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Re:Thanks for Submitting Your Résumé to This Black Hole by BinaryIdiot on Sunday March 26, 2017 @12:32AM (#13959159)
Not even that but I'm convinced some companies, like Twitter, have an automated rejection system. I remember submitted my resume online at like 3am PST and getting a response within minutes rejecting me saying I wasn't a good fit for the job (I met all qualifications). So, suspecting it was automated I waited a few days, completely changed up my resume and resubmitted it and it was rejected in less than a minute saying I wasn't the right fit for the job.

Resume submission systems are never good. Always always opt to send directly to a real email address (like in the who's hiring HN threads).

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Re:Thanks for Submitting Your Résumé to This Black Hole by thewhitetulip on Sunday March 26, 2017 @04:25AM (#13959781)
I applied once at an Indian/US firm from HN thread. You won't believe how unprofessional they were. I never got a single reply back until I emailed them, and I had a coding exam where I created an app, they said they'll reply in a week, after a month they said "sorry blah blah", that too, after two emails of mine aaking " you said a week, what is the status?".

Rather than going through this ordeal I'd prefer if they reject resume directly.

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Re:Thanks for Submitting Your Résumé to This Black Hole by mooreds on Sunday March 26, 2017 @09:22AM (#13960657)
That's horrifying and worth posting on Glassdoor.
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Re:Thanks for Submitting Your Résumé to This Black Hole by thewhitetulip on Sunday March 26, 2017 @10:23AM (#13960905)
Yes, I was thinking of doing the same few days later. It wasn't surprising, their behavior, considering the feedabck on glassdoor.
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Re:Thanks for Submitting Your Résumé to This Black Hole by devmunchies on Sunday March 26, 2017 @01:43AM (#13959392)
Would they have criteria for specific schools or companies you were at? ...or is it years of experience or something?
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Re:Thanks for Submitting Your Résumé to This Black Hole by BinaryIdiot on Sunday March 26, 2017 @02:47AM (#13959561)
I'm not sure. I've mentioned it a couple of times on HN to see if anyone from Twitter could confirm or deny my suspicious. It's possible someone just rejected it themselves but I'd really like to know.
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Re:Thanks for Submitting Your Résumé to This Black Hole by scorpioxy on Sunday March 26, 2017 @04:13AM (#13959751)
It might be that the vacancies are just there to create the illusion of growth. Because if you're hiring then you're clearly growing. I recently interviewed with a company that straight-up told me that they don't have any positions right now but might in the future. That same position I was interviewed for got re-advertised a couple of months after my interview.

Come to think of it, I know of several examples(startups) where the company was actually failing and about to run out of money and they still advertised but couldn't possibly hire. In my opinion, that's purposefully wasting people's time.

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Re:Thanks for Submitting Your Résumé to This Black Hole by hutzlibu on Sunday March 26, 2017 @05:14AM (#13959890)
I know examples from quite traditional companys, no-startups.

ANd yes, it is a huge waste of time.

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