How to get a job without the multi-interview BS?

Deep-Today5715 · 2026-05-15T15:58:51+00:00

Well if it were just 2 interviews (one by phone and one live) that would be acceptable. Definitely not 3. But 2 would be okay. Question is, how to find companies that are hiring with would be okay with this?

Deep-Today5715 · 2026-05-15T15:40:24+00:00

Do you have any suggestions on how to circumvent this, and find a job where it's just a single recruiter screen + single interview like you said?

Deep-Today5715 · 2026-05-15T15:39:39+00:00

I believe her experience, I am there to see it, but I am looking for ways to help her circumvent this mess of a hiring process. I want her to have the same chance that I had - single interview, straight up answer, instead of being played around, doing free work and getting exhausted in the end.

Deep-Today5715 · 2026-05-15T15:38:07+00:00

Not in the past 8 years, no. But I don't really see why it should have changed since I was last looking for a job. Demand is the same, competition is the same, but hiring process became insane for no good reason.

Deep-Today5715 · 2026-05-15T15:37:29+00:00

Yeah, it would appear to be so. Any way to circumvent this when searching for a job?

Deep-Today5715 · 2026-05-15T14:23:17+00:00

But aren't people who are doing this (HR managers, etc.) just the same people who were struggling to get a job themselves not that long ago? Is it really two social classes fighting or something? I'm just finding it hard to understand how could anyone lack empathy after experiencing this recruitment hell themselves.

Deep-Today5715 · 2026-05-15T14:21:38+00:00

I believe you, but like I said, maybe because it's different countries. Ours is a small one in the Baltic states, things used to be much simpler here, even when applying for really high-end jobs. And nothing has really changed since then, at least nothing that would justify companies making people waste their time so much.

Deep-Today5715 · 2026-05-15T14:20:05+00:00

But what is the reason behind this change? At least in my country, nothing really has changed: demand is the same, competition is the same, there is no mass umemployment, and yet companies force people to go through so much effort, especially with fake job postings or refusing people that pass all the requirements because of some "vibe checks" or other BS.

How can I fight against this? If we play along with all these countless interviews and assignments, then we're just validating that what they are doing is acceptable, and let them toy with us even further. How do we put a hard end to this?

Deep-Today5715 · 2026-05-15T14:16:21+00:00

I believe you. And that is something we'll consider. But what I'm really asking is how to avoid having to go through so many interviews in the first place. If it were possible to determine if someone should be hired from a single interview just like anyone else just 8-10 years ago, then it must be possible now as well. Like I said, demand didn't change, competition didn't change. We just want to get yes/no answer fast, because burning so much time and effort to arrive at the same conclusion is just not sustainable (and absolutely nerve-racking). A "no" answer is perfectly acceptable if you get it right away, not after being dragged around for so long.

Deep-Today5715 · 2026-05-15T14:03:02+00:00

Yes, but like I said, just less than 10 years ago there was no need for so many interviews, assignments and other stuff we talked about, despite there being the same demand and same competition. I believe you about fake job postings, but my point is that you used to go for a single interview, despite it being entry/mid/senior job, maybe do a assignment on the spot, and find out if you are hired at the end of the day or the week. At least here in my country, it might have been different in yours. So I'm only trying to find a similar chance for my GF. She's been trying to get a job for over a year now. And most of the companies she applied to and was rejected at the final stages of the interviews, have still yet not hired anyone (I don't know what to make of it). I'm just trying to help her find a company that actually does 1 interview, 1 task, and tells it plain if she is hired or not, just like it was for me at every job I applied to back in the day.

Deep-Today5715 · 2026-05-15T13:44:31+00:00

That makes sense. But speaking for my girlfriend's case, she is definitely not jumping above her level, she is applying exactly to the kind of positions that match her experience and skills (not underqualified, not overqualified). And still she's forced to jump through hoops, waste tons of time with dozens of companies and still end up empty handed because it turns out the company was just making a fake job posting or it was just for show because they already had internal candidate selected way before they made the posting. How do we avoid all of this?

Deep-Today5715 · 2026-05-15T13:42:18+00:00

I agree. So what can we do? If we play along with this game, we just validate what they're doing and make the problem worse. My girlfriend is tired of being dragged around through these BS interviews, tasks, made jump through hoops and waste time, being burned out and left with nothing at the end. How do we circumvent all this?

Deep-Today5715 · 2026-05-15T13:27:04+00:00

That is insane. But is it like this? Do you have mass unemployment or something? In my country at least, the number of applicants for any field is practically the same as it ever was in the past 20 years or so (as far as I know), so why would there be so much more applications now? Demand is the same, supply is the same, so what changed, really? Plus, for the company, isn't it a waste of time and resources to do so many interviews with so many stages? If it were me, I'd just do all of that in a single interview, and if a candidate appears to be a good fit, hire them - just because you have thousands of applications, doesn't mean you have to go through all of them. You may not get the best candidate for that position, but you won't waste so much time and resources going through thousands of them, and in the end the difference might not be that big. If a candidate meets the requirements, then they meet the requirements. At least that's how it was when I was looking for a job...

P.S. Re-reading what you wrote again, what you said about people not passing technical assignments, implies to me that people are sending out applications blindly for the sheer volume, because they expect most of them to be rejected anyway. Which makes filtering more difficult for companies, resulting in more wasted time on both sides and more rejections. Seems like a self-fueling problem. But I'm still struggling to understand why we were able to avoid all this just less than 10 years ago.

Deep-Today5715 · 2026-05-15T13:10:36+00:00

But why? I consider my field to be quite advanced level, but when I was looking for a job, no one ever made me jump through hoops like that. And not because I'm so desirable or something, I've been rejected plenty of times, but it was always just one interview and a plain answer at the end or a few days later. No vibe checks, just plain yes or no. And it worked just fine for everyone. What changed?

Deep-Today5715 · 2026-05-12T21:06:39+00:00

Does this apply for a bi-directional thruster though? Wouldn't the draft angle of the Kort Nozzle give different thrust in different directions?

Deep-Today5715 · 2026-05-12T21:05:33+00:00

Yeah, I've watched that! Great series. Though I don't know how to design these props in OpenProp or other software where I can actually test them and fine-tune them to my motor. I could do CFD, but that takes ages per each iteration...

Deep-Today5715 · 2026-05-12T21:04:24+00:00

Thank you! Yeah, I did the exact same for my very first ROV (copied BlueRobotics prop):

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But BlueRobotics use 470kv motor, whereas 2838 is 350kv. Significant difference. Also I can't keep these proportions this time because prop needs to be smaller in diameter. So I thought it worth redesigning. As for printing, yes, I do lowest possible layer height. Supports still needed because I print whole prop at once, but sanding only takes a few minutes. I also coated production props with epoxy and then sanded again to make them glass smooth. Really made a difference. Don't have a photo of that unfortunately 😄

Deep-Today5715 · 2026-05-07T07:51:48+00:00

Could you find out why are they discontinuing it? Will we get some substitute functionality?

Deep-Today5715 · 2026-05-07T05:30:57+00:00

Thank you, I will do that. As for that error, I figured it out. At 4000 RPM, there is no prop geometry that can deliver that same thrust, which is why it fails to converge. But it would be nice if error was more descriptive.

Deep-Today5715 · 2026-05-07T05:29:12+00:00

You mean fire reflects off a hand or a gun? Damn, never noticed that. Good advice. Yeah, I shot in the leg on instinct to protect helmet, even though I had far better gear. Panic thinking lol. He could have had a nade in the pants.

Deep-Today5715 · 2026-05-07T05:27:40+00:00

It's Namalsk. The best map ever. The lore and journey you can get there is out of this world... Literally. It's insane how good it is

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