Total of 6 years (my fault), graduated with honors. Can't get a job because I don't have experience. Countless applications out. Zero interviews.

TL;DR job app asked me for the verification code proving I completed the questionnaire "in order to proceed". I completed it with a fake SSN and the verification code was 1234.

Try putting in 1234 if you encounter this.

This -- "Work Opportunity Tax Credit Questionnaire" -- came up when applying through one of the big job search sites in the U.S. Turned out this was posted by a corporate staffing agency. Not the biggest one.

The Questionnaire asks for PII including social security number, name and address.

You are not required to do this, despite their absurd web form that states "optional field is required" or some shit. In my case, they wouldn't get any tax credits anyways

Hello there! Hope you're having a good day. I also hope that this isn't against the community rules, and if it is, I'm really sorry. I thought it might be of interest to the users who are browsing this community.

I have made a new community called !Cryptolancing@Lemmy.wtf, to create a marketplace for jobs here on Lemmy, that works in a decentralized and user-centric way.

I'd love to see your posts there if there's anything that you can share with the rest of the Lemmy community! :) Whether it's a post about the new position that you have available, your cool new project that needs a helping hand, or your awesome skills that you want to share with the world!

Thank you for reading, and again, have a good day!

Knowing When To Walk Away — The Four Hour Interview

A while ago, I received a lead from a startup for a potential contract.

They reached out to me after undergoing a cybersecurity review by a third-party company and had done very poorly.

For example, they lacked even the most basic security measures like multifactor authentication which I'd consider a bare minimum in today's climate.

Despite this, I was interested as it's kind of my job to help with something like this. Here is how the interview process went:

The first hour The interview process began smoothly. The initial interview was online with the person I'd be reporting to. It lasted an hour, and I felt it went well.

The second hour The next interview was in person with another executive in a related role. Once again, no red flags.

The third hour By the third interview, I was getting a bit tired. This time, it was with a HR executive. I respected the process, but I'll admit that after three hours, the thought of charging for my time had crossed my mind.

The fourth hour After the third interview, they still seemed interested but wanted me to meet with the company that handles their outsourced cybersecurity services, known as a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP). I was hesitant but agreed. In hindsight, this was a mistake for several reasons:

1. Misaligned Priorities: The MSSP doesn't represent the company, and the interview felt off. Most of the questions revolved around how I'd be funneling work to the MSSP and implied that my role would hold little value in the bigger picture.
2. Low Cyber Maturity: Given the organisation's low cyber maturity, involving an existing solution at this stage seemed counterproductive.

After a very strange 15-minute interview with the MSSP, they informed me that they had decided not to proceed with the role. Looking back, there are a few things I could have done differently:

1. Set Boundaries: I should have budgeted no more than four hours of free time for the interview process.
2. Decline External Stakeholder Meetings: I should have refused to meet with external stakeholders who are not directly involved in the decision-making process.

I think it's okay to say no, especially when dealing with startups that are still finding their footing.

What would you do in this situation?

@jobs

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For anyone taking cannabis, it's important to note that THC is stored in fat cells. For medical users, this can be a challenging situation. However, it's worth mentioning that FedEx tests can differentiate between Delta-9 THC and other cannabinoids. From what I’ve heard, they typically don’t take issue unless you are visibly impaired.

cross-posted from: https://qoto.org/users/mapto/statuses/112885446373011247

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Hey everyone, just wanted to share that FedEx does conduct drug tests. Despite hearing conflicting information, I am almost certain about this. Drug testing typically occurs in case of accidents or during the hiring process. I showed my paperwork to someone, although it wasn't in the this format, she understood the situation but couldn't make the decision. Wish me luck, everyone!

Hey so upcoming I have a meeting at the recruiter center and I was wondering do they actually test or do they care for things like weed? I heard from other place they don't for part time but ykkk kinda worried as I take almost 5-6 grams in edibles per day for medical reasons and so like within that reasoning if they drug test me when they hand it to me should I just tell them "like I'm gonna fail this for weed but I wanted to let you know that I will never bring it into the workplace and my medical team agreed it is beneficial to me and I am getting legal cannabinoids". Or something like, "I need advice, please?

I’m thinking of possibly looking at going to college for many PhDs. Mainly in the following. Business (Business Management, Advertising, Marketing and Accounting), Psychology, communications, forensic science and psychology, developmental biology, healthcare, biology, and more.

So I made this cover letter and thought it showed I’d be dedicated to their field and wanting to learn. While have experience and schooling in certain fields that may benefit their business. Then that I am really good with customers?

Though I showed my mom and grandma. My mom owns a photography business and my grandma used to do interviews for churches. My grandma said that it is absolutely amazing and perfect. While my mom simply just say don’t use it but literally won’t give any explanation into her thought process… so please can anyone let me know, would this be good to use for a job application or to take into the interview?

So I have decent experience within customer experience and sales for being quite young. Though back in high school through my 4 years I took 10 or more classes that were college courses and gave college credits. A mix between Business Management, Advertising and Marketing, then finally accounting. So I was wondering can I use any of these courses to influence Interviewers or would classes from high school like these not count?

The [International] tag is meant to be broadly inclusive, for those wondering, as I'm interested in this subject from all nationalities/continents. I'm guessing the methods may be somewhat similar, but never know how they might be better elsewhere till you ask!

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/10262952

> >In September 2022, the World Bank updated the International Poverty Line (IPL), a global absolute minimum, to $2.15 per day (in PPP). In addition, as of 2022, $3.65 per day in PPP for lower-middle income countries, and $6.85 per day in PPP for upper-middle income countries > > this means the farmers in gujrat are living on upper middle range now! (555 inrs per day = 6.67 United States Dollars per day) > > YIPEE

Is anyone else seeing this message? It was 300 characters before and now it's 200, it's incredibly difficult to write a message with so few characters.

Hi everyone.

For context I'm a software engineer who lives in America.

I've been job hunting for a couple of weeks now and have started to land some intro calls. The first one went great and ended up lasting nearly an hour.

Unfortunately this post isn't about the intro call I had that went well. This other one seemed to have the exact opposite response. The person interviewing me was UK based (so maybe there's some kind of cultural difference?

But anyway basically what had happened was we started out being pretty casual and chatty. Talking about the weather (the usual). She asks why I'm looking for work I tell her the company isn't doing so great and we've already gone through a number of layoffs. She doesn't really have a response to this other than something about it "being smart to look now". She asks what kind of notice I would need to give and I tell her the standard 2 weeks is fine given the situation at the company.

She asks me some questions about my skills and then I ask her if she wants a rundown of the projects I've worked on and my role in them at my current job. She obliged so I go into a high level on each on. The product, the client's buisness, and some high level architecture to (hopefully) hit the buzzwords she's looking for. I even hedge a little bit here and apologize for talking her ear off, but she confirms it's all good stuff.

Anyway, she asks if I'm okay with the salary range on the listing and asks what I'm looking for next. I give her some blurb about how I've been getting more and more into data modeling and architecture so I'd like to continue that route. (She doesn't really say anything). Then she pivots totally and asks if I'm self taught and wants to know my story (seemingly interested). I give her the normal story about being a struggling worker shortly after graduation and this that and the other thing. She tells me she thinks it's fascinating to learn everyone's different perspectives. (Which imo is a green flag right?)

But then at that point she's like "alright. Thanks for your time. It was nice talking with you. I'll speak with the team and see what they think. Get back to you Monday?" So obviously I'm a little shocked at the abrupt ending (it has been a total of 15 minutes) but I echo her words and we wave good bye. (She didn't even ask me if I had questions!)

SUMMARY: the meeting felt very short and had a lot less chit-chat than I'm use to. If they were American I would mark the interview down as a failure, but I wanted to ask here if anyone has experience interviewing with a British company? Am I missing something? Should I have focused less on the projects? Is there some British social norm I'm not aware of? 15 minutes feels painfully short even for an HR call

Some jobs suck because they’re just not what you want to be doing; others suck because the workplace culture itself is a mess. It can be hard to tell if your workplace is toxic or if you just really hate it for your own reasons, but there are ways to parse it out. What every workplace should have

Per the U.S. Surgeon General, for optimal worker mental health and well-being, a workplace must have these five essentials:

• Protection from harm, both physical and mental: This means workplaces provide support that focuses on mental health, give you enough time to rest, prioritize your safety on the job, and make the environment safe and welcoming for everyone.
• Connection and community: A workplace should create inclusive cultures that enable workers to form trusting relationships and collaborate with one another.
• Work-life harmony: Workplaces with work-life harmony give employees some autonomy over how work is completed, offer flexible and predictable schedules, and respect the boundary between on- and off-hours. They also provide paid leave.
• A feeling of mattering at work: Employees should feel like they matter at their job, not like they’re just disposable laborers. To do this, companies should offer a living wage, involve workers in decisions, and recognize good work.
• Opportunities for growth: Finally, employees will have better well-being if they’re given opportunities to grow in their careers, whether through training and education or mentoring. There should be clear, equitable pathways for advancement laid out and feedback given on work.

The Surgeon General came up with this framework after some grim statistics came from the pandemic: 76% of U.S. workers reported at least one mental health condition symptom in 2021, which was up 17% from two years prior, and 84% said they had encountered at least one factor in their workplace that had a negative impact on their mental health. How your job stacks up

The five essentials are a great framework from which you can inspect your own company. If it provides safety, connection, work-life harmony, a feeling that you matter, and opportunities for growth, it’s meeting the benchmarks of not being toxic—but if you still dislike it or feel it draining you, it might be time to switch jobs.

You don’t have to wait around for the right gig to fall in your lap. Research companies in your chosen field that meet those five requirements (Glassdoor and other employee review sites are great for this) and then send them a letter of interest. During any interviews, keep the five requirements top of mind and ask direct questions about how any potential new employer meets them. source