Job hunting = modern day water torture. Tell me your worst story! /u/CryptographerRoyal38 CSCQ protests reddit

I’m a tech recruiter at a Series A tech startup and I’m blown away by how awful and inefficient the hiring process is for software engineers. While it does seem the market is changing for the better, I can’t tell you how many people I’ve spoken to who have been hunting for over a year. And the stories they tell me about the different processes, irrelevant tech screens and the lack of communication between the company/hiring manager/recruiter have been eye opening. Looking for an engineering role right now seems like a soulless, energy vamping, bs process. I’m working on a side gig with some friends to help solve for this and we’re looking to hear from people about two things:

1) Do you have a nightmare job search story you could share?

2) What would you want the ideal job search process to look and feel like?

Here’s to hoping I’ll be able to help yall someday!

I’m a tech recruiter at a Series A tech startup and I’m blown away by how awful and inefficient the hiring process is for software engineers. While it does seem the market is changing for the better, I can’t tell you how many people I’ve spoken to who have been hunting for over a year. And the stories they tell me about the different processes, irrelevant tech screens and the lack of communication between the company/hiring manager/recruiter have been eye opening. Looking for an engineering role right now seems like a soulless, energy vamping, bs process. I’m working on a side gig with some friends to help solve for this and we’re looking to hear from people about two things:

1) Do you have a nightmare job search story you could share?

2) What would you want the ideal job search process to look and feel like?

Here’s to hoping I’ll be able to help yall someday!