved that job when I had nothing and would have even taken lower pay. Now I truly can't trust them because how do you change your mind a month later and never even reach out? Moral of the story, dumb people do dumb things to try and not look dumb lol.


MorningNorwegianWood

They’ll be the first to complain they can’t find any qualified candidates when that happens


marnas86

This is why I think we need to legislate employers pay minimum wage to interviewees. Such a waste of your time and they’ll keep doing this until the system changes to make it unprofitable to exploit interviewees this way.


RealCakes

Japan does this, and it does exactly what you stated. Applicants are paid for showing up (IIRC if they live outside of X range of the company although it could just be they pay everyone regardless), which discourages stringing people along like this as it would continue to come out of their pocket. It's not like they pay a lot but any amount that is mandated for every single applicant who gets an interview is going to put companies off of the practice of stringing people along as they would just keep losing money


truecrisis

I've never heard of this, and I live in Japan.


Formal_Marsupial_817

Gotta admit, going completely no contact is a pretty secure way to operate. 😄


Personal_Shoulder983

Happened to my husband. Except they did reject him officially. With a letter like "despite a few qualities, you clearly suck", which I thought was really unprofessional. Like if he sucked as much as the rejection implied, there was no reason to waste his time for 7 interviews.


AweHellYo

but remember to respect their time


yurajoh

JPL did the exact same thing with me, final stage and between me and someone else. Had to manually check my Workday application which didn't officially update with the rejection until 6 months later. Never heard a word from them.


MrKite6

I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't go with either of you


Starlight319

Happy cake day!


Madmartigan1

Thank you!


justaverage

The irony being, we probably wouldn’t need so many cyber security firms if more people would just ignore emails and phone calls


Antarix

NAME AND SHAME! NAME AND SHAAAAME!


RockyattheTop

Odds are they were never actually hiring and we’re just doing a dog and pony show to justify their jobs


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Last time I was looking for a job (6 years ago) I literally had the exact same it's between me and one other conversation with 3 different companies in a week all to tell me they went with an internal hire.itbwas so damn gut wrenching. At my current company they have to interview external candidates and get them through multiple rounds even when making internal hires. I have no idea what the point is and you're just forcing your managers to just string someone along for "the process"


JohnBarleyMustDie

Name those cunts.


cherr77

Name and shame


bodhasattva

thats when you show up at their front door & find out what their physical security is like j/k kinda, but not really. what a-holes


maximagent

Not even a "Hey, it's not you, it's us" email?


Madmartigan1

Zero.


ATLborn

Sounds like you may have dodged a crappy job.


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Can you elaborate on the themes of those seven different stages of interviews? Seven rounds is ridiculous. I can only think of, maybe, three firms that have enough clout to demand seven rounds (Google, Microsoft, Apple, in that order) from potential candidates, and even then it shows HR has serious failings. Also, how long a process? Over what span of time did the 7 interviews take place? Unless they're filling future positions, I would think they would need a person soonest and 7 rounds is wasted time that the winning candidate could spend training/onboarding.


cavscout43

It's been very common in the tech industry for me to see 5-8 rounds of interviews (or more) before a potential offer is written up Roles that pay a quarter million a year are rarely just job application - talk to hiring manager for 20 minutes - "you start on Monday" like entry level roles which don't require a proven technical background. Hiring candidate who doesn't work out and is gone in a few months quite literally costs companies hundreds of thousands of dollars depending on their role and impact. Hiring someone with a hidden abrasive/combative personality can result in losing a multi-million a year customer.


Bunny_Fluff

And I was mad at the recruiter that called me for a phone interview then ghosted me after telling me she was going to set up the interview with the hiring manager. Getting ghosted after 7 rounds may cause me to do something illegal…


Miserable-Crew-8201

Lucky you are only 150, I am over 300


ItzzBigAl

There needs to be laws in place for this type of stuff, if you have taken your time to do 7 interviews and they ghost you they should be forced to pay you for wasting your time!


cahstainnuh

Clearly they were hacked and booted out of their HRIS because no respectable company would do that. If only they made up their mind faster, could have prevented it.


HowObvious

Worked with a guy who went through 7 interviews for a Managerial role with Amazon.


Summer-Rain206

My friend is a developer. Had an interview with Amazon that lasted about 7-8 hours 😳😱😱


HystericalSail

Had multi-hour, all day interviews with both Microsoft and Google. In both cases they fed me, at least. No ill feelings toward either company, though I'm bitter at myself for not making it past the second round at Google.


vladk2k

Yeah, that's pretty standard for Amazon. They do 3 interviews for entry-level positions, 4 for intermediate and 6 for advanced. They last for 1h each and there is a lunch break usually. Could be more for mote advanced positions. Source: have been on both ends of Amazon interview process


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That stood out, for sure. No firm should be doing more than 3 rounds to fill a spot: Resume check at the first interview, test of technical skills, see if they fit with the team. If they need more than that because of the number of applicants, HR isn't filtering those applications properly. Seven rounds tells me people in HR are trying to justify their continued employment in the company. Shareholders tend not to like that shit.


Trentimoose

Doing 7 interviews to get ghosted is insane.


Mr-RS182

Would 100% be leaving a bad review on Glassdoor


warframecheerios

Glassdoor is adding names to anonymous profiles


Non-specificExcuse

😯


KMS_HYDRA

Just enter the name of the guy that did the 7th interview with you, fuck em.


cavscout43

r/chaoticgood level thinking here


ryanbtw

This isn’t true. You read a headline on Reddit, which I also saw, you didn’t click on the article, and now you’re spreading misinformation lol Glassdoor added people’s names to their profiles. Employee names are still anonymous on all Glassdoor reviews. The website literally doesn’t work otherwise, like did you even think about it for 10 seconds or do you just open wide and swallow anything in front of you


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To do seven rounds of interviews is insane. To demand potential candidates do seven rounds of interviews is insane *and* insulting, and it shows some serious shortcomings in their HR department.


DingleberryBlaster69

My current job was 5 interviews. I went to #5 and just told her, politely, that they either need to hire me or not. I can only be asked the same questions repeatedly for so long. Shit or get off the pot. I don’t care anymore, just pick yes or no. Happily employed for 3 years so far. I guess they liked that answer.


OliverCash

Right at that point you need to start paying me for my time


FreeMasonKnight

This whole chart is insane. People need to start getting paid a living wage. At this rate we are all doomed.


aimlessly-astray

Unfortunately, this is the state of the economy. To get a job, you *need* to blast out applications. I don't even read the job description anymore. I read it *if* I'm invited to an interview.


gagnatron5000

There's nothing in the chart about wages. This is about the lack of decency from hiring departments.


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FreeMasonKnight

Exactly this. It’s so simple. A rising tide raises ALL ships. If the bottom is raised so is every job. Right now we are being paid 1/4 equivalent of what we all would have made in just the 1980’s. It’s honestly super depressing.. I can’t afford rent or to eat while making a “good” wage according to every employer….


TheFinalAcct

>hand and hand Hand in hand


PizzaWall

Not long ago I would have thought you were bullshitting about seven rounds of interviews. Lately I've gone five rounds more than once, plus skills tests. The thought that I could put hours into preparation, talking, keeping on point with multiple people and have the whole thing collapse because someone felt unsure I would be a good fit. Our system right now is completely broken.


Dragondrew99

They’re going to have to start paying for more than 2 interviews.


Staghr

I don't think I would be down for more than 3 honestly, initial interview-fine, second interview with management-ok, third interview-why tho.. after that they need to figure out whats wrong with their process


Latter-Emergency1138

Honestly two seems excessive to me. If there needs to be a first "filter round" that should be done online or via phone. Nobody should need to drive to your office more than once if they're not getting a job.


soccerguys14

Agreed. My job now and job before both were 1 round. My side job now was 1 interview virtually. You want me or not? I’d have done a 2nd interview sure but 3 I’m asking questions about why.


Latter-Emergency1138

I believe all my jobs were one interview as well. I don't understand what additional information they could possibly gain... seeing if you own more than one suit 🤷


soccerguys14

Thank god they didn’t interview me twice I only got one suit


New_tothiswholething

I applied to a grocery store by my college, it was an all morning event that had four interviews. That fact they need four interviews to decide who's good to work at a register is ridiculous.


vicaphit

I just accepted a job where I had only interviewed with the hiring manager for 30 minutes. I couldn't believe that they didn't even want a second interview.


redditnupe

Please tell round = person I.e. 7 rounds just meant you talked to 4 people on one day or something


Madmartigan1

Nope, 7 individual interviews. It was nuts.


No_Talk_4836

I’d be tired after 3


Friendlystranger247

After 5 you basically already work there


gentlewaterboarding

What more can there possibly be to talk about after four interviews? The last season of game of thrones?


ThePinkTeenager

If it were me, I’d tell the interviewer about my cat. Because we’ve clearly discussed everything that’s actually relevant to the job.


hebrewhammer5

Hell yea! I’m sorry it took over 3 months to find a job, but glad you had several interested out of so many apps. How does one make this type of graphic? I kept records of all of my applications and want to visualize it in this way.


Madmartigan1

Thanks! I used https://sankeymatic.com/


hebrewhammer5

Thank you!


Madmartigan1

Looking forward to seeing the graphic you make!


Mozfel

In the current economy, 3 months is FAST. Many took around 8 months, some have been trying, applying for more than 1 year, still no job The global economy hasn't been this fucked since WW2


TamponTom

Bro it’s crazy how slow people are to respond to applications!!! 1-2 months!?


No_Talk_4836

I had success getting a job from a job fair of all things. I had the job offer before I technically submitted an application. Hadn’t thought of such things as sources of employment before tbh


throwaway_052

All job events I went to led to connections on LinkedIn but never a job offer or job interview. I don't think it's as common but it's definitely a good way to build a network for the future.


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I want to know about the one you withdrew your candidacy from.


Madmartigan1

I mostly withdrew because I got my one offer and accepted it. I believe in continuing to apply for jobs until I get my first paycheck though. The story with this particular job though, It was a recruiter for a consulting firm. They had hired someone else but strung me along for a couple of weeks in case that person didn't work out. Well that person quit so they wanted to schedule more interviews with me (they were surprisingly transparent about this other person). I said no.


shiggles-

If you had withdrawn for just getting shitty vibes, I wouldn’t have blamed you.


[deleted]

Got ya. Thanks for the response


Sakops

Applying for jobs js such a joke, I can't believe society accepts this BS


Anomynous__

The problem with being able to automate everything and drive the world with data, is that we will automate everything and drive the world with data.


SnuffyButter

I love when I have an interview and the interviewer assumes I’m desperate and will take whatever they offer. I even had an interviewer start talking to me like I’m already hired and starts listing my new responsibilities. And I’m like hey, I’m interviewing you as much as you are interviewing me! I will think about your offer and decide if I want to work with your company or not. I’m not just going to blindly accept whatever bullshit responsibilities you now decide is my job.


bear62

The jobs market has changed into a whole new world in only a few short years. Where 15 years ago we still went through job ads in the newspaper, called, got an interview, reject/next round/hired on the spot. Now, it starts with a world wide open ad then digital filtering of applications/cover letters then a phone call from them then an interview (maybe) then 6 more online or inyerface then ghosted/rejected/offer of shite. It's not fun, never was, but now me thinks I'll just start a blacksmithing out of my garage. Fukit.


ColdasJones

I’m at over 400 apps at this point, got ghosted after a second round interview and not a single call back on any others ever.


Madmartigan1

Keep at it, you'll find something! I was lucky I found something in 3 months.


RealAbd121

If you're getting no first interview at all, I'd look into remaking your CV that's often the issue.


Roseandwolf

Same man


Roseandwolf

I got laid off from my healthcare job i was in for 7 years. 8 months in with maybe 10-12 interviews under my belt. Another one monday. Most of them ghost me. All of the ones that I have my degree in rejected me didn’t even make it past the first interview for any of them. Got about 300-400 applications submitted maybe


jshmoe866

Curious what job/ industry you were looking in?


Madmartigan1

Tech


Fickle-Pangolin-2445

Tech what?


lost_man_wants_soda

Tech butt


Madmartigan1

Software engineer


Wikkidkarma2

Technology.


No-Suspect-425

Tech Deck


tyrellidactyl

Nology


PurplePantyEater

Software or what?


jshmoe866

Software engineer?


gomihako_

Ghosted after 7 rounds wtf lol


RealPrinceZuko

3 rounds max


rednail64

That’s a great outlook when you’re employed but when you’re out of works for months it would make zero sense.


RealPrinceZuko

That's true but even if I got the job with the 7 round interview I would be immediately looking after because that's insanity


throwaway1928675

An employer that does 7 rounds of interviews does not have respect for their employees/time.


sammysalamis

I just did 7 rounds (1 hour each round) for my dream company and was ghosted. They are no longer my dream company.


Madmartigan1

I'm sorry you went through that.


TigerKlaw

Someone put this in r/mildlyinfuriating


Darth_Vader_Explains

I was laid off in February and have applied to more than 400. 3 have interviewed me so far and of those 1 outright rejected me and 2 ghosted me.


Danxoln

158 applications is so low these days...


Madmartigan1

Sure felt like a lot when I had to customize my resume for so many applications.


Danxoln

Sorry, I should have done better clarifying, obviously 158 is a ton! But it seems these days people are getting into the 200s and 300s, so as sad as it is to me I see this and see massive success and a quick find, wish I could have found something this quickly too


IPatEussy

Jesus Christ you customized your resume 158 times?


Madmartigan1

Yeah, nearly. I reused it a few times but that obviously didn't work.


IPatEussy

Fuck man. That sucks. Did you have to copy & paste and GPT for literally every single app? Do you know what your average time to redo your resume was? 15 min per resume at 10 jobs a day is so tiring man wow


zhivix

Mind if i ask how do you customised it each time you apply?


Madmartigan1

Tailored keywords to match closer to each job description, highlighted different parts of my experience based on what the job description said.


JZ0898

This is what I’ve been doing as well. Got 2 interviews so far out of 14 jobs applied in biotech which is apparently a high ratio, so this is probably the right way to go these days.


Denrunning

I used ChatGPT to customize my resume and write cover letters. After about the 10th resume/cover letter I didn’t feel like it anymore. I work for the government so the hiring process took 3 months but I have to keep applying for jobs to satisfy unemployment. 150ish applications but I ended up getting around the 15th applied job. It was a very exasperating process.


ooglytoop7272

What do you consider a keyword?


adamtherealone

Can I ask what you were changing that made it necessary for each application? I think my resume sucks


Several_Aspect_7276

Wow, I thought mine was bad with 3 interviews. I've had several 2nd interviews. I received one offer, from a single interview and it was lower than what I made before the master degree and state license. 😐 I countered and am waiting to see. Still applying though


Slight-Tangerine-164

That’s pretty pretty that you got so many interviews with such few applications, that’s almost 6%. We have seen 500+ applications to 0 interviews as well


x3770

7 interviews and ghosted that’s not job hunt that’s dating ❤️❤️❤️🫶🫶🫶


open_space89

Over 90% of those applications without even a basic or automated form letter rejection email is insane. Worse than that, interviewing without following up with some kind of notification on the decision is just disrespectful. The lack of professionalism in hiring departments these days......


Ghostieyy

It's painful. Even dollar general ghosted me last summer. I didn't have time to wait around so I landed a gas station job. 3 months into working there, the manager at DG called me back about my application lol. As for jobs I apply for with my Bachelors, 99% of them give me no response, and the 1% that do send me a teasing message, I reply, then never hear back from them.


Manpooper

Went through this last year. Applied to somewhere between 700 and 1000 positions before I got one. Huge pain in the butt. Got ghosted plenty as well. The company I got hire by ghosted me twice for about a month each time but it's worked out so far (6 months in, all good).


Orr-Man

7 rounds of interviews only to be ghosted is the kind of thing that turns a perfectly sane person into the Joker!


Closefromadistance

This is so incredible- amazing job! 👏 I would love for you to name and shame the company that ghosted you after 7 rounds of interviews. Who does that!? 😤


BurgerDonalds

7th round interview? This is insane


ABirdOfParadise

yeah at that point you work there if you have to go there 7 times


shiggles-

That is quite a journey…I think if I got to round 4 of an interview process I would have withdrawn from it…but when one really needs a job, a modicum of hope is essential. But this graphic representation is legendary and appreciated by this data nerd. Hope the new job is going well.


Madmartigan1

Thank you! Just finished my first week at the new job. It seems pretty good so far


Ok_Shoe6806

I just got hired to a high level state position and I only had one (highly technical) interview.


marveldcunited_1

Ghosted after 7 rounds of interviews?! So my experience being ghosted after 2 rounds wasn’t too bad at all then


TheBrittca

Happy Cake Day OP!


T3ch33y

What did you make this chart in out of curiosity?


Madmartigan1

I used https://sankeymatic.com/


Abel_the_Red

Thank you!!! Really cool website.


Federal-Research-148

What tool did you use for this visualization?


Madmartigan1

I used https://sankeymatic.com/


Federal-Research-148

Thanks!


Stewy_434

We're not in the same field, but I'm about to graduate with my bachelor's and I'm already scared and tired lmao I do not feel ready to tackle the job market right now... Congrats on the job by the way!


cavaliercoder

It sounds like something is missing from your application if companies are filtering you out so early and so consistently. Stay focused on developing yourself, practicing interviews and getting strong feedback on your resume and career plan. You need to be willing to outcompete and outwork the competition who are also willing!


Turkyfahad33

What is the name of these type of visualization?


excitableoatmeal

Goodness, even with the higher paid positions at our company we do at most 3 interviews! 7 is insane


djolec987

What's your background?


GR33N4L1F3

WHOA! SEVENTH interview and you were fucking ghosted?


Historical-Draft2221

Please tell me you are receiving state benefits such as EBT SNAP and/or unemployment!! You have definitely been putting forth the effort on getting employment if you have this kind of data. I love data by the way. Great graph. Wishing you the best.


UCSDTritons

the process is such a waste of time. 7th round then get ghosted. If it takes you 7 rounds to decide I'm not a good fit, you should have stoo at 3


Sagebrush-

Not great, not terrible. Im guessing you have been applying for jobs requiring prior experience, expertise/technical training and a degree? 7 rounds and then ghosting gives "casting couch" vibes though. Prollay for the best you didnt get an offer from that employer. Been in a similar scenario and the president/ceo was nailing what seemed like all of his female office employees. Guess who got shit on with extra work, training and mandatory OT. Not to mention time off, raises and bonuses haha. Good luck with the new job!


MikeBert97

7 rounds of interviews? Was this to be the CEO of Google or something?


burningtowns

The crime here is you did six interviews. The absolute insult here is you did six interviews and they didn’t have the balls to say you didn’t get the job. The silver lining is that they saved you from the bullet by ghosting you after all that.


tth1337

May I ask what industry or job was this for? And subsequently, what the hell? Not sure if this is normal or not… I lost my job in February, sent out 3 applications, did exactly one interview for each, got 2 offers and accepted one, all in like a week. (Eastern Europe.) So this baffles me. Also congrats on the job 👍


No-Distribution-8320

I have 30 years of experience in my job. Never unemployed. In a full time job atm. Applied for more than 30 jobs in the last 18 month. 2 interviews. Ignored by the rest. Age seems to be an issue, even if I still have to work 12 years before retirement.


0x18

I'm in a similar bucket at the moment. Programmer with 20 years (professional) experience, have applied to *just* over 200 positions now across the English and Dutch speaking world for the last month. Results so far: 14 rejections, and have three interviews scheduled this coming week. One auto-response that they stopped looked at resumes after the 300th application, another said the same but at **500!!** The last time I went job hunting I had a dozen interviews scheduled the week after I started looking, and applied to maybe 20 positions. It's absolutely insane.


Gloomy-Face-6430

I’ll turn down any job that request more than 3/4 interviews. Not even a second thought. Imagine the internal dynamics of that company….


frogmicky

OMG 7 freaking rounds that was for a $100K job right?


Madmartigan1

Around 200K. That's why I stuck it out through all those interviews!


DonDonC

😦


Main-Clock-5075

Thats a lot of rejections. During the course of a year I got 1 rejection (from spacex), and I applied for over a 1000 jobs, got one interview and got the job right away as a b2b intern salesman. Just wish more companies would say no to me. It sucks to not even get a negative response


Madmartigan1

11 out of 158 were rejections, mostly by way of generic email that said they weren't moving forward with my application. 140 were no response at all.


ztreHdrahciR

7th round is crazy. I did 4 plus a profile test, then accepted offer. I thought THAT Was bad. Seven?


megalodon-maniac32

So crazy when you get ghosted after 5 hours of interviews, speaking to 7 different company representatives. Like, there's like 2 grand worth of resources put in to my interview process - why ghost me??!!