I paid an application fee to apply for the local electrical union JATC
Pay $20 to apply for a fake position that was only put up to trick investors into thinking the company is growing. The fee will guarantee you an in-person interview with an unpaid intern instructed to say no all all interviewees (in person, because even if someone gets mad and attacks them - it's just an intern). Parking validation is not included.
pay a fee for an interview, sure. in the old days you'd have to do some real nepotism. what progress.
1$ to be sure to get an interview? Doesnt even sound that bad? A small fee for a guaranteed interview, rather than hoping 1 in 20 even replies, sounds fine..
But first of all, it's not going to be $1 because it means HR will do more interviews which means the cost has to cover HR to some extent, HR simply isn't that cheap. Secondly, anyone willing to get the job is going to pay that price which means your likelyhood of getting the job probably doesn't change much. And if you're already an in-demand labor then nothing changes for you because you'll be sought out even if you don't apply.
So really what you're paying for is for them to tell you that you're not suited for the position.
And because as you say, it'd never be $1, it's also a way to keep the poorest in society in their place, as if having to pay for travel, and have clean and suitable clothes, and possibly take time away from a current job just to have a superficial initial interview, never mind any subsequent interviews, aren't big enough barriers for those already struggling to feed themselves.
Yes i mean of course, rarely anything is ever as good as it sounds. Just saying in the literal case of small fee for guaranteed interview Iam in. In the more likely case that you don't really get a chance, e.g. just a 1min call "sorry you don't fit" to tick the box, it's a different matter.
But hey, he said it is supposed to be a thought experiment, no way he would wanna exploit people or anything..:)
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