17 Ridiculous Screenshots From Real Job Applications That Make Applicants Jump Through Literal Hoops To Be Considered
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These days, applying for a job is just as much work as the job itself. It takes forever to list every detail of your work history (that can be easily viewed on a résumé), and no one likes drudging through a 100-question assessment, but these are unavoidable parts of the dreaded job application process.
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The mental hoops you have to jump through to apply makes the whole thing feel less like a job application and more like the SATs...and I forgot to study. Here are 17 screenshots from r/antiwork and r/recruitinghell of employers who put their applicants through trials and tribulations for a simple application:
1."They died doing what they loved. Working at Wendy's."
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2.AN. APPLICATION. FEE?
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3.The only logical excuse I can think of for this question to be on an application is if the job is "Bible salesman."
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4.This would 100% just be my friends pretending to be old bosses.
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5.What kind of cruel riddle is this?
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6.The next step of this job application was to have an existential crisis.
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7.If it's not an existential crisis question, it's an ethical one.
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8.The two things any employer must know before hiring you: your résumé and what's for dinner.
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9.Ah yes, the three genders: ???♂????♀???.
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10.Over two hours of interviews and a homework assignment.
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11.Technically, this one isn't from an actual job application...but it's so painfully accurate that it might as well be.
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12.TL;DR.
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13.I would genuinely need all remaining 6 minutes and 10 seconds to figure this out.
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14.Crypt-no.
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15.I'm out of breath reading this.
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16.You will NOT be considered for this position unless we can be friends on FarmVille.
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17.And finally, the weirdest question ever asked on a job application.
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