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I was interviewed by an AI bot for a job

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Re: I was interviewed by an AI bot for a job

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Post by Charon77 »

rk06 wrote: post #209
JohnFen wrote: post #2

> If your potential employer is dehumanizing you before you’re on the payroll, how will they treat you once hired? For me, this is the key point. If a company can't even be bothered to show up for my interview -- when everyone is trying to put their best foot forward -- that bodes very ill for how I'll be treated if I were to work there.

I think this is a bit unreasonable. there are a lot of people applying to every job post. if a company can use AI to better filter the candidates, then it is an improvement. there is issue only if AI is encoded with human bias, but treated as neutral and impartial judge

Interview is a two-way communication. Just as companies evaluating the candidates, the candidates are also evaluating the company.

How would the company feels if the people applying uses AI avatar to answer the interview questions too?

Re: I was interviewed by an AI bot for a job

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Post by bigstrat2003 »

rk06 wrote: post #209
JohnFen wrote: post #2

> If your potential employer is dehumanizing you before you’re on the payroll, how will they treat you once hired? For me, this is the key point. If a company can't even be bothered to show up for my interview -- when everyone is trying to put their best foot forward -- that bodes very ill for how I'll be treated if I were to work there.

I think this is a bit unreasonable. there are a lot of people applying to every job post. if a company can use AI to better filter the candidates, then it is an improvement. there is issue only if AI is encoded with human bias, but treated as neutral and impartial judge

No, it isn't remotely unreasonable. It is completely disrespectful of a candidate to make them "interview" with a bot. I'm not going to work for a company which disrespects me in that way right up front.

Re: I was interviewed by an AI bot for a job

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Post by inetknght »

robotswantdata wrote: post #39
robotnikman wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>The best tactic is to avoid the formal process, whether it's applying via the company website, or swiping right on a profile. Instead use an inside source, an employee you know at the company you are interested in, or a mutual friend who can play matchmaker in dating. As someone on the spectrum this is something I struggle with. I have few but close friends, and only 2 of them work in tech; neither of their companie…

Meetups for special interests / tech adjacent fields. Go to more company events for the tech you use. The other factor is finding “high elo” people with influence that can help you if you live in a “low elo” area. You’ll have to go to the “high elo” areas more often to increase chance of a better match.

> Go to more company events for the tech you use.

Careful: you don't want to poison the well you drink from.

Relationships can sour. Accusations (false or not) can easily translate directly to not having a job when your dating pool includes current, past, or future coworkers.

Re: I was interviewed by an AI bot for a job

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Post by suzzer99 »

fragmede wrote: post #164
suzzer99 wrote: post #142

Earlier quoted context omitted.

2 spaces ftmfw. I want to see as much on the screen as possible. Horizontal scrolling is bad. Who still uses 8? Isn't that like a COBOL thing?

Let's compromise. What do you think of 3?

Authorities have been notified.

Re: I was interviewed by an AI bot for a job

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Post by brailsafe »

dmitrygr wrote: post #129
plagiarist wrote: post #15

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Yeah this. I hate this planet. So many problems would go away if people could actually afford to make choices.

> So many problems would go away if Writing it like you did implies that a magical solution exists and we are all maliciously withholding it from you. It does not and we are not.

I disagree with the notion that that's what their word choice implies. Also, there doesn't need be magical solution that's not being implemented for there to clearly be a severely heightened level of precarity in the economy that has a hugely negative impact on people who haven't had time to build a financial safety net, build their careers, or buy a house when it was feasible, in large part due specifically to aggressive, malicious, sometimes coordinated extractions of rent and land value

Re: I was interviewed by an AI bot for a job

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Post by EGreg »

arctic-true wrote: post #16
JohnFen wrote: post #2

> If your potential employer is dehumanizing you before you’re on the payroll, how will they treat you once hired? For me, this is the key point. If a company can't even be bothered to show up for my interview -- when everyone is trying to put their best foot forward -- that bodes very ill for how I'll be treated if I were to work there.

I had this experience when I was trying to find an apartment - multiple different buildings very clearly had AI-generated responses. (To all you builders out there: quick replies are great. Instant replies are suspicious.) I immediately stopped considering them as options. If you can’t be bothered to have a human respond to my email when I’m trying to give you my money, what level of service can I expect once I’m alr…

That goes for all AI generated content

If you can’t be bothered to write something to me personally, why should I deal with you? :)

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