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HRs being HRs

After getting laid off, I have been talking to multiple HRs at different companies but the responses from them have been brutally slow. Are they trying to take advantage of my desperation or is there a hiring slowdown in India (irrespective of the numerous job openings I see everywhere)

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DerpyPretzel
DerpyPretzel
C-dot29mo

Slowdown is there. Most companies in India were running on VC funded money which is drying quickly.

DerpyDonut
DerpyDonut
Deloitte29mo

I think the first ones to he fired should be HRs. They're useless and do nothing more than liasing with the candidate.

DerpyDonut
DerpyDonut
Deloitte29mo

Oh yeah. And their kra is rangoli.

SparklyBanana
SparklyBanana
Stealth29mo

Ab itna bhi stereotype nahi karunga mai

CosmicRaccoon
CosmicRaccoon
Laid-off29mo

My firm isn’t hiring at all. I work at one of the fintech firms in India

CosmicRaccoon
CosmicRaccoon
Laid-off29mo

Almost every Fintech firm is focusing on lending now. Distribution toh ban hi gaya already. Everyone wants to get a bite of the total lending market in India. That’s the only way they would survive.

SparklyBanana
SparklyBanana
Stealth29mo

If everyone is going after lending just like every Tom Dick & Harry entered the EV market, it is not going to end well for most

CosmicMuffin
CosmicMuffin
Amazon29mo

The freeze is real. Most open roles are where the hiring managers have forgotten to close them out.

SparklyBanana
SparklyBanana
Stealth29mo

These are freshly opened roles I am talking about.

QuirkyBoba
QuirkyBoba
Porter29mo

They’ve lots of options rn. Market is in their favor.

Expected. They’re optimizing for highest roi

SparklyBanana
SparklyBanana
Stealth29mo

Agreed. But they should at least be responsive. If they have not learnt this lesson during the last 2 years, I am afraid the respect for HR folks will never go up.

WigglyPotato
WigglyPotato
Google29mo

Hi

WigglyPancake
WigglyPancake
Design Agency29mo

The interview processes are really slow. One company literally took 3 weeks to respond to case study.

SparklyBanana
SparklyBanana
Stealth29mo

I know. Sometimes i feel they give assignments not to check skills of candidates but to delay the process and “shop around” some more

WigglyPancake
WigglyPancake
Design Agency29mo

Yes. Because now the tides are in their favour. But at the same time, if you have been able to leave a strong mark during the interview, they will surely come back to you and literally hound you to join the company.

SillyBoba
SillyBoba
Stealth29mo

It’s not like HR are taking advantage. There is a large supply Vs less demand. Companies have simply closed down hiring. My firm has cut down 65% openings for 2023.

SillyCoconut
SillyCoconut
Freelancer29mo

Completely agree with you. HRs are ghosting candidates like girls ghost folks on Tinder.

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