VM (Vicky) Brasseur

A lot of people are job hunting, more than usual in tech due to layoffs.

Job hunts are stressful enough on their own, but much more so during the holidays. Unfortunately, companies' usually poor hiring comms drop to near zero this time of year, causing even more stress to job seekers

If you're hiring, PLEASE tell applicants if you won't realistically get to reviewing apps until the new year.

One little email is all it takes. It's respectful and it can reduce stress for your applicants.

Dec 19, 2022 at 6:10pmWeb
Show threadVM (Vicky) BrasseurDec 19, 2022
This toot brought to you by the stack of messages I have from laid-off friends & contacts freaking out about radio silence from all the companies where they've applied.
Show threadBernard TyersDec 19, 2022
@vmbrasseur I'd go even further and say that should be the norm in all hiring processes. But for those people, who've got bills and committments at an already expensive time of the year - even more so.
Show threadLocksmithDec 19, 2022
@bernat @vmbrasseur And, always good to remind, if one needs to fire someone, please attempt to not do it until next year.
Show threadBernard TyersDec 19, 2022

@locksmithprime

Well that's just being an empathic human. If someone does the alternative......I mean seriously?!

@vmbrasseur

Show threadLocksmithDec 20, 2022
@bernat @vmbrasseur cruelty came back as a trend 6 years ago, we still have not gotten rid of it...
Show threadBernard TyersDec 19, 2022

@vmbrasseur

I've pretty much given up applying for FT jobs (for me a UX designer in Open Source Software companies) due to this - not replying ever, even with a no thanks.

All of these HR/recruitment management software platforms - I can't believe there is no "update applicant" user/work flow. If not why not!?

Show threadVM (Vicky) BrasseurDec 19, 2022
@bernat Yes, it should, but that strays into "blog post, not toot" territory and therefore is more commitment than I'm willing to have right now. 😉
Show threadBernard TyersDec 19, 2022

@vmbrasseur Oh my comment wasn't expecting/requiring reply!

More just something that I can't get to the bottom of, I've heard differing rationale for the behaviour.

Show threadRobbie CoomberDec 19, 2022
My experience from being on the other side of this:
If you are still doing comms and conducting interviews over this period, this is an excellent opportunity to hire great people by moving faster than your competition.
Show threadPaul CantrellDec 19, 2022
@vmbrasseur @ian And of course you know that after total and complete non-communication from the place you were really interested in, after you’ve found another gig, they’ll contact you out of the blue 9 months from now in a total panic with “omg omg we really want you can you start yesterday?!?”
Show threadEVHasteDec 20, 2022
@vmbrasseur yeah I’m currently one of those laid off tech humans panicking about radio silence 💦
Show threadVM (Vicky) BrasseurDec 20, 2022
@Haste My sympathies. Try to take heart in the fact that it's not you, it's them. They're being big, disrespectful jerk faces.
Show threadEVHasteDec 20, 2022
@vmbrasseur hell yeah. Thanks fam. 🤜🤛
Show threadalcinnzDec 20, 2022
@vmbrasseur Terrible otime of year for contracting too...