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JonkPile t1_j9ald8r wrote

I just put off the applications until the deadline has passed and end up getting a full time job in the summer 🥲

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Not_Cleaver t1_j9alzlv wrote

What do you mean by incomplete? That you stopped after reconsidering or that you messed up? I take it you withdrew yourself from consideration for the withdrawn ones. The ghosted ones are places you’d likely not want to work. So unprofessional. Yeah, it sucks to reject someone, but it’s better than leaving them hanging.

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Not_Cleaver t1_j9ams34 wrote

Replying to UglyDODO (#1,884,508)

Fair. Especially for unpaid internships it’s so asinine to require recommendations. Congrats on getting your internship. Hope it’s good and productive work. And may the BS tasks be kept to a minimum.

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JoshAGould t1_j9anzfg wrote

Replying to UglyDODO (#1,884,207)

Out of interest what field is this in?

I had a similar experience with mine (although I applied to only 30)

Had 0 luck with IB (my preference) but submitted 1 consulting application and got that internship, is what it is.

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diggoxxx t1_j9aqolv wrote

What is this kind of graphics called?

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Chyvalri t1_j9azu0l wrote

Why is it ghosting after the interview but no answer before one?

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prylosec t1_j9bjgun wrote

What field are you in? Internship experiences can vary so much from field to field and it's interesting to hear about others' experiences. I went to an engineering school, so it was pretty common for people to make a bunch of money designing something and I was initially taken aback to learn that to others an internship means running errands for little to no pay.

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UglyDODO OP t1_j9bmwcp wrote

Replying to cat-snooze (#1,887,799)

After I accepted my job offer, I made sure to contact the other companies to tall them I'd be interested in reapplying next year, but that I was no longer available to continue the process

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facto_tom t1_j9btuyy wrote

ghosted 2x after a 2nd interview...such poor form

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Shishjakob t1_j9buy4r wrote

Congratulations on your internship!

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seacucumber98 t1_j9c0k9q wrote

Applications: 69, Rejected+Interview+Incomplete+No Answer=71

Anyway, congrats on your intership!

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riptydeco t1_j9c6l45 wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,887,981)

The blame goes both ways. Companies are less responsive, but they are also wading through a mountain of bullshit. I’d wager that 95% of applicants for any given position at a large company have no business applying. And I don’t mean that like “there are clearly going to be better candidates”, but “you have literally none of the skills or experience stated for the position”.

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broken_sword001 t1_j9c722v wrote

Sophomore in college and has the ability to make this. Impressed. You will go far.

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2-S0CKS t1_j9c7vln wrote

Me: 1 email --> 1 conversation --> 1 accepted

Im sorry to all the people with a lot of hassle. Especially when a company doesnt even respond back, thats so unprofessional idk how hard is it to say "nah"

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Enderlytra t1_j9c9zau wrote

Your number of applications is pretty nice.

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Alekillo10 t1_j9caphe wrote

Replying to riptydeco (#1,890,151)

Back when I was looking for GD interns for my small business, I specifically asked for students, I had people that had been in the field for 30 years coming to me and demanding for a paid internship position🤣

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Jazzlike-Emu-9235 t1_j9ch0zl wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,887,981)

It's so rude and disrespectful to me. Like I don't care if it's clearly a general notification. But like give me the courtesy of at least telling me. It doesn't make the company look good to me but I wouldn't feel that way if they just were honest

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DoeCommaJohn t1_j9cm5rk wrote

Replying to riptydeco (#1,890,151)

Umm, actually, the corporations keep saying there is a worker shortage and young people don’t want to work, so clearly they are not receiving lots of applications.

The other problem is that there are some companies that treat the requirements as a wishlist and not a minimum, and expect applicants below that to apply.

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_Cabbage_Corp_ t1_j9cqpty wrote

Replying to riptydeco (#1,890,151)

Still no excuse. Any semi-competent company that is receiving that number of applications should have some sort of application to handle them. Don't meet qualifications? Either auto-reject based on information supplied, or a human hits reject. Either way, it should be able to send out a generic "form" email to the address that applied.

Literally would take no more effort than a mouse click. No excuse to not get one other than it being a shitty company.

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roguespectre67 t1_j9crwhd wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,887,981)

Buddyroll, this is the way it works now. I was recently laid off, but I could see it coming and have been looking for a new job for maybe 6 months. One place put me through 2 rounds of phone interviews and about 4 hours of in-person interviews over the course of a day. Thought I did pretty well. Never even got a "thanks, but no thanks".

Another place I'm interviewing with right now has already put me through 3 rounds of interviews with the last one being almost 3 weeks ago, despite being contacted directly by a recruiter, and when I sent them an email checking in to see if I was still being considered, they basically said that yes I was but that the person I spoke to last had other interviews to finish and that there had been scheduling conflicts with the other candidates, so they'd check in with me when they knew whether I'd advanced to the 4th and final round.

I can't even begin to tell you how many applications I've sent out over the past 4 years or so since I've graduated college that have had no response. Hundreds and hundreds of them. Despite many of them having tailored resumes and/or cover letters.

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the_finest_gibberish t1_j9crwj1 wrote

Replying to 2-S0CKS (#1,890,283)

Seriously. I did 3 applications, 3 interviews, one second round interview, and got accepted by that one.

Of the other two, one ghosted me, and the other rejected me but told me it was because a hiring freeze was rolled out the week after my interview, lol.

I cannot imagine doing 50+ applications and 14 interviews. Ain't nobody got the time or energy for that.

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ordontal t1_j9dfrmc wrote

I applied to like 300 and got one interview. Software engineering sucks.

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Yokozuuna t1_j9dgye8 wrote

Replying to facto_tom (#1,888,950)

that plus the fact that over half of the employers just had no response whatsoever to the application: proves that most employers don’t give a shit about people on a personal level. the people are just NPC’s in a world the employer thinks they are the MC in.

(sorry, maybe only the gamers will get this)

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Kasswuit t1_j9dubtt wrote

Replying to 2-S0CKS (#1,890,283)

Almost same here, I was planning on applying for various internships and did submit my resume for some places but I only really put in the effort for one of them. That place gave me an interview, and a few days later, they told me I was accepted, so I guessed no need to continue the rest lol.

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Ballplayerx97 t1_j9dwgaa wrote

This mirrors my experience searching for an articling job...although I probably sent twice as many applications just to end up with a min wage job.

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jimtoberfest t1_j9dy83v wrote

Quality number of applications, that done on purpose or just the universe working out splendidly?

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k2t-17 t1_j9ebh3y wrote

Your parents must have really been bullying you to put in that many applications. I was just drinking and fooling around that year of my life.

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The_Noremac42 t1_j9eolah wrote

Replying to Yokozuuna (#1,894,578)

I've heard that it's rare that an actual person even sees the application in the first round of elimination. They're filtered by an algorithm that looks for certain keywords. The old method of submitting a resume and application is basically like playing the lottery these days since you're just a piece of paper and there's nothing that makes you stand out. Your best bet is networking: find friends or friends of friends that work in the industry and get connected through them.

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ClosetedImperialist t1_j9f320b wrote

Must be nice to have the time for an internship so soon in your academic career

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bendur83 t1_j9feu2t wrote

Replying to The_Noremac42 (#1,898,382)

This! If your friend or acquaintance recommend you to their employer for a position, you are much more likely to have a real person look over your resume as well as more likely to receive an interview.

It doesn't mean you'll get an offer for the job though, that's still on you.

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CheeseKaK t1_j9h4eyp wrote

You are all sweating on how to give your labour away for a year for free? I'm assuming this is America, I might be miss understanding.

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NotJustaNoah t1_j9heiv0 wrote

I’m new here, how did you create this design?

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gland10 t1_j9mlde9 wrote

Replying to nicholasf21677 (#1,923,782)

Fire engineer at a place i used to work is unpaid, they follow a permanent employee around for 6 weeks because they can't actually do any work. Civil internship is similar and also unpaid. Engineering internships for local small city government I did was also unpaid. Most don't budget for paying interns and if they do, then the intern got lucky.

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