I received a rejection recently that really annoyed me. It was a job I know I could do, in an industry related to the one I'm doing now. In the application process I had to write answers to multiple questions (the stuff I'd normally write in a cover letter) and then at the bottom they whacked in "download this tool and then record yourself answering these questions!" Fine, I'll do it because I really think this job is one I could do well.
I submitted, and waited. And waited. I connected with the outgoing person on LinkedIn and said "hey, I'm here!" A number of weeks later, I got a template rejection.
I don't mind jumping the hurdles in an application. But that reciprocity needs to be there in exchange.
I received a rejection recently that really annoyed me. It was a job I know I could do, in an industry related to the one I'm doing now. In the application process I had to write answers to multiple questions (the stuff I'd normally write in a cover letter) and then at the bottom they whacked in "download this tool and then record yourself answering these questions!" Fine, I'll do it because I really think this job is one I could do well.
I submitted, and waited. And waited. I connected with the outgoing person on LinkedIn and said "hey, I'm here!" A number of weeks later, I got a template rejection.
I don't mind jumping the hurdles in an application. But that reciprocity needs to be there in exchange.
You're quite right. Mitch Sullivan puts it well - institutional arrogance.