We did this for a position in my group. Global O&G company so not sketchy. It was for an individual contributor role, not entry level but not leadership. It's the first time I've seen it used.

We used it to weed out people that couldn't handle technology, people that recorded themselves in the truck or wearing a t-shirt. I think we looked at 10 videos and picked 4 to interview.

It was weird but it did save some time. I wasn't hiring manager but helped review the videos.

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Don't see why you wouldn't, what have you got to lose?

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Did the videos this morning and already got the email for the next interview stage!

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Good to hear feedback on this. Was laid off yesterday by a large CPG company out of The Bay Area and job hunting for the first time in years. I'm not sure what to expect. My previous 2 company changes were due to being reached out to with better opportunities. Day 1 of searching is already giving me a headache. It looks like I may have to prepare for this, among other new things!

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Don't see why you wouldn't, what have you got to lose?

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Did the videos this morning and already got the email for the next interview stage!

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Good to hear feedback on this. Was laid off yesterday by a large CPG company out of The Bay Area and job hunting for the first time in years. I'm not sure what to expect. My previous 2 company changes were due to being reached out to with better opportunities. Day 1 of searching is already giving me a headache. It looks like I may have to prepare for this, among other new things!

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I know where you're coming from. My dad was the fire chief and emergency response coordinator for a refinery here in Beaumont and just got laid off due to the refinery closing its doors. He's job searching for the first time in 16 years and it might as well be rocket science to him.

My degree is in fire, safety and health but I've applied for two sales development programs for industrial equipment rental companies and made the interview stage with both. Even though I just have an Associates degree. Thought I knocked the first interview with company 1 out of the park but never heard back even after a follow up email. Interviewed with company 2 yesterday and think I did well & they say I'll hear back from them by the end of the week. We'll see. Just trying to get my career started!

Is that a degree for EMS and Firefighters? Or something similar to HSE?

It's more geared towards OSHA. It did include firefighter classes such as fire science, firefighter heath & safety etc. Fire prevention and protection systems, as well as ergonomics, emergency management, and various OSHA classes. Graduated with it from Blinn last week. Most of my classes were at the TEEX fire field! Relatively new program. All of my professors were either past high ranked firefighters and instructors at TEEX as well as people in charge of the A&M fire protection systems.

Growing up I did want to be a firefighter but my dad who was a career firefighter for a not so great city (before he went to the refinery) kinda pushed me into the industrial side of things.

COP is hiring for HSE in Permian. Job posting is on linked in

Nice!!! I see you're keeping us updated, can't wait to hear how it turns out

I have a degree in business management. I've been in Logistics for 15 years and just added 2 years of DC Ops Management. That being said, most everything I see at other CPG companies is for category managers, engineers or sales. Starting this rollercoaster at 43 isn't ideal. Is Indeed the best stop for searches and resume posting?

Despite what others say, I've had good luck with LinkedIn. Last two jobs I've had came from LinkedIn. I had 3 offers last time I was in the job hunt. One came from a recruiter who reached out to me via LI, and 2 from job postings I found on LI.

Also had a recruiter reach out to me late last year that found me on LI.

Other than being "open for work" are you doing anything to be noticed? Could it be more the field you are in?

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Despite what others say, I've had good luck with LinkedIn. Last two jobs I've had came from LinkedIn. I had 3 offers last time I was in the job hunt. One came from a recruiter who reached out to me via LI, and 2 from job postings I found on LI.

Also had a recruiter reach out to me late last year that found me on LI.

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I had LI and just got spammed constantly. I had carriers sending me setup packages to my work email 10x a day. Those things ate up my inbox space badly. I guess it's hit and miss on success. I'm hoping Indeed works alright.

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Other than being "open for work" are you doing anything to be noticed? Could it be more the field you are in?

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I signed up for the free month of LinkedIn premium and got a lot of legit interest from recruiters.

My field is manufacturing/planning/supply chain. Was in medical devices now back in O&G.

Yeah, I was getting a lot of requests from people asking if I'd be interested in their logistics services, trucking , etc. I just ignored them.

Well did the virtual interview last Monday and thought I knocked it out of the park. Conversation from the interviewer and me was very easy and I thought I answered really well. The woman interviewing me told me multiple times how she thought I had good answers. She told me I would hear back one way or another by the end of the week (Friday) or sooner. Never head back. I sent a follow up email and still haven't heard anything. Looked on my profile on the employer website and it still pending so not sure.
Pretty bummed out. Still applying for a bunch of different positions but nobody is really emailing me back. Getting kinda discouraged and just ready to start my career somewhere.

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Well did the virtual interview last Monday and thought I knocked it out of the park. Conversation from the interviewer and me was very easy and I thought I answered really well. The woman interviewing me told me multiple times how she thought I had good answers. She told me I would hear back one way or another by the end of the week (Friday) or sooner. Never head back. I sent a follow up email and still haven't heard anything. Looked on my profile on the employer website and it still pending so not sure.
Pretty bummed out. Still applying for a bunch of different positions but nobody is really emailing me back. Getting kinda discouraged and just ready to start my career somewhere.

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If she is not the hiring manager, it could be that she provided feedback to the hiring manager and that person hasn't had the time to make up their mind. It all depends on the size of the organization; the larger the organization, the more time it typically takes to actually hire a person.

When I'm interviewing people, I'm cognizant about not being specific when it comes to telling an interviewee when they're going to hear back. I'll be upfront and tell them the process but not give them a specific timeframe.

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Well did the virtual interview last Monday and thought I knocked it out of the park. Conversation from the interviewer and me was very easy and I thought I answered really well. The woman interviewing me told me multiple times how she thought I had good answers. She told me I would hear back one way or another by the end of the week (Friday) or sooner. Never head back. I sent a follow up email and still haven't heard anything. Looked on my profile on the employer website and it still pending so not sure.
Pretty bummed out. Still applying for a bunch of different positions but nobody is really emailing me back. Getting kinda discouraged and just ready to start my career somewhere.

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If she is not the hiring manager, it could be that she provided feedback to the hiring manager and that person hasn't had the time to make up their mind. It all depends on the size of the organization; the larger the organization, the more time it typically takes to actually hire a person.

When I'm interviewing people, I'm cognizant about not being specific when it comes to telling an interviewee when they're going to hear back. I'll be upfront and tell them the process but not give them a specific timeframe.

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This is the big problem with so many places just ghosting interviewees. Once you've interviewed someone more than once, it's just good business etiquette to at least let them know they're no longer in the running. This is no longer the norm, evidently, and it leaves people, like 409 here, thinking they're no longer in the running when it just be a company making up their mind or working their way through their internal process, as GrayMatter says.

Update: I got this email today from the lady I interviewed with.
Any of you corporate people wanna tell me if this is good sign or not? Lol


"Hi - I hope you are doing well, I should have an update for you by end of week this week, I have reached out to several specialties on opportunities and am awaiting their updates. I will follow up soon with you. Thanks for you patience."

The position is a sales development program for a very large equipment rental company. This seems like it is a good email to get. She is the talent specialist for the program. I feel like if they weren't taking me they would have just told me and not drag it out even longer. Fingers crossed…..

New job I started a few months ago in Dallas. I never even talked to an HR bot. Was reached out to directly by the hiring managers and interviewed with them alone. Got the job.

It was a breath of fresh air not to talk to some goon