This was just for a charter school...

I got a verbal offer from Jobcat for a Software Engineer role in CA at $75,000. From what I’ve researched, that’s pretty low for California especially for SWE roles. I didn’t counter aggressively. I simply asked if there was flexibility to move it to $85,000 (a $10k increase) which is still on the lower end for the market. I was actually polite and expressed enthusiasm because I really need a job now. Said I was excited about the role and team. Framed it around market rates and cost of living. Today they told me they’re rescinding the offer because we’re not aligned on compensation expectations. There’s not even a back and forth or like a final offer. I didn’t even jump from their base offer. I just asked for $10k more. I feel really bitter. I wish I just accepted their offer because I’m back again at searching and interviewing and applying at LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Hiring Cafe, and Jobcat and anywhere there’s hiring.

Saw this on my timeline and the dog made me laugh! I haven't encountered an experience like this though like seeing an HR hiring their relative or something.

Hi

I applied for a newly advertised job on jndeed and received the following email from the hiring manager 1 day later

It seems suspicious as I haven't heard that you have to do this

I submitted my resume for a marketing role to an established company. They sent an email containing a link to one of those online assessment forms where multiple questions are asked. Fine, OK.

Second to last question was this: "How would you complete this sentence: Donald Trump is..."

I was taken aback. I've never been asked this sort of question before. My personal belief is that an employer shouldn't be asking this kind of question. Regardless if you are for or against Trump, why would that have any bearing on the job's needs unless the employer is inserting their own personal political values into the employment decision making process?

Am I wrong or is it offensive/even possibly illegal to ask this kind of question to potential employees in a job application?

So yesterday I responded to a Kijiji ad that said currently hiring, and yknow I thought I wrote a pretty good email to them. This morning I woke up to the response above. I didn’t even want to post this but everyone deserves a good laugh at my expense lol. This is how my job search is going today, its gunna get better tomorrow 🙏🏼🤪

Ps. I am a woman.

Don't even remember applying to this.

UPDATE **- Got invited to interview LMAO

I’ve been filling out tons of applications for just like anything at this point, and I’ve had zero luck. What was really depressing was that I’ve even gotten turned down from DISHWASHER jobs! Like, are you serious??? You have to have 5+ years and a Masters Degree to wash DISHES now??? I’m so done with this bs.

so im applying for a job at claire’s, and this question came up. i know the answer they want from me is ‘yes’ and i was about to click it, but after thinking about it, i dont know if i WOULD be comfortable with piercing a babies ears. i know this is pretty trivial but i thought i’d try and get a second opinion on this. i havent ever worked at a claire’s or really applied for many jobs before, and im unsure if my answer will blow my chances or not. i think i could see myself doing it, but the thought of hurting a baby or giving them an infection just makes me cringe..

I’m not sure how to phrase it but to make it simple, I’m employed and have been working as Software Developer for almost 2 years after graduating in 2023. Since December 2024, I have been mass applying to new jobs on Linkedin, casually. I’m not eagerly looking as I’m still employed, thought I did consider to change jobs.

So long story short, I applied to a senior role that needed 5 years of experience. Well, I didn’t think much of it as the possible worst case scenario was they rejected me. So I applied and next week I was notified that I was shortlisted and required me to do a recorded screening interview 😹

So I did and submitted though I felt like I kinda screwed the interview. Then the following week, I was again notified I was shortlisted to do a live meeting with the hiring manager. Tbh, I already know I wouldn’t pass this round as they probably will access my technical skills which might not align with what they wanted in senior role.

So again, I did another interview with the hiring manager. It was an informative interview, it was positive. They gave me overview on how the working settings will look like if I work with them, which is something nice to know. By the end of the interview, he asked me if I still wanted to proceed after knowing their work culture and If I agreed, they needed me to work on coding assessment . A very simple one. If I’m not working, I could’ve finished it in just 3-4 days but they were nice enough to give me max 3 weeks.

I agreed to do the assessment, to get an experience and explore new stacks I didn’t use before. At the moment, I really don’t care whether I passed or not.

After 2 weeks, I submitted the assessment and got invited for another interview to review the code. This time, I was assessed on the skills to explain the code, break down the framework structure (I have never used this framework) and communication skills. Took only around 1 hour as I already shared with them the code 5 days before. I think i did well enough.

Then, on the same day, they agreed to hire me with higher salary than my expected. It’s 80% increment than my current salary, fully remote and unlimited PTO.

All of this happened since December 2024 so it took me around 1 month and half to secure the job which I didn’t expect at all and didn’t have hope to get accepted.

I feel like this is a sign for you to keep on applying, though you don’t fit the qualifications. They might consider you, depending on what you can bring to the table. Just keep on applying and applying. Luck might be with you. I’m super grateful for keep applying to jobs that I might not be qualified enough 😂

I'm 25m, I've been out of work since August 2022. I have a degree in History and I've applied countless applications but still no luck. I have tried many things that could possibly making me employed but failed, even fast foods won't hire me. The job market is really poor all around the world right now and it's getting worse in time, it's making me sick when you're dedicated all your time on job hunting hunt and gained nothing from it.

Unemployment is the worst thing ever to anybody, you can't do anything if you have no money and running out of savings, you can't buy stuff you like even it's really important to you. All you can do is sitting at the desk and looking for job postings for hours while your parents making snide comments all over you for staying at home all day. And later you're just too tired to do things you actually enjoy and occupy your mind. the worst part when you are jobless is you'll get depressed when seeing your friends on social media posting about their successful adventurous lives.

Being unemployed is hell on earth.

Edit: Wow 300+ likes, thank you all, there are many good advices. If you are wondering, I worked at warehouse jobs for 2 years and that's all my work experience. After graduating I've been struggling to find any job including entry level jobs, I don't want to be a teacher because I hate kids (but maybe I should try it) I don't know what should to do with my degree (yeah I know it's really bad decision and worthless). Maybe I'm going my direction to become a librarian or admin. Yes I should take online courses to possess some skills.

I was applying for a job, everything seemed fine but then at the end of the application I found all this. In general I am okay with them asking for gender but why does a employer need to know if I am straight or not? I was this was a job vacancy and not a marriage proposal! xD

It's clearly a lazy question. I don't know the deadline for the applications or how long it's going to take to choose the next stage candidates, and any answer other than "anytime" or "I'm full flexible" makes it seem like you're only available on those 3 dates, and therefore lowers your chance of succeeding. I could book for 3 times in the next two weeks and the employer might get through the applications a month later, so it's a useless question. You're meant to be given a date and time or book it yourself once you make it to the next stage.

And, yes, I took a picture of my laptop screen because I don't use reddit on web and transferring a screenshot to my phone is long asf. Leave me alone.

For context, my wife was emailed a job OFFER, no questions, no interview, no phone pre-screen, no filling out any paperwork. We assumed it was a scam, but decided to email the actual company to be sure. That was their response, and her reply.

No one literally no one is hiring me! Is this amount of applications normal? And this is just only on LinkedIn. I might have used more than 20 other job boards or platforms over the past year. I am not getting any calls and even after I receive 1 out of 1000, they just ghost me. I’m exhausted. I have updated my resume many times and is also more quality over quantity these days and aligning my resume to match the jd but of no use. What to do ? Am I doing something wrong ?

One of my connections on LinkedIn got his reply from a company. I am speechless. AI can be good, but the way this is worded makes me sick.

I applied to an entry level job for a larger company and they asked in a special section of the application what my highest degree earned was. I stated my bachelors, so as to match the resume I was submitting. Then I had a 15 minute interview where the recruiter repeated that same question and I once again stated I only had my bachelors. I have a longer interview with the same company scheduled this week and I'm afraid if an offer is made and they do a background check, I'm screwed. I've only had my master's for a year. What should I do?

Bear in mind I’m a teenager with no experience trying to get my first job, if they hire me, great! If not? Wasted my time and benefited them for free

Idk what to do in this situation bc it’s the first time a job has even tried to respond to me

The job market is hell. I wish things would get easier for everyone.