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Job Seekers Brave AI Bots, Interviewing Nightmares in Tougher Labor Market
From puzzling personality tests to group interviews that feel like a reality dating show, hiring rites have taken a surreal turn.
Job seeking is getting harder as the market shifts away from workers.
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Employers are turning to increasingly bizarre hiring tactics in a job market where the balance of power has shifted away from workers.
When Marissa Marlowe got invited to a happy hour hosted by a New York tech startup she was interviewing with for a job, she was under the impression she’d meet future coworkers. Instead, when she got to the bar, it was packed with other applicants competing for the same exact role. After multiple rounds of interviews, it turned out this was yet another test.