You’re not imagining it. Getting a job right now really is harder than it used to be. That’s because Greenhouse CEO Daniel Chait has crunched the numbers on the job market, and they’re brutal: for every 10 open roles on his hiring platform alone, there are 2,539 applicants fighting over them. His advice for standing
“I have no idea how they got my contact information,” says the engineer. Unlike other interviews for government jobs, the engineer says, there was no recruiter present—only Coristine was on the interview call. “Normally initial screenings are done over the phone, rather than video, to reduce bias in the process,” they say. During the engineer’s
The Natland case illustrates how the VaaS system works. Natland is the son of two journalists in Stavanger and had a comfortable upbringing, but he drifted into drugs and developed psychosis, ending up spending time in rehab and a short period in a children’s home. There he met another teenager who used the online handle
He finds the sense of patriotism and camaraderie appealing, as well as “trying to make a difference for your own country…and trying to do something yourself.” The teenager adds that “most” of his male friends and contemporaries are considering careers in the military or similar, and recent recruitment figures support that increase in interest. According