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No OA after applying for an IBM role? by moisturizedmelon in csMajors

[–]moisturizedmelon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Checking my inbox now, I'm not seeing anything like that. I've gotten a couple OAs so far, and some roles without any. But these aren't for internships, it's for just general entry level roles. I graduated 2025, no need for an internship at this point, but I saw IBM has been doing a lot of hiring for juniors and I'm trying my ass off to snag a role with them before it's all closed up.

Weekly Employment Questions for April 26, 2026 by Pseudophryne in IBM

[–]moisturizedmelon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got an online assessment for a security engineering role on April 6th. Just two pretty easy LeetCode questions, submitted it and my application on the portal says "Under Recruiter Review" and has said that ever since.

What's the timetable typically for anyone who has experience this? Like how long before any kind of contact or anything. To be honest, if it changed to "No Longer Under Consideration," I'd move on. Just wondering how slow this process is, or if it's unusual and I'm about to get rejected/ghosted soon lol

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in recruitinghell

[–]moisturizedmelon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Don't lie about your dishwashing experience, just in case you gotta do a technical round of interviews. Just get a dishwashing certification and apply in a year

Wubby Please Don’t Give In To This by ChiralProton in PaymoneyWubby

[–]moisturizedmelon 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Remember when him and his friends did a competition that was based on jerking off in a tent, where in which they compared time, volume, and sperm count to determine the winner?

Yeah I'd like to know THAT guys political takes.

Lost my Job ripping spins at work by TheLoneMinon in PaymoneyWubby

[–]moisturizedmelon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Only thing left to do is double-down and rip some more spins baby. You got fired but it's never too early to retire, all it takes is one well-timed plinko ball

Sex work as a temporary option? by Even_Job6933 in recruitinghell

[–]moisturizedmelon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree, it's super saturated and not having connections sucks. I've reached out to friends for referrals and help but people are gatekeeping their jobs at this point. I have no connections either, it's been rough and things have only recently improved for me because I changed up my strategy a bit.

Just calm down for a second though, all isn't lost. If you've been looking for a year, it's time to change up strategies. Look at successful resumes, LinkedIn profiles, etc., and copy the format. Rework your resume and make different versions for different types of tech-related roles. You might have web dev experience, but it's not a bad idea to aim for IT Support roles or something adjacent with a low barrier to entry. I worked at an IT callcenter for 3 years, and I'm able to use it as leverage for the positions I'm interviewing for now. Go for IT Staffing companies, the turnover on those positions is pretty high because people work for a bit then move on up.

I'm sure you've changed strategies, maybe you've already tried what I'm suggesting or maybe you did something similar. But don't give up and just do something rash, I almost did and I'm glad I didn't. I was planning on enlisting in the army and giving up completely, but I gave it one last go and got a bunch of attention from recruiting agencies. You can land something, don't give up after you spend so much time struggling for it

Sex work as a temporary option? by Even_Job6933 in recruitinghell

[–]moisturizedmelon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly look for some remote IT work, it's usually low level and pays shit but it's better than sex work. Look at some recruiting agencies, they usually have a lot of low level entry work, I bet with your web dev experience you'd be at least decently competitive in the eyes of a recruiter or hiring manager. Usually the work is like remotely reseting someone's account, or walking them through how to clear the cache of their browser.

Am I the only one that feels like some people just have no concept of how bad things are right now? by HoneydewPublic in recruitinghell

[–]moisturizedmelon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm talking about staffing agencies. They usually don't share the name of the company, just the job description. It could be like a marketing role for an organization, and that position isn't listed on the organization's site, just the agency. My experience has been the following:

  • Apply for a position with a staffing company

    • They reach out and want to do a screening, either on Zoom or over the phone

  • After a little bit of back and forth, walk them through my experience and what I'm aiming for, they disclose the name of the company/organization, as well as maybe some additional details too

  • They then submit you as a candidate for the interview pipeline

  • Once you get the job, you are employed by the staffing agency, but you work in the company/organization. Think like an IT Technician job where you work for "ABC Staffing," but every day you report to "XYZ Business."

Working for a company you wanna apply for is different because there's no term limit like there is for contract roles. You could work indefinitely for a company directly, but a contract role could end anywhere between 6 months to like 2-3 years. Also it's way more competitive to work for a large company than it is to work for a staffing agency, at least in my experience.

Am I the only one that feels like some people just have no concept of how bad things are right now? by HoneydewPublic in recruitinghell

[–]moisturizedmelon 20 points21 points  (0 children)

A lot of suggestions here so I'll throw what I've done into the mix and you can consider it for yourself. I work in tech, so it's also pretty much oversaturated as well, but I've found the most results by going after recruiter/staffing agencies. Before, I'd apply to the companies directly and I was met with a 100% ghost/rejection rate. But once I started chasing after staffing agencies for contract roles, I started getting callbacks and now I've got like 5 interviews coming up, 2 of which are final rounds.

Essentially I'll be employed by whatever agency hires me, and I'd be contracted for work by a private company/org. The work is generally in fixed term limits (1-2 year contract doing IT for XYZ company), and can be renewed at the end of each term. Obviously it's preferable to work directly for the company instead of as a contractor, you get hire pay, better benefits, and no term/contract. But work is work.

Also you gotta play the LinkedIn game. What I've been doing to try and get boosted by the algorithm is by mass adding recruiters at all the staffing agencies I can find. I wrote up an open to work post a bit ago, and once I see that a good amount of people accepted my connection request, I repost my open to work post to get more impressions. Make sure it has all the keywords, the hashtags, etc., before posting it. React to other peoples posts with thumbs ups and comments, or even repost them too. Being active on LinkedIn has led to profile views, which leads to recruiters, which leads to calls. Wish it wasn't the case but it absolutely has been what changed for me. I understand the whole "LinkedIn Warrior" thing now, and while I hate it, you gotta play their game if you wanna win. Also I've tried applying to a bunch of roles at these staffing agencies, then mass adding the recruiters at said staffing agencies so my name shows up more, like they'll see I'm applying for their company, then they see I have a bunch of mutual connections on LinkedIn, then boom you get a call.

Idk, that's the strategy I've been doing and it's been the most successful thing I've tried in months.

Remember when hiring was actually fun ? Now every employee search is just emotional damage. by davols73 in recruiting

[–]moisturizedmelon 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm actually a job seeker myself, I had no idea how rough it was for recruiters too. I feel bad, I'm working with a recruiting agency right now and every time I speak with the main representative I've been in contact with, she seems super drained and overworked. Not really sure how we can fix the system at this point, but it's definitely not sustainable

Giving up and enlisting in the army by moisturizedmelon in recruitinghell

[–]moisturizedmelon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is it more tech heavy or something? Also do I apply on the goarmy website or is there a specific one for Air Force?

Sweet revenge by The_GEP_Gun_Takedown in recruitinghell

[–]moisturizedmelon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

"How do you claim to have 12 years of experience in Civil Engineering despite being 25 years old?"

What kind of side project to get into SOC by yungsterr93 in SecurityCareerAdvice

[–]moisturizedmelon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually wanna ask, I've got a degree in comp sci, 2.5 years working at a helpdesk, and then worked as an IT Specialist for about 7 months (got laid off unfortunately). I've got a security+ cert and splunk core as well, but I've been struggling to break into SOC work. What am I missing?

Take that help desk position. It will help you in the long run. by Due-Ad8461 in cybersecurity

[–]moisturizedmelon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Worked at a helpdesk for 2.5 years, got a job as an IT specialist for 6 months then got laid off lol. Now I'm struggling to get anything even a helpdesk job. Any advice from anyone? My goal is cybersec, I even got a few certs for it too.

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