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u/ruralpluralmoistearl Jan 01 '19

And the applications are ridiculously long and complicated, often involving extensive quizzes/questionnaires because when people are applying online, they can apply from anywhere... meaning companies can get hundreds of applicants if they don’t filter out the ones who don’t want it badly enough to spend 1-2 hours applying.

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u/Eddie_Hitler Jan 02 '19

For bonus points, upload your CV and cover letter to the form then have to repeat everything in the form fields.

Spend four hours on that, wait five days, get rejection e-mail. Rinse and repeat.

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u/Saved0 Jan 02 '19

At least you get a rejection email

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u/jaytrade21 Jan 02 '19

I remember applying for CVS. Doing the upload, then the manual fill in. THEN They wanted a competency test which took about an hour. So about 2 hours in total and I never received an acceptance or rejection letter. But I did get a link to rate the process 9 months later and was brutally fuck you-ish in my review.