“Nobody will give me an interview!” - Meanwhile, I’m literally trying to interview you.
Note: I’m no Reddit connoisseur but I got a notification saying that this subreddit would like this post as well so here it is.
I’m not a recruiter, but I’ve somehow been tasked with helping recruit for an entry-level role in our contact centre.
Naturally, when applicants include their LinkedIn profiles, I have a quick look.
One candidate had made a very recent post about how brutal the job market is. He said he’d applied for something like 1,000 jobs and barely ever gets a response.
And genuinely, I felt for him. I know how soul-destroying it must be firing off application after application and hearing absolutely nothing back.
So when I saw his application, I thought: right, here’s one person I can actually give a chance to.
I emailed him inviting him to interview.
Nothing. Emailed again. Nothing. Called him. Nothing.
Then, lo and behold, the next day I check LinkedIn and he’s posted AGAIN about how employers never respond to him and how impossible it is to even get an interview.
Mate.
I AM TRYING TO INTERVIEW YOU.
At this point I can only assume one of two things:
He genuinely does not check his emails/voicemails properly, which might explain at least some of those 1,000 unsuccessful applications.
The constant “nobody will give me a chance” LinkedIn posts are partially engagement bait.
I’m still hoping he eventually spots the email because I’d genuinely like to interview him (I thought about commenting on his post) but there are so many other people eager to have the job. I think it’s a little unfair on them to just chase this person based on how I feel.
Anyways, being on the other side of recruitment for approximately five minutes has already given me an entirely new perspective on some of the posts I see on LinkedIn.