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Falling through the cracks 🤔

Sometimes (all the time) I think about how strange the job hunt is. How I can spend hours on an application, rewriting my CV for the seventh time, answering questions like "why do you want to work here" when the company won't even bother sending me more than a shrug in email form.

And yet, they all claim to want “top talent.” They want someone who can write like a poet, edit video like a filmmaker, manage a calendar like an assistant, plan strategy like a CEO, and ideally, has 3 years of experience in walking on the moon.

They ALSO want you to do a bogus personality test, three assignments, five interviews, maybe even a case study. Unpaid, obvs. “Part of the process.” And we do it, because we want them to give us a chance to prove ourselves!

But what if it was flipped? What if we asked for a 2-minute video explaining why their company is actually worth it? What if we ghosted them after they spent ten hours on a tailored pitch deck and then followed up three times? What if we told them, “Sorry, I’m applying to 300 companies right now and don’t have time to send formal rejections.”

It would sound harsh. But that’s the standard for candidates. This messy, cold process doesn’t attract top talent, it pushes everyone to avoid it. Because smart, capable people know their worth. They won’t stick around to be strung along.

Hiring is a two-way street. Respect candidates’ time, communicate clearly, design a process where everyone leaves with something (even if it’s just a sense that their time mattered). One day, the person you ignored might be the one deciding whether to work with you.

Let’s treat each other accordingly!

Mara, looking for more empathy 👼🏻

Find me on Instagram as @amarenabandivan

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