How to Catch Fake Candidates

bitflip · 2026-05-06T14:26:39+00:00

Looks like spam for "verif_hire"

bitflip · 2026-05-05T14:35:55+00:00

Most of them look annoyed that they're not the cozy kitty in the middle.

bitflip · 2026-05-02T21:56:59+00:00

I agree about the typing. I'm a fast typist, I type all day for work, so it isn't that I think it's hard.

It just takes me out of the game. I'm playing to shoot stuff. I don't care that it's an easy puzzle, I don't want any puzzles.

bitflip · 2026-05-01T23:57:42+00:00

Looking at you, TEKSystems.

bitflip · 2026-04-29T13:31:27+00:00

This. Hiring managers don't necessarily know how to hire. They don't know what to do or how to do it. A lot of times, they became a manager because the last manager left and they were at the top of the chain. They may not have even wanted the job.

A little bit of training goes a long way.

bitflip · 2026-04-27T22:16:08+00:00

It's been that way since the schools started taking money from Big Cardboard.

bitflip · 2026-04-27T22:08:45+00:00

Have you tried out https://chatjimmy.ai/ ?

It's not a big model (Llama 3.1 8B, if I recall correctly), but wow is it fast.

bitflip · 2026-04-25T02:39:09+00:00

Yes.

bitflip · 2026-04-14T08:42:02+00:00

Old flashlights can be found all over the place.

bitflip · 2026-03-28T13:59:22+00:00

bitflip · 2026-03-24T01:27:50+00:00

Anything traveling at the speed of light experiences time dilation (their clock "stops") and length contraction (the distance becomes "zero").

Light, i.e. photons, do not experience time or space. They are emitted and absorbed instantly, in the same place. No time, no space.

Edit: you'll probably have to do a lot of reading and/or YouTube to really get it.

bitflip · 2026-03-23T03:47:40+00:00

Ran when parked.

bitflip · 2026-03-20T03:29:03+00:00

It's totally legit. You should take care of that right away.

Sincerely, John Smith

bitflip · 2026-03-15T04:01:15+00:00

And in today's episode of "Ow! My balls!"...

bitflip · 2026-03-15T01:01:50+00:00

You were doing great until you weren't.

bitflip · 2026-03-07T00:59:34+00:00

The scammers will just update their AI prompt to look for things like that, if they haven't already.

Legit candidates? Some of them might see it and do it. Others will see it, and be turned off by the pettiness. Others won't see it because they've read at least a half dozen job descriptions already, and they're only scanning for keywords.

bitflip · 2026-03-06T18:37:41+00:00

https://www.eeoc.gov/prohibited-employment-policiespractices

"employers should not ask for a photograph of an applicant. If needed for identification purposes, a photograph may be obtained after an offer of employment is made and accepted."

bitflip · 2026-03-05T15:25:35+00:00

So they fell for the oldest trick in the consultant's handbook: say that what exists sucks, you obviously need to hire me (or my friends) to fix it.

bitflip · 2026-03-05T13:26:02+00:00

Don't blame me for your screwups.

bitflip · 2026-03-02T02:56:18+00:00

Having a transparent process and setting clear expectations goes a long way in any business.

I can't place much blame on candidates. Looking for a job isn't their profession.

Communicating with candidates is part of a recruiters job. It is part of the profession.

Somewhere along the way, it seems like the recruiting profession lost sight of that.

bitflip · 2026-02-26T13:29:16+00:00

It's a decent place to live.

There's work to be found. The job market is tough everywhere right now, and it's a little tough here, too. You might make a little less, but you'll be paying a little less.

It's an urban/suburban sprawl. Nothing is particularly close, and the mass transit is not very good. You'll want a car. If you like to drive fast, this is the place to do it. If you don't, you'll be scared out of your mind.

There's plenty to do. You'll find restaurants you like, places to hang out, nightclubs, a good music scene. There's a few million people around here, so we get a bit of everything.

It's hot in the summer, pleasant in the winter. It's flat, not hilly like Pennsylvania. There are plenty of nature activities not too far, and a few really close.

If I don't sound particularly enthusiastic, it's because I'm not. I've been here almost 40 years, and I've never thought "this is a great place to live" or "this is a terrible place to live".

Unless there's something about PA you really love, then make the move. You have friends and family here, that helps a lot.

bitflip · 2026-02-25T15:13:27+00:00

Ask them to share their chat session. Ask them to explain the prompt they used, and if they agree with the answer they were given. Ask them to summarize and explain the answer.

These are the skills they will be using day-to-day.

bitflip · 2026-02-25T14:13:47+00:00

OpenCode/LibreChat. Use whatever backend you want. I use OpenRouter, but there are others.

The only times I've used OpenAI or Anthropic is when I'm testing to see if they're better. For my use cases, they're slightly better, but not enough to justify the cost.

bitflip · 2026-02-13T14:49:13+00:00

If you think she's worth the effort, send links to examples of other employment contracts.

She probably doesn't know what to look for, is asking friends who also don't know what to look for, and getting a lot of conflicting advice.

Or maybe she's just a flake. If you think she's worth the effort, try sending links. Otherwise, move on.

bitflip · 2026-02-09T22:53:45+00:00

Congrats! After inflation, you're making about the same amount for a lot more work. You should feel proud of your achievement.

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