To think companies should totally overhaul how they hire?

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SayLaveee · 03/07/2025 06:45

I'm not job hunting atm, but a friend was telling me that because of AI, a lot of people are putting together "passable" cover letters so its getting way harder to get to interviews.
Just been on a thread about ridiculous application forms.

Isn't it weird that employers are still using these archaic hiring tools?

Why cant they be a bit more creative about it?
As a starting point, they could say eg: "please record a 2 minute video of yourself telling us about your experience to date" and then "please send us a 3 min video of you doing something you love".

They could meet candidates outside the office for interviews.

I dont know, i just feel like maybe recruitment needs a shake up.

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WhatNoRaisins · 03/07/2025 10:57

Also the hobbies I love are things that I need to decompress from doing things I don't love like job applications and work. I wouldn't apply for any jobs that required me to film myself in my safe space for a stranger to view.

MollyButton · 03/07/2025 11:07

That kind of thing exists but is both discriminatory and totally unrepresentative of a lot of roles.
And it would take a lot of time to review videos and could easily become a beauty contest.

KrisAkabusi · 03/07/2025 11:13

How is a video of someone hangliding going to tell me how good their statistical analysis is? And how many videos do I have to watch before I find one that addresses what I'm looking for in a candidate?

blackpooolrock · 03/07/2025 11:24

I couldn't think of anything worse than making a video. I hate selfies and video selfies... just not for me at all.

WarmMJ · 16/07/2025 21:08

Jane958 · 03/07/2025 07:43

Just to give you an example of really "stone age" recruiting, a relatuve of mine was looking for SLT staff. There was an application form that needed to be filled in by hand.
The first sift was rejecting all those forms with poor, i.e. illegible, handwriting!
This was in the 1970s.
I have also been involved in the recruitment process for a couple of projects on which I worked. It was in interesting experience. A brief, well-structured CV was the key to getting an interview, where candidates were asked a series of questions relating to their experience and how they would approach certain aspects of the job. Nothing tricky or intended to catch people out, just establishing a "fit" with the tasks and existing team. This worked.

Relative, not “relatuve”.

PinkDD · 16/07/2025 21:11

SayLaveee · 03/07/2025 06:45

Isn't it weird that employers are still using these archaic hiring tools?

They could meet candidates outside the office for interviews.

I dont know, i just feel like maybe recruitment needs a shake up.

tell you what, you make a 2 minute video, self scripted and recorded to answer your first one.

Then within 2 days make another self scripted, action video of yourself to answer the 2nd.

Then multiply that by, say, 2 jobs a day (that's what i apply for)
then go and boil your head. 😂

PinkDD · 16/07/2025 21:15

It's beyond tedious when you've got a few on the go at the same time to have to waste time recording a bunch of different videos to different requirements, edit them and then find a way to send the massive files to the employer (who never provide platforms to do so).

oh god this is such a good point. I have had to re-compress and re-compress and take out so much stuff because employers wanting 25 billion qualifications and 30 years of experience only give you 3MB to upload it all

not to mention: upload your CV, upload your cover letter, upload your references (not in UK), upload your certificates, fill in all these details, now enter all the info from your CV but in a stupid format that cannot be c/p into...

Get. To. Fuck.

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