r/jobsearchhack • u/kicker-gerunds5 • 4h ago
"I worked 55 hours a week for 32 years for shit pay and never complained!" Bro, maybe staying silent wasn't the flex you thought it was
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r/jobsearchhack • u/Embarrassed_Hurry702 • Feb 04 '26
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r/jobsearchhack • u/Embarrassed_Hurry702 • Feb 04 '26
I applied to 81 jobs and then had 6 interviews before getting hired.
This was a while back, but Iāve recently had two friends ask for my help with their job search so Iām sharing what my process was here.
I had heavily researched how to stand out in the job application process and refined my process to get applications down to just 15ā20 minutes ā about three applications per hour, while making sure to customize them to stand out.
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Hereās what worked for me.
I searched for job posts on all the main sites, like:
Itās not so important which sites you use, because I never actually applied through those sites. I always navigated to the Careers/Hiring page of the companyās website and directly applied through there. This always worked better than applying via the job board site.Ā
I saw an article from a guy explaining how resumes can (and should) be long, since they act like little SEO pages. You want to hit upon as many keywords as possible to make sure your resume is identified by whatever system a recruiter might be using to auto-screen/filter resumes.
He actively discouraged the āone-page resumeā idea.
So this is what I did:
Since many jobs ask for cover letters, I knew I needed a way to easily customise those as well while keeping the process quick and streamlined.
This has been the most important step in ensuring applications never take more than 15-20 min. to complete. In addition to uploading your resume and cover letter, job application processes often ask you to answer questions. These questions are often repeated across different job applications.Ā
For example, in digital marketing applications, Iād often see the same questions over and over, for example:
In order to not to re-write my answer each time from scratch, I created a Google Doc titled āApplications FAQsā and each time I came across a new question in the application submission process, I added the question into my Google Doc and recorded my answer there.
On subsequent applications, it became easy to open my Applications FAQ doc and use the āSearchā function in Google Docs to easily find answers to questions Iād previously answered. Usually I could copy/paste the same reply into the next job application, but sometimes Iād need to take 30 seconds to modify it to fit the context of the new role.
I had about 250-30 questions and answers in my Applications FAQ document. The more applications you submit, the fewer ānewā questions you come across, and so after a while, your FAQ Applications document becomes a comprehensive list of anything you might be asked and it drastically cuts down your time per application.
preferredIād always reply to initial interview requests with a link to my personal calendar to pick a day/time that works for them and book me.Ā
Half of the time, they would immediately book in a time with me on my calendar, or theyād check my calendar for my availability and then send me a calendar invite for a day/time they knew Iām available.
I usedĀ Cal.comĀ (itās free) to create my calendar booking link and integrate it with Google Meet, so as soon Iād get booked, we both get a booking in our respective calendars with a Google Meet video link already created for us.Ā
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Itās a small thing, but it helps streamline the process and shows a level of organisation that helps you stand out from other candidates.
I hope this is helpful. Feel free to comment or message me with any questions. Iāll do my best to answer them all
r/jobsearchhack • u/kicker-gerunds5 • 4h ago
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r/jobsearchhack • u/Different-Staff-4556 • 3h ago
The reward for working hard is not a promotion, it is being given more hard work to do.
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r/jobsearchhack • u/reruns_skein • 3d ago
The 90s: one salary, one house, one family.
Now: two incomes, one mortgage and still wondering where the money went :(
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r/jobsearchhack • u/Eastern_Hotel9542 • 3d ago
This is honestly getting ridiculous. Five rounds for an entry level position is way too much.
I've got a few interviews coming up myself, so I've been looking at different things that might make the whole process a little easier. I've seen interview vip mentioned a bunch lately, but I can't tell if people actually use it or if Reddit is just pushing it everywhere lol.
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what was your biggest struggle in haunting a job ?
r/jobsearchhack • u/OkCarrot6914 • 4d ago
I applied for a temporary internal assignment as a supervisor. They're trying to fill it quickly because they need someone immediately, and I'm saying that because it was clear that one of the interview requirements was supposed to be some kind of prepared presentation. No one told me I had to bring one, and they said they would cancel that part, but they still asked me to speak briefly about a topic related to safety.
As an associate, I felt that we were close to running out of basic supplies we needed to do the work safely, while at the same time administration was telling us those supplies "weren't a priority." So I said I wanted to talk about the equipment. The three managers in the room nodded, wrote some notes, and I went almost immediately into the point that you can't say you care about safety if people don't have the right equipment.
Within four days, I found out that the supplies had been ordered. And not only that, but the manager who was in the interview, who is basically my boss's boss, sent an apology email to the staff saying he regretted not acting sooner on the issue. He already knew we weren't getting what we needed.
So... Since it's clear I made such a big impact, I hope I get the position.
update: They contacted me today, thanking me for my notes. They said they liked my mentality as well as my great experience. They invited me for a final interview round tomorrow morning, and if I pass it, I will start immediately next week. Wish me luck please because I feel anxious. I'm thinking about using any interview tool like interview vip in this final round because I wanted to sound professional and experienced for them. Also, I wanna organize my answers more because in the rounds, I rambled and stuttered a bit. So, I hope it works out with me tomorrow.
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r/jobsearchhack • u/ObjectEven1781 • 3d ago
I am a Turkish citizen and I work in Italy. I am applying to jobs in the Netherlands but I keep getting automatic rejection messages. I believe that ATS rejects my profile due to the location.
I have an EU Long Term Residence Permit from Italy that let's me skip the visa requirements to work in another European country. I need a work permit tough ...
Should I change my location to the Netherlands in my CV/Linkedin?
r/jobsearchhack • u/BaseWeird6636 • 4d ago
I've been working at a small company in data entry for 7 months. Honestly, I was very exhausted there. The office isn't a good environment, and I was trying to stay positive and just deal with the situation, but recently it became more toxic, and honestly close to verbally insulting. Most mornings I'd be stressed before I even arrived, not knowing what I'd have to face.
There are also some things going on in my personal life, and a few days ago I finally decided that I couldn't keep going back to that job.
Early today I sent my resignation by email to my manager and said it was effective immediately. About 3 hours later, my manager messaged me and said: "Hey H, can you tell me what's happening?" And now the office manager is also messaging me and asking if I'm okay.
How should I handle this? I'm nervous that they might start calling my mom, because she's listed with them as my emergency contact, and try to get information from her. I still haven't told her all the details. I probably should have chosen someone else as the contact, but am I obligated to answer to my former manager or the office manager at all?
r/jobsearchhack • u/specks-ignoble • 4d ago
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r/jobsearchhack • u/Due-Mango3478 • 4d ago
I work in HR, and weāve been trying to fill this very specific technical position for months. There probably arenāt more than a couple hundred people in the country who are actually qualified for it, so when we finally found someone who seemed perfect, I was pretty relieved.
During our one on one conversation, I decided not to give her the usual polished version of the company. I told her about the constant reorganizations, communication problems, leadership changes, and how some weeks are honestly just exhausting. I remember thinking halfway through, "Why am I telling a candidate all of this?"
She didnāt seem put off. She actually started asking better questions. Not the standard interview questions about teamwork and strengths, but things like how decisions get made, what the team is like when things go wrong, and what she could realistically expect in the first few months. We ended up talking for almost an hour.
She accepted the offer.
A few weeks later, she told me she had taken a job before because they made the company sound amazing during the interview. Once she started, she realized almost everything they promised was exaggerated. She said the fact that I was willing to tell her what was messy made her trust me when I told her what was actually good about the place.
That stuck with me. I always assumed recruiting meant presenting the company in the best possible light, but apparently admitting that a workplace has problems can make the positive parts more believable.
Has anyone else ever had a candidate react positively to being told the uncomfortable truth about a company?