Why does every retail job in the UK now require you to fill out a forty minute online application before you even get a look in?
You spend ages re-typing your CV into their portal just to be met with a generic rejection email from a "no-reply" address. It feels like the old days of just handing in a paper copy and actually talking to a manager were much more efficient for everyone involved.

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It seems the same way in America too! However, if you’re someone who can’t take the time out of their day to meet with managers in person (because you’re a single parent) or can be harder to go about it the old fashioned way.

Being a parent can certainly bring it's challenges into the job market but that doesn't mean we should miss opportunities either!

The online portals are built for volume, not for people. It saves companies time up front but pushes all that time onto applicants. I get compliance and tracking requirements, but when you are retyping your whole CV just to get a no reply rejection, it feels like the process is filtering for patience more than talent.

I just don't get why such a process exists because I really can't imagine they need everything to be reinput

It really does feel like the process got longer while the connection got shorter. Spending all that time re-entering the same details just to get an automated reply is draining. At least with paper applications you had a chance to speak to someone face to face. Now it can feel like you’re talking to a system instead of a person.

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