It'll be much more interesting to know how long the "behavior assessment" that you get sent immediately after applying.
Having just attended one mind numbing assessment from Citibank, which took more than an hour
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Re: I applied to 250 jobs and timed how long each one took
#12It'll be much more interesting to know how long the "behavior assessment" that you get sent immediately after applying. Having just attended one mind numbing assessment from Citibank, which took more than an hour
my next article is likely about that :)
Re: I applied to 250 jobs and timed how long each one took
#13The tldr seems to be that it's exceptionally quick and easy to apply for jobs, perhaps too quick and too easy, there's essentially no barrier to applying to any and every job advert seen given it apparently takes less than 10 minutes in the "worst" case.
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#14I love seeing this kind of detailed analysis of everyday things like this. It always seems to reveal intriguing correlations and insights.
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#15Two and a half minutes to apply to a job doesn't seem like a lot of time at all. Do people really think that's too much time?
you generally apply to several jobs across several companies even with referral.
based on my experience its > 5 mins most of the time.
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#16Everything about the Workday UX is an absolute freaking dumpster fire.
Just as an example, but one that trips me up a lot, every action seems to be controlled by an orange button (Submit?) way down in the lower right corner of your browser, even if the information you're working on is way up in the upper right corner.
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#17I overheard a guy at the gym a couple of weeks back saying that he's automated (gpt4) the keyword-optimised CV/cover letter process to the point where he was able to apply to - I'm a bit suspect on this bit, but the generation at least is believable - 75 jobs in an hour and a half.
We've raised the noise floor significantly.
Ps. If you're here mate I hope it worked out for you.
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#18Would you consider opening the spreadsheet to anyone without requiring them to sign up to your mailing list?
Why would they make the trouble of doing this experiment and posting it to HN then?
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#19The worst is is you have to enter all your skills in some CV-builder, and select your choices in tons of select boxes.
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#20Apply to Procter & Gamble, and as part of the application itself enjoy being put through 1-2 hours of ambiguous personality/morality testing and Mensa-style math, memorization, and logic puzzles! With adaptive difficulty!
It's the most surreal and absurd experience. There are actually prep courses you can pay for just to improve your odds on the P&G testing process just to get someone to actually see your resume. Be warned though: if you don't score sufficiently high for the position you've applied to, you're banned from applying for any job at the company for a year!