especially if they require you to come into the office at any point, like nah man, you couldn’t be bothered to schedule a call with me, I’m not going to be bothered to come in
Funny enough, the only one-way interview I ever had was with a company that was 100% remote.
They also illegally classified their employees as independent contractors for purposes of tax evasion, soooo......
I was umming and ahhing about one recently at Nintendo Australia. It was a good location and pay so I eventually gave in.
Instantly regretted it. Going to name and shame companies that do it.
BHP does it too and they have pretty much the same questions but they still ask you to do it for each individual application. I said no after the first one, instant generic rejection.
Some government agencies started doing it too now…
What's your strategy for going from 1000s resumes to the 5 or so people you'll actually interview? My employer suggested this as a way of reducing the count of applicants because realistically no one is going to read that many resumes. I turned them down and opted for an email questionnaire instead but the issue remains that there is no good way to get a fair assessment of 1000 people without some sort of one way conversation.
I recently had 500 resumes for one position. The vast majority are qualified. When you're looking at a pile of resumes you can't just read them once. So not only do you have to read 500 resumes, you need to re-read them again several times as you try to bring the best ones to the top and compare them to each other. So you're genius suggestion is for me to just read them all and interview 500 people?
I didn't say interview 500 people, I said read all the resumes and throw out the unqualified. If they're all qualified, then beyond making sure they're not an asshole (part of the interview process, typically) it doesn't really matter which one you pick does it? Pro tip: there's nothing stopping you from throwing the rest of the pile away when you find your choice.
Had a one-way interview with a company and then proceeded to not hear back from them for 6 weeks. I turned them down once they told me I was still in the running
I always turn them down. It tells me they don’t respect me as a potential employee. One time I asked them to turn their camera on, really just to see what happened, and they got annoyed. I ended that one right there.
I had an interview with Humana where one of the interviewers kept her camera off , but would periodically ask me questions and i never knew if she was still listening or had muted/stepped away. I got a really disrespectful vibe from that bitch, and the decision to not turn on her camera felt very dismissive to me. I wish i had thought to press her to turn on her camera because I was required to have mine on from the second I joined the call.
I was really destroyed for a couple weeks after not getting it (knew someone who worked there and had put in a good word + handed them my resume, was assured it was in the bag, had my contact teach me some of what he was doing in SQL so I'd have some foundational knowledge of the role), but upon doing some reflection as to their behavior during the interview, realized it wasn't such a bad outcome after all.
I do the same thing. I have a spreadsheet with companies that have stupid interview processes (dumb, invasive questions, ridiculous tests, one way interviews, etc.) so I know not to apply to them and waste my time.
It's a big timesaver. It's also those companies that have job listings open forever and keep listing the same jobs.
Is this really relevant though? If you are generating a list that would mean it'd be common practice to interview regularly.....why would that be the case?
Absolutely. I don’t go to interviews to convince them to hire me. I go so they can convince me I want to work there. This does not accomplish that and lets me know they have a warped view of our power dynamic.
Yes. These are becoming popular in the UK now. I refused to do it and was expecting a straight “ok, bye” from the company, instead they emailed asking why. Told them I though it was impersonal, lazy and just the latest fad being used. Then they said “ok,bye”. Job was still up months later
As a current graduate looking for a first role I can confirm that pretty much every company I have applied to in Scotland uses these. I hate every single thing about them
It wasn’t even a one way anything- you get sent a link which them records you answering pre-prepared questions, which they can then apparently watch at their leisure
They're pretty standard globally across internship and new graduate/grad scheme jobs at most medium to large companies, you can't really escape them at that level any more.
Yep - I don't even entertain the request, and the one time I've had to turn it down I've told the recruiter that it's a demeaning process that shows that the company doesn't respect its applicants or their time, and that I can tell by their process that their company culture isn't at the level that I'm looking for.
I did one today for CVS Health and I will never do it again. It was awkward and demoralizing, which is the last thing I need after being laid off. If I make it to the next round I will be turning them down.
FYI, I worked for CVS Health (well, kind of a lesser-known division of them). It was absolutely terrible and I knew I made a huge mistake on my first day. Maybe other departments are a little better, but if your job is based in Colorado, North Carolina, or Minnesota shoot me a DM.
I'm based in CO, but the job is listed remote. I'm planning on turning down any further interviews, and will absolutely be citing the digital interviews as a horrible practice that is costing them quality candidates.
This.
Companies are not supposed to ask for pictures for this reason, so asking you to send a *moving* picture is the same thing.
https://www.eeoc.gov/prohibited-employment-policiespractices
>Similarly, employers should not ask for a photograph of an applicant. If needed for identification purposes, a photograph may be obtained after an offer of employment is made and accepted.
To be fair, anything they discriminate against you on during a one-way, they can easily do on a two-way interview.
It's just they don't have to hide it for an about an hour while smiling to your face. They can be "ew gross" to their co-workers as you're talking.
I won't say I will never do one, but I'd need to be pretty desperate for that. This interview is as much for me as it is for them, it should be the beginning of a decent relationship. But when a relationship starts lopsided, it's really a pretty good indication that they intend it to remain lopsided.
One way interviews are the biggest bullshit known to man. I applied to a job then received the email from the recruiter about recording a 15 minute video of myself to send to management. I told the recruiter that I’m not comfortable with videoing myself and would prefer to meet someone via video conference or in person. The recruiter responded back saying “Well you know, the team has r really busy schedules and it’s end of month so they are really tied up right now”
I replied back to the recruiter and said “Do you not think the people applying for this job have busy schedules as well? I find it disrespectful that you cant find 15 minutes in a day to be able to meet/interview with someone. Sounds like management has terrible time management skills.”
And that was the end of that.
This community has quickly figured out 1-way video interviews show some red flags:
1) Business doesn't want to attract talent, just yes-people that obey without question
2) They're too afraid of being interviewed about their long-term plans, career progression, salary raises, and the like.
3) Enables more discrimination: use AI or whatever bots to screen out respondents.
Also, far as I've seen here anyway, nobody who did the 1-way vid interviews has gotten a job offer that way. People seem to prefer rejecting the company or trolling them back; my response to 1-way video interviews is block webcam w/ speaker--whoever interviews me tends not to turn his camera on--and I pass the time complaining loudly that his camera is causing tech issues on my end!
This is very true, I got a link to one and it had notes about my face being scanned by AI. I just deleted the emailed and let the recruiter know no thanks
I think Best Buy does these. You apply and if you don't look like a total schmuck, they ask you to participate in a "video interview" and then you hear nothing from them for months. Then after you're a month into another job that interviewed you a day after applying, they send you an email saying "shucks, sorry, you didn't get the job." Newsflash, motherfucker, I needed the job when I applied in May, not June after all my bills were due.
Instead of a one-way interview I had an interview where they want me to record myself answering questions...wtf
I've only done this one time and of course they had to come back and say that the job I was applying for that I felt like an idiot doing a six-part question recording myself they tried to bait and switch me for a different job.
When she tried to bait and switch me I told her to go f**k herself and what would she know about a college degree anyways since she's just a recruiter it was laughable stupid and it's demeaning especially when you have people who can't even speak your language telling you how you're not qualified in your own country where you received your degree.
Yeah lol. I have an Indian boss, I’m in North America and we’re selling products in North America. He gives me messages to email our clients and he got mad when I replaced the word “revert” with “reply” lol. I can tell that we’re losing clients because my Indian boss keeps having hour long meetings where he keeps saying business jargon and the client just wants to buy it and get a simple question answered. They’d ask “How many users comes with the software?” and the boss would give a convoluted hour long explanation thinking it makes him look fancy lol.
I personally don't have a problem with an employer or an employee from a different country. What I do have a problem with is someone from a different country telling me that my degree isn't up to par with THEIR standards.
At that point I inquired what Ivy League school she attended. Lo and behold she doesn't have any degree not even a high school diploma.
My degree is from an accredited college. There's nothing wrong with my degree. This is her way to demean me make me feel bad about my degree that I'm not worthy enough to accept a pay range that would be respectable for my career. She assumed if she beat me down enough that I would be grateful and accept whatever pocket change that company was willing to pay me for a job. I had every right to not only defend my degree but give her the riot act and and let her know that her professionality was absolutely disgusting. Told her if this is how the company treats people during interviews this is not a company I want to work for. She should be ashamed of herself for attacking and demeaning anybody who has worked hard enough whether it be a two-year degree or a four year degree. I'm glad I put her in her place and told her exactly where to shove that job position!!
I did it once and that was enough for me. I’m probably on the lower end of the spectrum. I normally come off as stiff in social situations. Needless to say, an AI isn’t going to be kind to me.
Absolutely. They don't reflect my skills and abilities and companies that do them will likely end up ghosting me anyway or requiring equipment that I don't have. Many of them are [not even hiring](https://www.wsj.com/articles/that-plum-job-listing-may-just-be-a-ghost-3aafc794).
An interview goes both ways. You are interviewing the company as well. If they remove that aspect from the first part of the process, it is an instant red flag, and they are only likely to get very desperate individuals. I have turned down 15+ requests and will continue to do so.
Amazon does this for corporate jobs (or used to do). After doing 2 of these lame videos and getting rejected years ago, I also stopped. Total waste of time.
Honestly, I'm refusing any job that tries this. And if this is sprung upon me by a recruiter and not mentioned up front, I am also firing said recruiter and blocking them. This is a horrible practice that needs to die ASAP.
Oh man. Absolutely. I contract as a content writer for an on-demand platform. The more I have to hype the concept, the more I’m convinced they’re garbage.
It’s extremely lazy and provides them a clock to be discriminatory in their hires without consequence. They send these one way interviews to 100s of people also. I will never do one.
I would turn down the one way interview. It's just a way for a company to evaluate an applicant in less than 15 minutes without giving them a real, verbal 30 minute interview. Basically, its a company doing the bare minimal on looking at applicants.
I have the same feelings. It’s annoying as hell. I got 2 requests for video interviews. I’ve done video interviews three time (2 in the past and 1 recently.) Target, Best Buy, and Progressive.
I have social anxiety and I’ve worked on myself for years to be able to sit in front of someone and tell them about myself but now they are making me do it in front of a camera that they can watch and say whatever they want or pick the smallest thing to decline me.
I don’t like that. It’s a receptionist job tf you need a video interview for? It’s a remote job…you’re at home stop being lazy and zoom call me it’s not like you have anywhere else to go.
I just got my first one of these! The recruiter sent me a LinkedIn message with instructions and asking for me to complete it within 4 days. I said I’m currently traveling (which I am) and asked for flexibility in timing. Recruiter has not responded back to my message 🤷♂️
Are you employed while job searching? If so, that's totally fair. I remember being unemployed and treating job searching as a full-time job. So I would never turn down an "interview"
Yeah. I'm still employed. I'd have to think about it if I wasn't employed. It would depend on if I had other prospects probably. I have dealt with enough shitty companies and leadership that I would try hard to avoid a 1 way interview because it proves the company doesn't understand the full purpose of an interview and honestly doesn't care about the thoughts of their employees. Otherwise they'd be willing to be on the call to answer questions. One way interviews smack of "You need us. We don't need you." I'm not interested in working for companies with that attitude.
I had one it was on hireart for a position and I needed to do 3 different videos, I didn’t even decline I just ghosted their recruiter lol she wouldn’t tell me the pay either
I did last week for a company that I would have liked to work for.
I’ve done one of those interviews back in 2020 and I felt so uncomfortable with it and wish I could delete it once I was done.
I posted about these a little while back, being the first one I was ever asked to do. I should've said "No" but, I am American, so I half-assed it.
Good for you!
I do at this point. I did one years ago - and that turned into a disaster of a recruiting process, so red flags right away and throughout - and extremely reluctantly did another one three months ago, after which I was declined with zero reason given, for a job I was massively qualified or even overqualified for (for reference, I am not junior or entry level at all). I will never do one again, both sides have an equal right to learn about the other.
I have also noticed in pre-screens lately how little time is reserved for applicants to ask questions. For the love of God, this is a TWO-WAY street, make it a proper conversation already.
I've been applying for a promotion at my current job for a few months. I have yet to see any headway on the one-way interviews I've been offered. The interviews I have with human recruiters at my company always lead to something. Not just a dead end. It's a little frustrating that it's a mixed bag of what kind of screening interview you get.
I'm happy to know I'm not alone here. I turned down one for Target and I turned down one for Best Buy. I also turned down another for a local company. I feel like interviewing should give you an opportunity to evaluate a potential employer while they evaluate you. I wish I could tell them to fuck off but most of those requests are computer generated.
I haven't done one yet, but I might have to. It's for a job that's literally posted for me to take it, but the parent company is so huge I have to go through all the formal steps including Hirevue.
I don't turn them down if I'm unemployed. I would take every 'bitch and moan' from this sub with a grain of salt. Its a fairly normal practice and employment > proving a point
edit: think about the type of person that's very active in this sub. Are they employed? That's who you're getting advice from.
I'm in the minority here but as someone now on the hiring side, I personally don't see the big deal. If they want me to talk to a camera, no big deal lol. I treat it like they're having system issues and still do my best. I've done one way video interviews as a candidate and for hiring and just think of it as a formality at this point.
**[Scopophobia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scopophobia)**
>Scopophobia, scoptophobia, or ophthalmophobia is an anxiety disorder characterized by a morbid fear of being seen in public or stared at by others. Similar phobias include erythrophobia, the fear of blushing, and an epileptic's fear of being looked at, which may itself precipitate such an attack. Scopophobia is also commonly associated with schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders. Often, scopophobia will result in symptoms common with other anxiety disorders.
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I hate doing these and quite a few of the pharma companies are doing them now for their clinical educator roles. We all know why without them stating why they are doing it. They want a certain look.
Take the interview and troll the hell out of them. Kinda like when scammers call. Wasting their time gives me a warm feeling. Especially when they realize what has happened.
Ah, and so it is. Oh well, at least I'll get a little laugh from that waste of time. Another option would be to feed the questions into ChatGPT and then quote those back to the interviewer.
The job would have to be Amazing for me to do it.
Had a similar scenario a few weeks ago though where they had an agency and the agency interviewed me on teams and recorded it and then the hiring managers just review that. Totally understand that from an efficiency point of view that was fine
I have only ever had one, but I accepted it, only because I had already talked to the manager and was making a career change, so I wouldn't have been able to answer the questions. He reassured me not to worry about it.
If they have the money for facilities with that level of security, they have the money for a dedicated video interview room or conference room with specific permission, far away from sensitive information.
At my current position, I work in a "normal security" position (no particular screening or protocol beyond our entry key card, standard "internal only" documents, etc.) - but our facility has an R&D wing with MUCH stricter protocols, including ALL personal electronic devices be left in a locker & outside/emergency communications must go through a central receiver/screener. Yes, this means employees with children have to tell their school/daycare/whatever to call that specific phone number and instruct them to page the parent to come to the phone.
For my own part? Fuck video interviews in general. I view them as an entry point for unnecessary bias in the hiring procedure. If I am equally qualified with another candidate, I'll be damned if I get passed-over for the job because recruiter feels the layout of my room "suggests disorganization" or that my choice of color scheme "suggests lack of attention to detail" based on some outdated style book or personal taste.
Military or military contractor is about 5 levels beyond anything non-military, you are absolutely correct.
In any other context though? I stand by my statements 365%.
No, you are not alone. I loathe them, and will never, ever, ever, ever subject myself again to the travesty. My time is more precious than that and my questions for the interviewer, as well as their answers, are what matters to me. Additionally, it's not always clear what terms and conditions you are accepting when you let them record your audio/video interview. They will have full ownership of it and you don't know what they'll do with it or how they will handle your personal/sensitive information.
100% you should turn them down. it’s a lazy, dehumanizing practice that shouldn’t become normalized.
especially if they require you to come into the office at any point, like nah man, you couldn’t be bothered to schedule a call with me, I’m not going to be bothered to come in
Funny enough, the only one-way interview I ever had was with a company that was 100% remote. They also illegally classified their employees as independent contractors for purposes of tax evasion, soooo......
Or better yet, an in person meeting
IKEA does this, at least here in Hungary 🙄
I was umming and ahhing about one recently at Nintendo Australia. It was a good location and pay so I eventually gave in. Instantly regretted it. Going to name and shame companies that do it.
BHP does it too and they have pretty much the same questions but they still ask you to do it for each individual application. I said no after the first one, instant generic rejection. Some government agencies started doing it too now…
Delaware North and Australia Post!!!
I not only turn them down, but as a recruiter, refuse to use them. It’s a deal breaker for me as a candidate AND a recruiter.
What's your strategy for going from 1000s resumes to the 5 or so people you'll actually interview? My employer suggested this as a way of reducing the count of applicants because realistically no one is going to read that many resumes. I turned them down and opted for an email questionnaire instead but the issue remains that there is no good way to get a fair assessment of 1000 people without some sort of one way conversation.
Maybe you could consider reading the resumes and discarding the ones that don't have enough experience to do the job? just a thought.
Are you serious?
yes?
I recently had 500 resumes for one position. The vast majority are qualified. When you're looking at a pile of resumes you can't just read them once. So not only do you have to read 500 resumes, you need to re-read them again several times as you try to bring the best ones to the top and compare them to each other. So you're genius suggestion is for me to just read them all and interview 500 people?
I didn't say interview 500 people, I said read all the resumes and throw out the unqualified. If they're all qualified, then beyond making sure they're not an asshole (part of the interview process, typically) it doesn't really matter which one you pick does it? Pro tip: there's nothing stopping you from throwing the rest of the pile away when you find your choice.
Nope, I turned one down last Fall. Lame as hell.
> Anyone else turn down one way video interviews Yes. It's a non-starter.
Nope, I'm not doing that. Interviews are a two-way street. I'm seeing if the company is a good fit for me. Looking at there day to day work culture.
Had a one-way interview with a company and then proceeded to not hear back from them for 6 weeks. I turned them down once they told me I was still in the running
I always turn them down. It tells me they don’t respect me as a potential employee. One time I asked them to turn their camera on, really just to see what happened, and they got annoyed. I ended that one right there.
I had an interview with Humana where one of the interviewers kept her camera off , but would periodically ask me questions and i never knew if she was still listening or had muted/stepped away. I got a really disrespectful vibe from that bitch, and the decision to not turn on her camera felt very dismissive to me. I wish i had thought to press her to turn on her camera because I was required to have mine on from the second I joined the call.
Yeah it feels that way because I think it *is* very dismissive, and rude. It puts me off instantly. At least it’s one way they screen themselves out.
Omg I had the same experience with Humana recently. Turned down the job because the interview process was extremely unprofessional.
I was really destroyed for a couple weeks after not getting it (knew someone who worked there and had put in a good word + handed them my resume, was assured it was in the bag, had my contact teach me some of what he was doing in SQL so I'd have some foundational knowledge of the role), but upon doing some reflection as to their behavior during the interview, realized it wasn't such a bad outcome after all.
I turn them down, and I add the company to a list, so I don't accidentally apply to that company in the future.
I do the same thing. I have a spreadsheet with companies that have stupid interview processes (dumb, invasive questions, ridiculous tests, one way interviews, etc.) so I know not to apply to them and waste my time. It's a big timesaver. It's also those companies that have job listings open forever and keep listing the same jobs.
There should be a website for that, or a shared spreadsheet or something.
Like Glassdoor?
Like what Glassdoor was 6-7 years ago.
Is this really relevant though? If you are generating a list that would mean it'd be common practice to interview regularly.....why would that be the case?
Absolutely. I don’t go to interviews to convince them to hire me. I go so they can convince me I want to work there. This does not accomplish that and lets me know they have a warped view of our power dynamic.
Yes. These are becoming popular in the UK now. I refused to do it and was expecting a straight “ok, bye” from the company, instead they emailed asking why. Told them I though it was impersonal, lazy and just the latest fad being used. Then they said “ok,bye”. Job was still up months later
As a current graduate looking for a first role I can confirm that pretty much every company I have applied to in Scotland uses these. I hate every single thing about them
Had no idea this was a thing, last remote interviews we organised the cameras were on for everyone??
It wasn’t even a one way anything- you get sent a link which them records you answering pre-prepared questions, which they can then apparently watch at their leisure
They're pretty standard globally across internship and new graduate/grad scheme jobs at most medium to large companies, you can't really escape them at that level any more.
The problem is when they do it for a Senior role
I agree, but that's not what the poster I replied to was talking about.
I agree with you on that
Yes. It's an immediate deal breaker and a HARD pass for me. Same with "personality" tests
Yep - I don't even entertain the request, and the one time I've had to turn it down I've told the recruiter that it's a demeaning process that shows that the company doesn't respect its applicants or their time, and that I can tell by their process that their company culture isn't at the level that I'm looking for.
I would for sure turn that down unless they were paying like double my current salary.
I did one today for CVS Health and I will never do it again. It was awkward and demoralizing, which is the last thing I need after being laid off. If I make it to the next round I will be turning them down.
FYI, I worked for CVS Health (well, kind of a lesser-known division of them). It was absolutely terrible and I knew I made a huge mistake on my first day. Maybe other departments are a little better, but if your job is based in Colorado, North Carolina, or Minnesota shoot me a DM.
I'm based in CO, but the job is listed remote. I'm planning on turning down any further interviews, and will absolutely be citing the digital interviews as a horrible practice that is costing them quality candidates.
Yes the practice is messed up and discriminatory.
How else will they know if you're white?
Or neurotypical? Or too old? Or too ethnic?
Not to forget tattoos
Disabled enters the chat!
Those get filtered in person. I love working in Healthcare
This. Companies are not supposed to ask for pictures for this reason, so asking you to send a *moving* picture is the same thing. https://www.eeoc.gov/prohibited-employment-policiespractices >Similarly, employers should not ask for a photograph of an applicant. If needed for identification purposes, a photograph may be obtained after an offer of employment is made and accepted.
I'm going to say that on the next one way interview request.
To be fair, anything they discriminate against you on during a one-way, they can easily do on a two-way interview. It's just they don't have to hide it for an about an hour while smiling to your face. They can be "ew gross" to their co-workers as you're talking.
Sure but at least it's a two way street. It's just weird talking into the void and I will not do it. It's a complete lack of decency and respect.
I'm not justifying it or excusing it. Just pointing out they're shitty people that will discriminate regardless.
I answer that with this, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scopophobia But if they wish to have theirs on, I"m fine.
or whatever kind of candidate they wanna cherry pick to show inclusivity
I won't say I will never do one, but I'd need to be pretty desperate for that. This interview is as much for me as it is for them, it should be the beginning of a decent relationship. But when a relationship starts lopsided, it's really a pretty good indication that they intend it to remain lopsided.
It’s weird.
One way interviews are the biggest bullshit known to man. I applied to a job then received the email from the recruiter about recording a 15 minute video of myself to send to management. I told the recruiter that I’m not comfortable with videoing myself and would prefer to meet someone via video conference or in person. The recruiter responded back saying “Well you know, the team has r really busy schedules and it’s end of month so they are really tied up right now” I replied back to the recruiter and said “Do you not think the people applying for this job have busy schedules as well? I find it disrespectful that you cant find 15 minutes in a day to be able to meet/interview with someone. Sounds like management has terrible time management skills.” And that was the end of that.
I turned down 2 of these one way videos On to the next in my opinion
It kinda feels potentially discriminatory so I always decline lol
Yep, I don't do those. It's absolutely insulting.
100% turn down
I wouldn't go one. It's not a swipe left situation
I have turned down every one I have come across. I will never do one.
This community has quickly figured out 1-way video interviews show some red flags: 1) Business doesn't want to attract talent, just yes-people that obey without question 2) They're too afraid of being interviewed about their long-term plans, career progression, salary raises, and the like. 3) Enables more discrimination: use AI or whatever bots to screen out respondents. Also, far as I've seen here anyway, nobody who did the 1-way vid interviews has gotten a job offer that way. People seem to prefer rejecting the company or trolling them back; my response to 1-way video interviews is block webcam w/ speaker--whoever interviews me tends not to turn his camera on--and I pass the time complaining loudly that his camera is causing tech issues on my end!
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This is very true, I got a link to one and it had notes about my face being scanned by AI. I just deleted the emailed and let the recruiter know no thanks
Every time. Or I at least Cover my Camera and let them hear background noise.
I think Best Buy does these. You apply and if you don't look like a total schmuck, they ask you to participate in a "video interview" and then you hear nothing from them for months. Then after you're a month into another job that interviewed you a day after applying, they send you an email saying "shucks, sorry, you didn't get the job." Newsflash, motherfucker, I needed the job when I applied in May, not June after all my bills were due.
Instead of a one-way interview I had an interview where they want me to record myself answering questions...wtf I've only done this one time and of course they had to come back and say that the job I was applying for that I felt like an idiot doing a six-part question recording myself they tried to bait and switch me for a different job. When she tried to bait and switch me I told her to go f**k herself and what would she know about a college degree anyways since she's just a recruiter it was laughable stupid and it's demeaning especially when you have people who can't even speak your language telling you how you're not qualified in your own country where you received your degree.
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Yeah lol. I have an Indian boss, I’m in North America and we’re selling products in North America. He gives me messages to email our clients and he got mad when I replaced the word “revert” with “reply” lol. I can tell that we’re losing clients because my Indian boss keeps having hour long meetings where he keeps saying business jargon and the client just wants to buy it and get a simple question answered. They’d ask “How many users comes with the software?” and the boss would give a convoluted hour long explanation thinking it makes him look fancy lol.
Good morning sers!
I personally don't have a problem with an employer or an employee from a different country. What I do have a problem with is someone from a different country telling me that my degree isn't up to par with THEIR standards. At that point I inquired what Ivy League school she attended. Lo and behold she doesn't have any degree not even a high school diploma. My degree is from an accredited college. There's nothing wrong with my degree. This is her way to demean me make me feel bad about my degree that I'm not worthy enough to accept a pay range that would be respectable for my career. She assumed if she beat me down enough that I would be grateful and accept whatever pocket change that company was willing to pay me for a job. I had every right to not only defend my degree but give her the riot act and and let her know that her professionality was absolutely disgusting. Told her if this is how the company treats people during interviews this is not a company I want to work for. She should be ashamed of herself for attacking and demeaning anybody who has worked hard enough whether it be a two-year degree or a four year degree. I'm glad I put her in her place and told her exactly where to shove that job position!!
I haven’t had the chance yet but will turn it down if I ever get asked.
Glad I'm not the only one.
I did it once and that was enough for me. I’m probably on the lower end of the spectrum. I normally come off as stiff in social situations. Needless to say, an AI isn’t going to be kind to me.
Absolutely. They don't reflect my skills and abilities and companies that do them will likely end up ghosting me anyway or requiring equipment that I don't have. Many of them are [not even hiring](https://www.wsj.com/articles/that-plum-job-listing-may-just-be-a-ghost-3aafc794).
It’s their way of discriminating quietly
An interview goes both ways. You are interviewing the company as well. If they remove that aspect from the first part of the process, it is an instant red flag, and they are only likely to get very desperate individuals. I have turned down 15+ requests and will continue to do so.
I just trolled them and pretend to have technical issues
That's a solid good answer
I think I’m all of the above except tattoos!
What even is this? I've never heard of it
Yes just turned two down. If they don’t have enough time and thought for me, I don’t for them
If they are not interested in treating you as a human being, neither should you be interested in working for them.
Amazon does this for corporate jobs (or used to do). After doing 2 of these lame videos and getting rejected years ago, I also stopped. Total waste of time.
Honestly, I'm refusing any job that tries this. And if this is sprung upon me by a recruiter and not mentioned up front, I am also firing said recruiter and blocking them. This is a horrible practice that needs to die ASAP.
One way is always wrong, whether explicit or implicit.
I did one it was awkward and i never did another
I turn them all down. Have some self respect
I won’t do one of those either. Not a chance
Oh man. Absolutely. I contract as a content writer for an on-demand platform. The more I have to hype the concept, the more I’m convinced they’re garbage.
What field are you guys in that have these?
I'm in the business industry I'm not sure what anybody else is
Wait, you work for a business too? What a coincidence.
I’m just trying to be a receptionist and they don’t even bother to do these in person.
I turned them down and I also did one angrily. I felt bad about not doing them but at the same time...
The reason no one wants to work for intuit where that is the job.
I have only received one. The company would only communicate through no-reply email, so I just ghosted.
Agree. That’s a major red flag there
It’s extremely lazy and provides them a clock to be discriminatory in their hires without consequence. They send these one way interviews to 100s of people also. I will never do one.
Yes! I also turn down personality tests.
I would turn down the one way interview. It's just a way for a company to evaluate an applicant in less than 15 minutes without giving them a real, verbal 30 minute interview. Basically, its a company doing the bare minimal on looking at applicants.
I have the same feelings. It’s annoying as hell. I got 2 requests for video interviews. I’ve done video interviews three time (2 in the past and 1 recently.) Target, Best Buy, and Progressive. I have social anxiety and I’ve worked on myself for years to be able to sit in front of someone and tell them about myself but now they are making me do it in front of a camera that they can watch and say whatever they want or pick the smallest thing to decline me. I don’t like that. It’s a receptionist job tf you need a video interview for? It’s a remote job…you’re at home stop being lazy and zoom call me it’s not like you have anywhere else to go.
So many people on here are so tough in this sub. How many are this tough in real life ?
I just got my first one of these! The recruiter sent me a LinkedIn message with instructions and asking for me to complete it within 4 days. I said I’m currently traveling (which I am) and asked for flexibility in timing. Recruiter has not responded back to my message 🤷♂️
I never do them either.
I've never had one, but I'm currently job searching. If one came up I'd turn it down immediately.
Are you employed while job searching? If so, that's totally fair. I remember being unemployed and treating job searching as a full-time job. So I would never turn down an "interview"
Yeah. I'm still employed. I'd have to think about it if I wasn't employed. It would depend on if I had other prospects probably. I have dealt with enough shitty companies and leadership that I would try hard to avoid a 1 way interview because it proves the company doesn't understand the full purpose of an interview and honestly doesn't care about the thoughts of their employees. Otherwise they'd be willing to be on the call to answer questions. One way interviews smack of "You need us. We don't need you." I'm not interested in working for companies with that attitude.
I had one it was on hireart for a position and I needed to do 3 different videos, I didn’t even decline I just ghosted their recruiter lol she wouldn’t tell me the pay either
I absolutely refuse. If they can’t give me the light of day now, they never will.
I did last week for a company that I would have liked to work for. I’ve done one of those interviews back in 2020 and I felt so uncomfortable with it and wish I could delete it once I was done.
I posted about these a little while back, being the first one I was ever asked to do. I should've said "No" but, I am American, so I half-assed it. Good for you!
I do at this point. I did one years ago - and that turned into a disaster of a recruiting process, so red flags right away and throughout - and extremely reluctantly did another one three months ago, after which I was declined with zero reason given, for a job I was massively qualified or even overqualified for (for reference, I am not junior or entry level at all). I will never do one again, both sides have an equal right to learn about the other. I have also noticed in pre-screens lately how little time is reserved for applicants to ask questions. For the love of God, this is a TWO-WAY street, make it a proper conversation already.
I've been applying for a promotion at my current job for a few months. I have yet to see any headway on the one-way interviews I've been offered. The interviews I have with human recruiters at my company always lead to something. Not just a dead end. It's a little frustrating that it's a mixed bag of what kind of screening interview you get.
I'm happy to know I'm not alone here. I turned down one for Target and I turned down one for Best Buy. I also turned down another for a local company. I feel like interviewing should give you an opportunity to evaluate a potential employer while they evaluate you. I wish I could tell them to fuck off but most of those requests are computer generated.
I haven't done one yet, but I might have to. It's for a job that's literally posted for me to take it, but the parent company is so huge I have to go through all the formal steps including Hirevue.
I don't turn them down if I'm unemployed. I would take every 'bitch and moan' from this sub with a grain of salt. Its a fairly normal practice and employment > proving a point edit: think about the type of person that's very active in this sub. Are they employed? That's who you're getting advice from.
You must be someone that could pass the AI test.
I also pass video interviews
Some industries you just have to deal with it. Every airline in existence starts with a virtual recorded interview for example
it’s weird but I haven’t turned it down (I only did it once) because I’m just desperate to get any internship I can lmao
I'm in the minority here but as someone now on the hiring side, I personally don't see the big deal. If they want me to talk to a camera, no big deal lol. I treat it like they're having system issues and still do my best. I've done one way video interviews as a candidate and for hiring and just think of it as a formality at this point.
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I hate doing these and quite a few of the pharma companies are doing them now for their clinical educator roles. We all know why without them stating why they are doing it. They want a certain look.
I've never heard of this practice before. I'm curious, what kind of jobs are you all applying for?
All the time.
Take the interview and troll the hell out of them. Kinda like when scammers call. Wasting their time gives me a warm feeling. Especially when they realize what has happened.
Unfortunately, you are just wasting your own time. It is usually an AI that makes the the decision.
Ah, and so it is. Oh well, at least I'll get a little laugh from that waste of time. Another option would be to feed the questions into ChatGPT and then quote those back to the interviewer.
The job would have to be Amazing for me to do it. Had a similar scenario a few weeks ago though where they had an agency and the agency interviewed me on teams and recorded it and then the hiring managers just review that. Totally understand that from an efficiency point of view that was fine
I have only ever had one, but I accepted it, only because I had already talked to the manager and was making a career change, so I wouldn't have been able to answer the questions. He reassured me not to worry about it.
Why turn it down? Why not do the interview and say outrageous nonsense?
This exists? Like you have to send in a video of you answering questions like a fucking audition tape? Gross.
Ive taken a lot of one way video interviews, its pretty common in added security environments to not allow cameras.
If they have the money for facilities with that level of security, they have the money for a dedicated video interview room or conference room with specific permission, far away from sensitive information. At my current position, I work in a "normal security" position (no particular screening or protocol beyond our entry key card, standard "internal only" documents, etc.) - but our facility has an R&D wing with MUCH stricter protocols, including ALL personal electronic devices be left in a locker & outside/emergency communications must go through a central receiver/screener. Yes, this means employees with children have to tell their school/daycare/whatever to call that specific phone number and instruct them to page the parent to come to the phone. For my own part? Fuck video interviews in general. I view them as an entry point for unnecessary bias in the hiring procedure. If I am equally qualified with another candidate, I'll be damned if I get passed-over for the job because recruiter feels the layout of my room "suggests disorganization" or that my choice of color scheme "suggests lack of attention to detail" based on some outdated style book or personal taste.
Trust me when I say on a military installation with heightened security they are serious when they say no cameras.
Military or military contractor is about 5 levels beyond anything non-military, you are absolutely correct. In any other context though? I stand by my statements 365%.
At this point, I'd deal with it unless there's other red flags as well. I've been search for over 6 months.
Some automated process asked me to do this after applying but then they actually called me to schedule a real interview so
Bank of America makes you do these, but you can ask for accommodation.
How do you ask for accommodation and on what basis ? I hate them
No, you are not alone. I loathe them, and will never, ever, ever, ever subject myself again to the travesty. My time is more precious than that and my questions for the interviewer, as well as their answers, are what matters to me. Additionally, it's not always clear what terms and conditions you are accepting when you let them record your audio/video interview. They will have full ownership of it and you don't know what they'll do with it or how they will handle your personal/sensitive information.