She was looking for a job, scheduled an interview and was going through hell: “Desperate”

Look for a job It is not a simple task, and many times the illusion collides with an unexpected reality. At least that’s what a young woman says the difficult moment he experienced during a job interview.

While many believe that it is now more accessible to find work since many steps and even the work itself can be done remotely, a The TikTok user has gone viral.

The job candidate called Sragvi (@sragvipattanaik In Tick ​​tock) posted a video detailing how the recruiter didn’t even come to the Zoom interview pre-established.

Sragvi says so sat for 30 minutes eternally in front of the screen waiting for someone to arrive, because in their words: “I am poor and desperate”, reflects the newspaper Meter.

The TikTok user later explained this in the comments sent an email to the employer ask him where he was, but to no avail.

Your video was already there viewed more than 943,000 times since it was published on February 25th. And unfortunately many people in the comments identify with the situation he experienced.

Failed Zoom job interview that blew up online

A spectator known as Shegg (@thesheggcomander) said: “I sent an email after waiting half an hour and they replied refusing me.”

The voice of user Kharbon (@kharbohydrates), who said he left her “hanging” for a longer period. “I waited about 45 minutes and sent an email after about 20 minutes. Not even an apology or anything,” he complained.

In turn, Jacquel (@Picklejarhead) shared on TikTok: “My interviewer was super late and then emailed me to reschedule. Then called a few minutes later just to have a good attitude and look good.”

How to find a job

Finding work has become a tortuous process since the end of the pandemic and graduates have entered an unstable situation, they say in places like the UK.

Finding a job you like is the first hurdle, and after submitting your CV and cover letter (and then being asked to enter all that information on the company website anyway), the next step is getting an interview of work.

Subsequently, one would expect recruiters to make the same effort. But since that doesn’t happen, job seekers have told of a bitter pill they have had to face.

A well-known tiktoker whose username is @jjthejetplane666 wrote: “This happened to me and they called me 3 hours later saying they were busy. They were also very late for the in person interview. I ended up not taking the job.”

What an expert in personnel research and selection says

Michael DolinCEO of Clover HR, a consultancy specializing in talent search and selection, says this is “a reflection of the high demands that recruiters have to meet”.

“Some have developed a culture of treating candidates like commodities“explains the specialist to the newspaper Meter.

Doolin has spent more than three decades as a human resources manager for global brands and now works in the field of employee engagement. He says he’s going through a crisis and this “Good candidates are recruited quickly”.

And he adds to clarify: “The pressure to fill vacancies and obtain positions is often so strong that they see the process as an exercise in number-box checking, forgetting that they are dealing with another human being, who deserves to be treated with decency and respect.”