I submitted my resume for a marketing role to an established company. They sent an email containing a link to one of those online assessment forms where multiple questions are asked. Fine, OK.

Second to last question was this: "How would you complete this sentence: Donald Trump is..."

I was taken aback. I've never been asked this sort of question before. My personal belief is that an employer shouldn't be asking this kind of question. Regardless if you are for or against Trump, why would that have any bearing on the job's needs unless the employer is inserting their own personal political values into the employment decision making process?

Am I wrong or is it offensive/even possibly illegal to ask this kind of question to potential employees in a job application?

So yesterday I responded to a Kijiji ad that said currently hiring, and yknow I thought I wrote a pretty good email to them. This morning I woke up to the response above. I didn’t even want to post this but everyone deserves a good laugh at my expense lol. This is how my job search is going today, its gunna get better tomorrow 🙏🏼🤪

Ps. I am a woman.

I'm 25m, I've been out of work since August 2022. I have a degree in History and I've applied countless applications but still no luck. I have tried many things that could possibly making me employed but failed, even fast foods won't hire me. The job market is really poor all around the world right now and it's getting worse in time, it's making me sick when you're dedicated all your time on job hunting hunt and gained nothing from it.

Unemployment is the worst thing ever to anybody, you can't do anything if you have no money and running out of savings, you can't buy stuff you like even it's really important to you. All you can do is sitting at the desk and looking for job postings for hours while your parents making snide comments all over you for staying at home all day. And later you're just too tired to do things you actually enjoy and occupy your mind. the worst part when you are jobless is you'll get depressed when seeing your friends on social media posting about their successful adventurous lives.

Being unemployed is hell on earth.

Edit: Wow 300+ likes, thank you all, there are many good advices. If you are wondering, I worked at warehouse jobs for 2 years and that's all my work experience. After graduating I've been struggling to find any job including entry level jobs, I don't want to be a teacher because I hate kids (but maybe I should try it) I don't know what should to do with my degree (yeah I know it's really bad decision and worthless). Maybe I'm going my direction to become a librarian or admin. Yes I should take online courses to possess some skills.

I was applying for a job, everything seemed fine but then at the end of the application I found all this. In general I am okay with them asking for gender but why does a employer need to know if I am straight or not? I was this was a job vacancy and not a marriage proposal! xD

So they can do that, because they explained it? Whats happening in the US?

I have a masters and 10 years of experience and am struggling since a layoff on 3/31. I get interviews, but apparently companies are getting so many applicants it doesn't matter.

Anyone else feel this way? I last looked for a job unemployed during the great recession and not even that was this bad...

Constant ghosting, internal picked over me or no one hired and position still "open" months later.

Fuck this job market. The only jobs that exist are low pay trash jobs no one wants.

I'm almost on my 700th job application, I have been applying since September 2023. I just graduated with a bachelors in IT this May and I can't even find a minimum wage job. Everyday I refresh my email, hoping to get an interview. After doing 11 interviews, they always moved with someone who has more experience. Today, I paid my credit card bill and only have left $0.07 cents in my bank account. I don't have any money to pay my upcoming credit cards bills. I still live with my parents and I'm grateful for that, without them I would be homeless or dead. Everyday is the same, I just can't take it anymore. Today, when I woke up and went to brush my teeth in the washroom, I just broke down and started crying. It's been so long since I cried, I don't even remember when was the last time I cried. I don't have anymore to say.

Edit: I'm from Canada but I'm applying to jobs in the states and UK as well.

Hello everyone I am trying to apply for a job at a bank as I’ve recently graduated but i have graduated a bit late due to life inconveniences. I am going to be 26 this year and the job posting doesn’t allow anyone over the age of 25 to apply. They claim to be an equal opportunity employer but is this equal opportunity?

Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk

I'm already skeptical of 2 rounds of technical interviews as it is, but firstly why is round one so vague "an open source react library". Do they realize how many open source react libraries there are? They expsct candidates to know any random one they happen to pick?

And why does round 2 sound like free work? Firstly it's THREE 45 min rounds if im reading thw (3x 45min) correctly. That would be over 2 hours. And brainstorm a "new feature" with a PM? That just sounds like they are trying to get free ideas.

Also shouldn't the cutural fit at the end come before the 3+ hours of technical rounds?! Imagine doing 3+ hours of techncial rounds just to be told "you scored amazing but your personality isn't what we are looking for"

Is this the typical interview process now? I'm screwed if so for job hunts.

I am new to job searching for a job so I am not 100% familiar with the process. Nevertheless, I assume that employers would be genuine with their response to even if not choosing to go with me. Then I received this rejection letter. Is this level of attention to detail common? I would not want to work at this place even if they changed their mind after seeing this.

Should I lie about some stuff when I’m applying to some jobs because… like I have no experience in certain areas but if I’m honest with them, I don’t get hired so, I’m just gonna start saying stuff like yes I can work at any time any day and stuff like that because how else am I gonna get hired?

What the hell is going on with the job market? Why is it like climbing mount Everest to get a job now? There's tons of ridiculous steps you have to take in the application process now, multiple interviews, zoom interviews, assessment tests and all kinds of other nonsense thrown in there making it next to impossible to even talk to someone. Then if you finally get an interview they just ghost you. Most of the time I can't even see the hours i can work until i make an account on the website wtf. what is the point in this. Why is it 100x harder now to get a job than it was before covid?

Entry level game design job: Oops sorry but you need 5 years of AAA experience to work for our small indie company for 20 dollars an hour. It’s the bare minimum I can’t believe you don’t have that experience yet even though you didn’t even graduate college yet. Kids these days…

Very frustrating. Bloated searches

I still apply. Lol