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Unfortunately no one reads job descriptions.

Basically second half of 2022 I was doing initial calls.

All the information has to be repeated at least twice. I always sent an email to ask for best time to have 15min intro call. People send CVs to multiple companies and even if I sent email that they could prepare by checking the posting lots of time I was having the same conversation.

People don’t care about my job posting, lots of times I have to sell them position/company.

Initial call is also to make sure they understand the offer like compensation/perks and work arrangement. Even if it is written out in the job posting people had sometimes weird ideas that needs to be addressed before we waste everyone’s time.



Ok and do you know why people don’t read job postings?

Because the attitude you and OP and honestly nearly 100% of companies and hirers out there take is “fuck it, we don’t want to do this the right way. we don’t want to respect potential employees time, we want to be vague about what we’re seeking and unreasonably selective as we put candidates through a meat grinder”

No I won’t read the 500th repetitive job posting with business hr speak and no clue what actually lies ahead

I’m not blaming you in particular, this is an industry wide thing. But the problems didn’t start with people seeking a career, they started with entitled hiring practices that are more often than not outright abusive


You saw my job posting? You seen my hiring process?

I wrote everything that is relevant in our job posting.

Salary range, perks, technologies. Maybe 3 sentences about company would fall into hr speak.

My process is super light and easy - I don’t grind people and our company keeps employees happy for years.

It is not my attitude that people are bad because they don’t read job posting.

It is realization that me and my company is not the most important part in their lives and that is why I put work into explaining everything diligently over the phone.

I got offended by this comment but I know you did not have any idea about who I am and what really is the process. So I also understand you read my previous comment through your life experience.




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