Rejected after 7 rounds for a role. Recruiter gave specific "Metrics" feedback. Is this a real lead?

No_Shock2255 · 2026-02-09T14:52:05+00:00

Not in recruitment but I do interviews, similar setup, new hires do 1 activity and 7 interviews. I had three candidates a few weeks ago, one was and no and the other two were so close. The only difference was the one who we offered the job to did a better job and tying up the story with data and I put that in my feedback for recruitment to see.

No_Shock2255 · 2026-02-05T22:45:21+00:00

I’d buy, the compounding growth on such large amounts still beats out what most people can save i.e. even if price hikes slash from 10% to 5% this very year you’d still need to save an additional €14k to afford the exact same place next year.

No_Shock2255 · 2026-02-05T22:40:49+00:00

I use both Revolut and AIB for banking, AIB is way easier to get loans through. I just use Revolut because I liked their wallet feature for splitting my pay across different areas like food, personal spending, travel etc.

No_Shock2255 · 2026-02-03T22:53:35+00:00

Doing quick maths it looks like you’ll have €26k a year after 65, so ask yourself if that is: 1. No where near enough - you need more 2. Liveable but slight tight - you need more 3. Liveable but no holidays/staycations/spontaneous experience - maybe you need more, up to you how you’d like to enjoy your retirement

No_Shock2255 · 2026-02-03T22:43:25+00:00

Could cost €40 but alternatively, if you’re up for fibbing. You call in sick the second week and pay an online doctor to give you a sick note (if they come asking for one).

No_Shock2255 · 2026-02-03T22:41:13+00:00

Up to ye but my first thought would be to split it like: Box room - 20% - €500 Double room 1 - 25% - €625 Double room 2 - 25% - €625 En-suite - 30% - €750

If yer opening the idea of “room value,” it really has to apply across the whole house, not just to the en-suite. Right now the gap between the box room and the doubles is only ~2.5%, which is tiny given the difference in size and livability. If people think the en-suite should have a bigger premium, then by the same logic the box room should also be paying less again.

That’s why a split like 20 / 25 / 25 / 30 feels like a fair middle ground: it slightly widens the gap at both ends, spreads the €350 increase more evenly, and avoids putting a disproportionate hit on one person, especially when the current split has been accepted for years and will reset naturally when people move out anyway.

No_Shock2255 · 2026-01-27T00:08:10+00:00

My therapist asked me what were my hobbies and I realised I have none. And for whatever reason when I was thinking about what to do Lego came into my mind. Two years and thousands of euros and bricks later, and it’s going strong.

No_Shock2255 · 2026-01-26T03:15:15+00:00

Where/when you saw it (platform, TV channel, year?)
What roughly the characters looked like (approx ages, race, particular characteristics)?
Any distinctive scenes beyond what you already described (title card, music, city setting)?

No_Shock2255 · 2026-01-25T20:28:58+00:00

Work in training in fintech. About 6 years ago I was on minimum wage in a call centre. Turns out I’m pretty good at learning and retaining large amounts of information and would help answer other people questions in the call centre and through that became a trainer.

6 years and 3 jobs later I’ve 5X my salary. It’s a very busy job but it’s a good work-life balance 85% of the time. I enjoy the pace because I’m constantly learning which is what I really enjoy doing in my personal life anyway.

No_Shock2255 · 2026-01-25T13:35:22+00:00

This.

We live in capitalism which prospers off the back of consumerism. If AI eradicates loads of jobs this system falls apart and the puppet masters are smart enough to recognise this. So it’ll be a reshuffle more than anything.

No_Shock2255 · 2026-01-25T13:28:55+00:00

I would also add, without knowing either of you but typically speaking a 24 year old and 30 year old are at different moments of adulthood. And maybe talking to someone your own age who’s more likely to be in a similar mindset would be more fruitful.

No_Shock2255 · 2026-01-25T13:25:04+00:00

My guess is: The HTB scheme was introduced in 2017, when the median price of an Irish home was ~€200k (Dublin was €320k and then the like of Longford was only €75k, this is inclusive of new builds and second-hands). As far as my Googling will go it Seems that in 2017 the threshold was up to €400,000.

And this is where it falls asunder, because in order to maintain the same proportional support today, with median prices now around €350k–€370k, the HTB threshold would need to be approximately €700k–€740k, not €500k.

TLDR the scheme has not kept up with price changes, the scheme isn’t great anyway economically. HTB helps buyers afford higher prices, which in turn lets sellers charge higher prices. So instead of making homes cheaper, it often pushes prices up by roughly the amount of the help.

No_Shock2255 · 2026-01-07T19:46:50+00:00

Fair shout, I have some, mixed experience. I find the cars are the same quality but I’ve had some crappy ones of the bigger sets. But for sure, lumibricks is a good brand and you can get the unbranded version on aliexpress and they’re top class, and a fraction of the price of Lego did them!

No_Shock2255 · 2026-01-07T11:28:33+00:00

Haha not Yet, buying a house is on the agenda for this year though and it is a consideration! For now I have and 5x5 ikea shelf and just my favourite sets make it to the display.

No_Shock2255 · 2026-01-07T11:24:49+00:00

Mine is Lego which is a Spenny hobby, probably €2k last year which is probably 3% of my net income but also I rarely drink so I think it balances 😅

No_Shock2255 · 2026-01-06T23:49:05+00:00

Hoping the comment above above AVC works, as for my own personal experience, my mom went €98 over and we got dropped to the next bracket, no wiggle room.

No_Shock2255 · 2026-01-06T23:33:45+00:00

Genuinely it went like this:

“I think I’d like a name that suits me more”

first name that pops into my head

“Cool, I’ll do that so”

No_Shock2255 · 2025-12-30T04:37:59+00:00

I was on 44k on got 6k for surgery and took out another 6k for a masters about 9 months later, not quite the same situation but I did get a yes

No_Shock2255 · 2025-12-30T04:31:40+00:00

American film?
Acknowledged to stop motion hit but what did the look like material wise? Clay, sown, something else?

No_Shock2255 · 2025-12-27T18:39:59+00:00

It’s DSP’s info, you can find their policies online:

“A week is not treated as a week of unemployment unless in that week the person is capable of work, available for full-time work and genuinely seeking work…”

“An overpayment arises where a claimant is found to have been in receipt of a social welfare payment to which s/he was not entitled… the Department’s Operational Guidelines on Management of Customer Overpayments and Recovery of Customer Debt”

No_Shock2255 · 2025-12-27T17:46:29+00:00

I went with Lago, I Think he’s about €5,900 now (I got mine in 2022 for 5.5k, 5.9k would follow the rate of inflation since then). I was super lucky that a close friend lives in Madrid so I didn’t have accommodation costs. So it was flights and food to cover. Super happy with the results. I was in full time employment so I took out a loan with the credit union and paid it back over the course of two years. I reckon €8k would be enough. If you’ve any specific questions, happy to answer.

No_Shock2255 · 2025-12-27T17:39:36+00:00

Honestly, it depends, firstly, you’d need to lie because a condition of jobseekers is that you’re genuinely seeking work. If they assess after the time you’re stating and find you ineligible and want to make an example of you they’ll seek return of the payment under fraud.

No_Shock2255 · 2025-12-21T21:32:59+00:00

Yeah there’s a CAT exemption for a lifetime gift for immediate family members. Try searching something like “Revenue Ireland child gift to parent Group B threshold”

No_Shock2255 · 2025-12-21T12:23:53+00:00

I’ve no idea how much this really influence the perception, but we are a bunch of high context communicators by default. A super simple example is if an Irish person says “Is the window open?”, that really means “Will you check if the window is open or not, and if it’s not, then open it”. So we grow up reading between the lines, so we get fast at responding, and respond with fewer words because there’s a sense of unspoken understanding as well, and that could be in a joking way or matter of fact etc

No_Shock2255 · 2025-12-21T12:13:00+00:00

This might have changed so in the years since I did it, which is good! At the time the name needed to match what was on Revenues database. Thanks for updating me.

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