Is this a fake job?
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So if I have to ask the question, "Is this a fake job"? I would think it most likely is fake.
Here's the situation. I applied for a position that was posted on staffing website. Recruiter reached out, gave me details about position, that it's direct hire, full time with a company. Prior to my interview with the company's HR, I found a position with msp, with almost identical job duties. However, the position I'm interviewing for is system admin, and job duties seem like msp related. HR interview went well, and now I'm scheduled to interview with the IT director. However, I'm only scheduled to interview for 30min, which is very odd. Background on this position, it's a growing company, and they currently have an msp already, and the IT director was just recently hired a month ago. So maybe their wanting to move everything in-house? It just makes me wonder if this is legitimate or not. I did have the HR person send me the brochure of their company benefits.
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It's not uncommon to have one job position that multiple recruiters are working on. Also, it could be that they want to bring in a specific set of skills and decide the title senior/junior level during interviews.
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@irj Don't you think it's odd that the interview is planned for 30min with the IT director? I would think at least an hour. Unless he'll be able to determine candidates that quickly?
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@fredtx said in Is this a fake job?:
@irj Don't you think it's odd that the interview is planned for 30min with the IT director? I would think at least an hour. Unless he'll be able to determine candidates that quickly?
No I don't think that's odd. You'd have a longer interview with your direct manager and potential team in most cases.
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@fredtx said in Is this a fake job?:
@irj Don't you think it's odd that the interview is planned for 30min with the IT director? I would think at least an hour. Unless he'll be able to determine candidates that quickly?
The interview I had with the CIO at my current job was scheduled for an hour, but it was really just a meet & greet session that lasted about 30 minutes. A lot of times, it's to see how you react to the folks above your pay grade.
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Turns out, he would be the person I would report directly to. Interview was very dry to begin with. He asked me some Azure questions, which I have a base knowledge/ experience with, but I think he wants in depth advanced knowledge, which should have been listed in job description imo. Even when we were almost hitting the 30min mark, he said he had a 1:30 appointment he had to meet, and if I had any more questions to let him know. I don’t expect to receive an offer. Lol.
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@fredtx said in Is this a fake job?:
Turns out, he would be the person I would report directly to. Interview was very dry to begin with. He asked me some Azure questions, which I have a base knowledge/ experience with, but I think he wants in depth advanced knowledge, which should have been listed in job description imo. Even when we were almost hitting the 30min mark, he said he had a 1:30 appointment he had to meet, and if I had any more questions to let him know. I don’t expect to receive an offer. Lol.
No shame in interviewing to gain personal experience with it. It's something good to consistently do in your career. I do it sometimes even if my interest in job is virtually zero. It helps when you have an interview that is very important and you want to nail.
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@irj said in Is this a fake job?:
No shame in interviewing to gain personal experience with it. It's something good to consistently do in your career. I do it sometimes even if my interest in job is virtually zero. It helps when you have an interview that is very important and you want to nail.
Very true. I didn't realize how much experience I gained this past year at my current position, until I started to reflect and notate on a word document in preparation. Unfortunately, he didn't ask me anything regarding real live situations (and I have quite a few), or problems that I was involved with, where I overcame and resolved the issue. But I did get my feet wet again in the interviewing process, and he probably helped me more than he realized. Time to move on now, and search for that right opportunity for 2022!!
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What kind of role and responsibilities are you seeking? What kind of company / employer? Position?
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@obsolesce said in Is this a fake job?:
What kind of role and responsibilities are you seeking? What kind of company / employer? Position?
I'm seeking for an in-house system admin role (windows /vmware/hyper-v/azure environments). A position where I can gain knowledge from senior admins, and where I can gain experience in projects/implementations/planning/etc. I've been working for managed services, and kind of burnt out, and wanting to explore something new/different. Or something like a Projects Engineer position. Something where I can strategically plan/research, and implement.
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And that job was fake. I even checked on their linked to see if that role was fulled afterwards out of curiosity. I actually had quite a bit of those at the end of 2021, and some in 2022.
I’m learning how to filter through some of that bs, and after the interview, I just move on. Like the saying goes, “If something doesn’t feel right, it most likely isn’t.” I haven’t got to the point where I’ve ended the interview, although I would think it would be fun to do once I catch their bs. Like this one job interview I had, they couldn’t list the responsibilities I would be handling and just gave me bs answers without actually answering the question.
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@Fredtx said in Is this a fake job?:
And that job was fake. I even checked on their linked to see if that role was fulled afterwards out of curiosity. I actually had quite a bit of those at the end of 2021, and some in 2022.
I’m learning how to filter through some of that bs, and after the interview, I just move on. Like the saying goes, “If something doesn’t feel right, it most likely isn’t.” I haven’t got to the point where I’ve ended the interview, although I would think it would be fun to do once I catch their bs. Like this one job interview I had, they couldn’t list the responsibilities I would be handling and just gave me bs answers without actually answering the question.
Sad but expected. It really sucks. It's so discouraging, especially if you aren't used to it.
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so fake interviews by who? head hunters?
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@Dashrender said in Is this a fake job?:
so fake interviews by who? head hunters?
I've been to a few over the years.
