Hiring
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Hiring manager perspective: hiring is the most broken I've ever seen
Hiring managers are wrong <93% of the time
Hiring manager rejected me, but said he was impressed and passed my resume + interview notes to another manager/team
Hiring manager is not responding, should I still show up to the interview
Is this a good interview sign?
Hiring Manager blindsided me with SQL question in a behavioral round
Hiring Manager Used AI in Interview - Awful Experience
Hiring managers: how’s the market right now?
Hiring is messed beyond repair
Hiring Manager and Recruiter Misled me on why I was rejected
I’m a Hiring Manager - Ask Me Anything!
Hiring managers, do you reject candidates that don't include their LinkedIn on the job application?
Hiring teams, what are you looking for in a cover letter?
Hiring manager tell you next steps but then get rejected
Hiring manager’s manager connected through LinkedIn, what does it means?
Hiring manager rejection: need help with non-technical questions
Hiring standards getting worse
Hiring manager asked to apply on website but got rejection email
Hiring manager wants an additional onsite interview before interview panel. Is this a good or bad thing?
Hiring manager checking in - you're probably better than this sub makes you feel like you are
Hiring managers of CSQ: What made you to reject a candidate even after they answered all your technical questions?
Hiring Accommodations for non-programming online "assessments
Hiring managers/engineers, what are some phone-screening technical questions you ask?
Hiring manager perspective: hiring is the most broken I've ever seen
Interview Experience
I've been in a hiring manager position for the past 4 years Just posted a new role for the first time in maybe 12-18 months Get 400 applicants in a few days just by posting on LinkedIn No way to scalably read every resume Almost all the resumes have been run through an LLM to be optimized for the job description Every candidate sounds like a perfect fit with key requirements bolded throughout the resume I can't trust the resumes anymore as I know they're just saying what I want to hear Try using an LLM to find the best candidates from the stack of resumes It pulls the most gamified resumes to the top of the stack This is the state of hiring in 2026. All the incentives align for candidates to "optimize" their resume to the point of being unbelievable. Any tips from other hiring managers? For everyone else I can say personal referrals are at a premium. Also if you over optimize your resume you'll probably be skipped.