COMMENT - UPDATED
>> A quality job search already requires so much time, and I don't want to do work for free when I know it's probably a long-shot from being hired anyway.
I agree 100% that a quality job search requires a lot of YOUR time ( -creating your resume, -tailored cover letter, -getting your resume into company x system, getting your resume noticed/past the gatekeeper, researching the company, researching the product, researching their hiring process, interview(s) prep, the interview process, waiting for the decision, ... )
>> This turned me off from applying to the company, even though I'd love to work with them.
- ALL of the above, an investment on your behalf, with absolutely NO guarantee of any return
- IF you were "truly" interested in working for ddg ( the product, the company)
- WHY would you not want to consider something like this?
- YES you are investing a certain amount of your time without any guarantee (just like you would to apply to any company)
- BUT if the time you invested contributes to making a product that you use and love, BETTER, how is that NOT still a win/win situation?
- AND if you do get hired, well SCORE for you!
DISCLAIMER: I have no duck in this race(aka affiliation with DDG) but i do think this is a potentially awesome idea (depending on their execution).
TLDR: YES i think it has te potential to be both a good practice and ethical, assuming that the company demonstrates some level of transparency in its processes.
TRANSPARENCY - applicant
x] here is the position we are looking to fill
] here are some examples of the types of work that you would be doing in this position
] here are some examples of the work submitted by the previous applicants that we have hired
] numbers - ] recieved applications(###) ] reviewed(65%) -> advance(11%) ->decline(89%)
] status of your submission -
- app recieved
- app reviewed
- advance stage 2
] your questions
] declined - include brief description of why, indicator ( has chance (send more info, encourage) , no chance(discourage) )
]
ID: 4728
NAME: CREATE-article
DESCRIPTION: # # ] COMMENT re: ddg hiring process -
START DATE TIME: 2015-02-08 07:59:08
EST DURATION: 01:00:00
END DATE TIME: 2015-02-08 08:59:08
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PRIORITY: -5
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