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[–] manuremy@sopuli.xyz 115 points 1 day ago (43 children)

My local chain grocery store has asked us, local people, multiple times to apply as we have been shopping and slightly chatting with the staff. We have applied via the chain's systems. And yes, they expect you to send your CV and a written letter. Then you write out all the info in your CV to their forms. Then you take 5-10 videos of yourself answering their questions.

If you make through this, you get to the Second Level. There you're supposed to attend a Teams group meeting where you "fight" with random people who are also applying for the jobs, in different locations.

If you get through this, you get to the Third Level where you will be invited to another Teams meeting with one-on-one interview. If you get through this, you might get the job.

The job search is obviously not done by the local store, it's a "service" the chain buys from some other company. None of us have gotten through. The store seriously needs employees, they have the "search" constantly open and keep asking the locals to apply. The store has too little workers, it's not working properly. Shelves are unstocked, fruits rotten, staff is cranky and angry. The boss complains in local newspaper that "the locals just aren't applying for some reason!"

[–] Zarobi@aussie.zone 8 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I wonder if the grocery store could just hire you directly and cut out the middle man? Like just approach the boss and be like. I need a job. You need worker. Gimme a contract and I'll start tomorrow

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 6 hours ago

ours use online portals(indeed, or the main website), but we also have job fairs right in the store to hire people on the spots, so that is a plus. the job fairs are rare though(i think Indeed has listing when some happens?)

[–] zurohki@aussie.zone 8 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

The store manager doesn't have hiring authority, applications have to come through corporate.

[–] Zarobi@aussie.zone 4 points 22 hours ago

Damn, that's really lame

[–] manuremy@sopuli.xyz 5 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

We have tried that, but it always comes back to the "please apply by our web portal" and then to "why don't we get any aplications?"

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 6 hours ago

i wonder if its just to say they had people applying, but the company is using that to lower thier taxes with thier countries tax schemes or not hire enough to justify a budget.

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