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Re:I Was Interviewed by an AI Bot for a Job by Cthulhu_ on Thursday March 12, 2026 @07:08AM (#47349064)
That's assuming they open up a role for public applications, I think (assume, believe, etc) that these companies will have internal recruiters reaching out first before opening it to the public.
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Re:I Was Interviewed by an AI Bot for a Job by DrScientist on Thursday March 12, 2026 @10:18AM (#47350871)
That works better but is expensive - quite often you have to show the public route has failed before you can justify active recruitment.

Also large companies intrinsically know that in the end active recruitment is a bit of a zero sum game - you poach your competitors staff they poach yours - so there is a hesitancy in getting involved in that game.

I have seen people who are actively recruited ( hey we think your great please apply ), who are then forced to do these kind of HR screenings ( because that's the process ). This clearly doesn't make any sense and sends entirely the wrong signal.

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