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Wait, When Did Job Hunting Become a Humiliation Ritual?

Five rounds of interviews, unpaid assignments, and a video explaining why you want to work for a company you'd never even heard of before seeing the job listing. All this for an automated rejection or no response at all. How are companies getting away with this?

By Scroll Staff · 8 min read

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