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The podcast where we try to understand why hiring and getting hired in tech are both absolute nightmares. Hosted by Laura Klein and Amy Santee.

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The podcast where we try to understand why hiring and getting hired in tech are both absolute nightmares. Hosted by Laura Klein and Amy Santee.

    You Asked, We Answered - Listener Grab Bag #2

    You Asked, We Answered - Listener Grab Bag #2

    For this episode, we answer some listener-submitted questions, including
    How do I answer those annoying questions like "tell me about a time when you had a difficult stakeholder" or "a challenge with a teammate", especially when I don't have a good example?
    How do we deal with the farce of companies expecting everyone to have a cogently designed professional brand and career when sometimes we choose jobs based on things that have nothing to do with that concept in the slightest? 
    In this tight UX job market, how do I convince myself to wait for an opportunity that I know is a true fit for me, rather than taking the first role I’m offered?
    What are hiring processes actually optimized for? Do people really know what they're doing when assessing candidates? (short answer: a lot of the time, no). 
    Do Amy & Laura actually drink while recording the show?
    Got a job search/hiring topic request? Reach out to Amy on LinkedIn and we can cover it in a future episode.
    Episode transcript

    • 31 min
    Hiring Horror Stories Part 3 - Hiring Managers

    Hiring Horror Stories Part 3 - Hiring Managers

    We're wrapping up our Hiring Horror Stories series with more spine chilling anecdotes from hiring managers who, like their job seeker counterparts, must also regularly deal with unacceptable levels of hiring clusterfuckery. 
    In Part 3, we share some terrible tales from our listeners featuring major organizational incompetence, pompous candidates, frustratingly fickle decision-makers, and more. We like to think that a couple of the stories have happy endings, so hopefully that alleviates some of the awfulness. 



    Episode transcript
    Got a hiring topic request? Reach out to Amy on LinkedIn and we can cover it in a future episode.

     

    • 40 min
    Hiring Horror Stories Part 2 - Candidates

    Hiring Horror Stories Part 2 - Candidates

    Today for Part 2 of our Hiring Horror Stories series, we continue with more terrible tales from job candidates. 


     

    Episode transcript
    Got a hiring topic request? Reach out to Amy on LinkedIn and we can cover it in a future episode.

    • 37 min
    Hiring Horror Stories Part 1 - Candidates

    Hiring Horror Stories Part 1 - Candidates

    In honor of Spooky Season, Amy and Laura share some hiring horror stories sent in by listeners (thank you!). This episode features spine tingling tales of candidates getting ghosted (see what we did there?), tricked (like trick or treat, get it?!), and treated ghoulishly by ghastly beings and businesses (ok, look, they can't all be winners).
     
    Also, there's one involving a hot tub. Seriously, what is wrong with people? 
     

    Episode transcript
    Got a hiring topic request? Reach out to Amy on LinkedIn and we can cover it in a future episode.

    • 42 min
    You Asked, We Answered - Listener Grab Bag #1

    You Asked, We Answered - Listener Grab Bag #1

    For this episode, we "randomly" select five questions from Listeners Like You (thanks!) and attempt to give quick (well, as quick as Laura ever gets) answers to each of them. 
    What's up with unpaid take-home assignments as part of the interview process?
    How many rounds of interviews and assignments is actually reasonable?
    Should I apply to a job if I don't meet all the qualifications?
    What the heck is going on right now with huge companies paying peanuts for contract positions? Is the market REALLY that flooded? 
    How do conversion salaries typically compare to hourly contract rates? 
    Got a hiring topic request? Reach out to Amy on LinkedIn and we can cover it in a future episode.
    Episode transcript
    🤑 2021-2023 Global UX Compensation Transparency Database 🤑

    • 32 min
    What Does that Job Posting Really Mean?

    What Does that Job Posting Really Mean?

    In this episode, Amy and Laura discuss the awful state of job postings—even the best ones are a bit confusing, and the worst are pretty much just bad fiction. If you are baffled by the different titles, levels, code words, and meaningless jargon, tune in for some tips for how to figure out what you're even applying for, and how to identify the red, green, yellow, and checkered flags. Plus a special cameo from our producer, Adonis!
    Got a hiring topic request? Reach out to Amy on LinkedIn and we can cover it in a future episode.
    Episode transcript
    That unpleasant job posting from Nielsen Norman Group by Per Axbom
    Gender Decoder: Finding subtle bias in job ads
    Laura's famous Twitter post featured in r/antiwork (Amy's favorite subreddit aside from r/birds, r/birding, r/birdsfacingforward, r/linkedinlunatics, and r/stupiddovenests)
    Katrina Kibben - Writing Advice for Job Postings and Recruiting
    Why are UX job descriptions so bad?
     

    • 33 min

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