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Tactical move (lemmy.world)
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[-] underisk@lemmy.ml 70 points 5 months ago

we regret to inform you we have decided to move forward with another candidate.

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 19 points 5 months ago

The problem with jokes is that you rarely get to see what happens after the punchline.

[-] Syrc@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

Probably dodged a bullet.

[-] sunbeam60@lemmy.one 2 points 5 months ago

I regret to inform you I have decided to move forward with another employer.

[-] AmidFuror@fedia.io 34 points 5 months ago

Isn't that what a lot of people already do?

[-] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 55 points 5 months ago

I’m not familiar, how do prospective employees talk to previous employees?

[-] ThePantser@lemmy.world 56 points 5 months ago

Glassdoor or reviews on Google

[-] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 16 points 5 months ago

ah, thats true - I was seeing it literally, my b

[-] AmidFuror@fedia.io 17 points 5 months ago

It could be literal too. Depends on the industry and how long you've been in it. If "networking" is something in your field then there is a good chance you will know people who are at or used to be at a particular employer. Heck, high school kids know people at other jobs and will share what it's like to work there.

[-] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 3 points 5 months ago

Good point!

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Most of my jobs have been by referral. So I knew someone in the job before I even applied.

During one in-person interview, I walked through the office with my prospective hire, talked to a number of the current staff, and saw the (miserable) conditions of the office. This was - ostensibly - while they were interviewing me.

I was reluctant to take the job, and spoke to the hiring manager, who offered me an additional $10k on top of the first offer. Then I used their salary negotiation to leverage a wage bump at my own office, because I was able to see what I was worth on the open market.

[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago

I actually met with my predecessor to discuss technical handover of some systems (he volunteered to help)

[-] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 1 points 5 months ago

was this after you got the job though?

[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

yes. different context I guess. I have reached out on LinkedIn to people at orgs I've applied to and gotten responses though also

[-] Chev@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago
[-] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Kununu

Whats this? Never heard of this

[-] Chev@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Same as glasdoor. Try to look it up.

[-] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 2 points 5 months ago

Oh yeah, fs Ill check it out, just never had heard of it prior and was curious about your experience, etc.

[-] Chev@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Oh I gotcha! It helped me out figuring out my current job. Current or past Employees write a review about the company and most people are brutaly honest. Sometimes you need to take the reviews with a grain of salt because people write it in an emotional state but yeah it helped me to get a good view.

[-] IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Yes. It's pretty trivial via linkedin and glass door. Perfectly acceptable behavior.

[-] Default_Defect@midwest.social 17 points 5 months ago

Why are Some of the words Randomly Capitalized?

[-] herrvogel@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

If you're Asking, you're Not ready for the Answer.

[-] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

It's a common way to emphasize words.

[-] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

not sure, but my voice to text does it to me all the time. If I say anything that smartphones might interpret as a title or a proper noun, it will capitalize anything. except the beginning of a sentence apparently, sometimes.

[-] EatATaco@lemm.ee -1 points 5 months ago

Because this was made by a dumb person for dumb people.

[-] miridius@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago
[-] blazeknave@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

Unfortunately they've really become Yelp in a bad way, racketeering. Pay us and control your reviews. Don't and .. bad stuff might happen like ads for your competitor.

[-] Supervisor194@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago
[-] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 8 points 5 months ago

Ha, I haven't seen a Red Meat reference in ages. Link for anyone curious.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

OKAY! We'll be in touch if we decide to move forward with you...

[-] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

FYI they can only contact your previous employers to verify that you did indeed work there, and ask from what date to what date. They are not legally allowed to ask anything else and your previous employer is not legally allowed to give any other information

[-] dingus@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago

I don't think it's illegal, just legally risky for them to be overly candid about you in a negative way because you could sue them.

[-] then_three_more@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

They can't say an actything factually inaccurate. They could say you had a disciplinary for xyz on so and so date.

But let's face it, places will want to put in the minimum they can effort on a reference.

[-] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I think they can ask whatever they want about your job performance etc, but if your old employer answers with anything that is just their opinion , they open themselves to legal liability which is why in practice they usually only confirm employment dates, position, and maybe vague summary of tasks .

[-] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 4 points 5 months ago

Got a source on this? I couldn't find it with a quick google, only that they're not allowed to give subjective opinions.

[-] sunbeam60@lemmy.one 3 points 5 months ago

Which country are you talking about?

[-] Coreidan@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Not like anyone would know the difference. I bet they break the law all the time knowing they can get away with it. Who’s going to catch or stop them? Let’s be real corporations don’t give a fuck about the law.

[-] GladiusB@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Good luck proving that though.

[-] blazeknave@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

I always forget to do a previous company search on LinkedIn until I'm in house and the writing is on the wall. Then I see a graveyard of bodies and it makes sense.

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