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Post #Afz6Xz94ioW9yzd5ZQ by [email protected] |
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Ok I’m doin the thread I said I wanted to do last week. (feel free to mute un… |
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Post #Afz6XzEOP2lsFU7KrI by [email protected] |
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@sara I thought perhaps it might be. |
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Post #Afz6XzgkhbSLfRNz3w by [email protected] |
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In early 2023 I spent ~3 months interviewing for this role at Canonical: I made… |
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Post #Afz6Y0NI9RU3nNHxMu by [email protected] |
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So let me be super clear: I read all the HN threads, the Reddit discussions, an… |
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Post #Afz6Y0q0QgS7EQit7o by [email protected] |
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Okay so what you really want to know about is the application & interview p… |
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Post #Afz6Y1VTwTd5J480m0 by [email protected] |
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2. THE IQ TESTSorry I mean "psychometric assessments”. Rotate shapes in … |
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Post #Afz6Y239vGZGzVsuGW by [email protected] |
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3. ACTUALLY TALKING TO HUMANSFinally! We’re weeks into the process at this po… |
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Post #Afz6Y2XI7EfeUxyyES by [email protected] |
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4. JUST KIDDING MORE TESTS A timed personality test. "Pick which of these … |
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Post #Afz6Y39vnZZyQo3pSa by [email protected] |
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6. “LATE STAGE”: MORE HUMANSAt this point I’m notified I’ve made it to … |
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Post #Afz6Y3d03Upbsxf2lk by [email protected] |
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8. THE VERBAL OFFERCanonical apps are run by a “hiring lead” who’s not a … |
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Post #Afz6Y46QI6MpMDQXdA by [email protected] |
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9. INTERVIEW WITH A CEOAn hour-long interview with the CEO is scheduled. I’m … |
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Post #Afz6Y4kprqh3NYKoca by [email protected] |
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10. THE CALLMark begins our call by saying: "I've read your essay resp… |
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Post #Afz6Y5PbQHIrPzPNAG by [email protected] |
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The next hour is spent picking through my educational background and early empl… |
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Post #Afz6Y67YmqStcJyTgG by [email protected] |
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11. THE ENDThe day after that call I received a curt rejection email saying Can… |
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Post #Afz6Y6fakJgfJrtej2 by [email protected] |
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BY THE NUMBERSPages of essays written: 18Psychometric evaluations: 3Personality… |
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Post #Afz6Y790yvDsn7f9aS by [email protected] |
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If you’ve made it this far, 1) congrats, 2) I hope you hear what I’m trying… |
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Post #Afz6Y7kajDHSffFA9o by [email protected] |
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PS: yes I still run Ubuntu on literally all of my (work+play) machines, and tha… |
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Post #Auj39AzXnKApNJNgrg by [email protected] |
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@sara I applied to one of these things (an actual programming related position)… |
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Post #Auj39B6dMxqRjIhLuq by [email protected] |
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@gudenau @sara What is considered a good/high GPA? |
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Post #Auj39d9n4p0UjCOGiu by [email protected] |
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Calling @Chartodon Spine ...@sara |
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Post #Auj39i3wpyIvwWhAoK by [email protected] |
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@sara I have bookmarked your thread to read it relaxed when I could. A year ago… |
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Post #Auj39qrW7YhzEZwsBU by [email protected] |
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@sara relevant: https://fosstodon.org/@foo/112123042212050620 |
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Post #Auj3ABuPryVOVeSz7Q by [email protected] |
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@sara omgI knew their interview process was bad and their CEO was difficult, bu… |
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Post #Auj3AN6WFJirENDJ0i by [email protected] |
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It's been real(ly cathartic), but I need to mute this thread now so I can u… |
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Post #Auj3ANDboxOTaMWy3s by [email protected] |
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@sara Thank you for sharing. The more voices and evidence that makes it into th… |
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Post #Auj3ArMrj6cj5l5mee by [email protected] |
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@sara Good God. I mean, like... Good God. |
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Post #Auj3B8TA8wlI8DAYKW by [email protected] |
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@kf thanks for reading! I've literally been too chicken to say any of this … |
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Post #Auj3B8aFiaQuUCUDNg by [email protected] |
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@sara @kf raises hand as someone who tapped out before speaking to a human. The… |
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Post #Auj3BsvRQ8iMDEkmnI by [email protected] |
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@sara @kf What the hell ???Are you sure you didn't apply to the CIA by mist… |
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Post #Auj3Bt3Ex8x8bQP0wy by [email protected] |
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@phantomwise @sara @kf **C**anon**I**c**A**l 🤔 |
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Post #Auj3CrclkB1WSzUEeu by [email protected] |
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@sara In a previous role, I got to interview engineers during hiring. One of th… |
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Post #Auj3DCdXcV7RdT0eHI by [email protected] |
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@saraWhat else can one say but holy moly |
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Post #Auj3DigUT4UZ1sdSJk by [email protected] |
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@sara @kf THIS IS A THREAD I applied for a role in Software Define Network Engi… |
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Post #Auj3DjCkX8IQdvjDbE by [email protected] |
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@sara @kf The email link mentioned me to complete a tech assessment within abou… |
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Post #Auj3DjjMZsNsH4zGQy by [email protected] |
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@sara He also warned me of completing the test within 7days.I completed the tes… |
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Post #Auj3DlY5okYbuhjI92 by [email protected] |
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@sara This thread was SO validating! Before my current position I was desperate… |
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Post #Auj3ECgWvULi4gsuXo by [email protected] |
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@sara You are extraordinaire gracious. What did they get out of this? What a wa… |
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Post #Auj3EUxqxotwld802q by [email protected] |
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@sara I had a similar experience applying for a Technical Author role. Shuttlew… |
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Post #Auj3EskCYEF2WEvR68 by [email protected] |
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@sara Yesterday I listened to an interview by Mary C Murphy on Cultures of Grow… |
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Post #Auj3Esre6YCEtKPNhY by [email protected] |
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@sara And snap is a pretty classic symptom I reckon |
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Post #Auj3FHnxNP6GF7sHvE by [email protected] |
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@sara a big hug for having gone through this mental process and lived to tell t… |
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Post #Auj3FVCBadCnm2JJzc by [email protected] |
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@sara All I'll say is that I fell out of love when Jono left.(And with that… |
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Post #Auj3GmmPhI7mbGrrvc by [email protected] |
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@tomchadwin @sara the whole thing is obscene |
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Post #Auj3GvCEPBWuhf0bHU by [email protected] |
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@ultrazool @sara All DfL and no B |
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Post #Auj3H9xXW5gsURFZxo by [email protected] |
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@Emily_S @sara @kf I once tapped out of a job interview because the interviewer… |
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Post #Auj3IOlTxInWhLCXMO by [email protected] |
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@sara thank you so much for sharing (and warning others how disrespectful that … |
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Post #Auj3Ia1U698Nc9lyKW by [email protected] |
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@ColinTheMathmoYour chart is ready, and can be found here:https://www.solipsys.… |
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Post #Auj3Iejaa6n4E6RFdA by [email protected] |
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@sara I applied for an Engineering Manager role there a while back and had to d… |
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Post #Auj3JhgJ6rmrekP32W by [email protected] |
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@sara @kf Wow. And I thought the n questions on the application for a developer… |
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Post #Auj3JsnnlLJm9AzgkS by [email protected] |
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@sara Your clearly good at dev rel stuff to get that far, so well done anyway. … |
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Post #Auj3JsuBNcQESxymh6 by [email protected] |
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@nshiell that's really kind, thank you. |
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Post #Auj3KI5Nl7EeYwPa7c by [email protected] |
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@sara damn, I met him at an event (15 maybe?) years ago and he left me a good i… |
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Post #Auj3KSBQDW0ZsZJXvM by [email protected] |
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@sara @kf This explains why Canonical have a perpetual 1000 vacancies listed on… |
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Post #Auj3Kf9lyxPi7Ddueu by [email protected] |
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@sara Hi Sara, sorry I know this is an old post but yes I went through this too… |
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Post #Auj3Kqg59AnHqbqN2u by [email protected] |
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@sara now picturing a tv series about someone who does months of prep and schem… |
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Post #Auj4Y60FZxmv649qe8 by [email protected] |
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@sara YiiiiiiikesThank you for sharing, I had no idea that was the kind of cult… |
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Post #Auj4Yc3uNtjCWg7Dn6 by [email protected] |
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@roomey ahh I'm sorry! what a consistently hilarious-awful experience. |
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Post #Auj4YfMS7PLOl3oZc0 by [email protected] |
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@sara I’m really surprised they haven’t been investigated by the EEOC if th… |
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Post #Auj4YfUbd5rlALd5Jw by [email protected] |
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@ashedryden @sara as someone who failed to get relief from the EEOC on another … |
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Post #Auj4Yx9dxlnFwXxb96 by [email protected] |
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@sara FWIW I have walked out of interviews. I think it might bear repeating tha… |
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Post #Auj4YyXQooPqEc66rY by [email protected] |
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@ashedryden IANAL but do they get a free pass as a non-US-based co? |
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Post #Auj4ZNGGtkXmudGG5Q by [email protected] |
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@sara If it makes you feel any better, I've never heard of Canonical and th… |
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Post #Auj4ZiNmN21kPzw3Ci by [email protected] |
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@shauna it makes me so angry and sad, the community at large is great! |
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Post #Auj4b4mqYbzSC4JFwG by [email protected] |
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@sara Matches my own experience for another type of position. The strong warnin… |
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Post #Av4zFzD1sIkaWJnaaG by [email protected] |
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@lproven @sara “high school” is the final 3 or 4 years of schooling prior … |
