#hiring

It’s honestly disheartening. You’ll see job postings with over 1,700 applicants, sometimes just two days after going live.

So many ghost jobs. So many ghosting recruiters.

And when you do get an interview, the bias and racial discrimination bingo card fills up fast.

If your job hunt’s going better, I salute you. If not, grab a seat. Misery loves memes. ☺️😁

What do you all think? Does that mean imminent layoffs in US/UK?

AWS outage yesterday took them all down

https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k814hebf

Costs went down, but so did quality. Now we spend twice as long fixing mistakes that never used to happen. Figure that.

Wells Fargo has been dealing with an investor lawsuit alleging a practice of false job candidate interviews intended to prop up an image of diversity to satisfy an internal company program.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/eriksherman/2025/10/20/wells-fargo-sham-hiring-investors-suit-what-job-seekers-can-learn/

I really wish they’d just tell us what’s going to happen and when. We’re working ourselves into a frenzy here. Jobs are scarce, bills are high, and being laid off in times like this is pure panic fuel. It would be nice if they at least handled this professionally and with a bit of basic consideration.

What happened to all the good high paying jobs and growth the company promised when they took all those tax incentives from Suffolk county?

What's up with the recruiters asking for a passport in an interview?

Is it at all possible the rumors are wrong? Target still has openings listed on indeed. We’ve heard nothinb(not that we would before they wanted us to). Is it at all possible? I still don’t think they are going to want even more bad pr. Or am I just wishing it?

Anyone else notice the target audience for hiring and who gets to stay??
The Indian (India) Invasion and similar cultures.

Anyone have the full list of American universities we no longer recruit from? I think it is a shocking list.

Hiiii everyone! I am seeing a lot of negative comments about their managers and their customer service and such, I wonder if anyone has ever worked on the corp side? Like the workforce management/Data Analyst side? I am not see any complaints about those roles and I am looking to set up an interview in the next few days, so I want to be prepared.

If you are not Indian, forget applying.

In fact, if you already work here, you will soon be laid off.

INDIANS ONLY!

Curious if anyone has received any job offers since the government shutdown and federal background checks went offline two weeks ago?

Anyone notice new grad job postings with salaries $130k- $180k??? For new grads???

But we can those with experience and knowledge.

This is from 2007-2008 period when Calgary’s job market was hot. Lots of young engineers were quitting Imperial Oil. Imperial was desperate to retain its people. Salary bumps across the board were in double digits (and not the lower double digits).

I remember attending Engineering VP Eddy Lui’s town hall meeting for the engineers and geoscientists. Eddy was explaining how Imperial Oil had a d-mbbell shaped demography curve - lots of people in their very early careers, lots of people at the end of there career, and almost no-one in the mid-career in the company. The reason for this demography was Imperial’s decision to lay off and not hire anyone in the early and mid 90s. Eddy said, “Never again Imperial will make such a mistake!”. In his words, Imperial will hire engineers at a steady pace irrespective of the company’s situation. Eddy and upper management were worried about the future of the company. When the seniors retire, they would leave a vacuum in the company.

Let’s come to the present now. Some of the folks who attended that session are at the top of the company now. I am telling you, you folks will have to repeat Eddy’s comment when no one will come to Imperial Oil when the market recovers. You will be saying, “Never again Imperial will make such a mistake!”.

This is from 2007-2008 period when Calgary’s job market was hot. Lots of young engineers were quitting Imperial Oil. Imperial was desperate to retain its people. Salary bumps across the board were in double digits (and not the lower double digits).

I remember attending Engineering VP Eddy Lui’s town hall meeting for the engineers and geoscientists. Eddy was explaining how Imperial Oil had a d-mbbell shaped demography curve - lots of people in their very early careers, lots of people at the end of there career, and almost no-one in the mid-career in the company. The reason for this demography was Imperial’s decision to lay off and not hire anyone in the early and mid 90s. Eddy said, “Never again Imperial will make such a mistake!”. In his words, Imperial will hire engineers at a steady pace irrespective of the company’s situation. Eddy and upper management were worried about the future of the company. When the seniors retire, they would leave a vacuum in the company.

Let’s come to the present now. Some of the folks who attended that session are at the top of the company now. I am telling you, you folks will have to repeat Eddy’s comment when no one will come to Imperial Oil when the market recovers. You will be saying, “Never again Imperial will make such a mistake!”.

Anyone knows if they will allow hiring of contractors again. I know some groups never stopped hiring but some are still on hold.

More new executive hires. SunTruist changes leadership in various areas like dirty socks. We are now spending millions to try and get back the wholesale payments and business they three years ago didn’t give a damn about. This circus needs a bigger tent!

TATA Consulting Services CEO K. Krithivasan indicated the company will halt new H-1B recruitment and shift toward hiring locally in the US and other priority markets. TCS remains the largest US H-1B employer with 98,259 hires from 2009 to 2025, including 5,505 in 2025. He said the US already has sufficient H-1 staff, renewals will be selective, and local participation will rise, linked to AI work that needs client proximity and broader skill mixes, similar to TCS’s high local staffing in Latin America, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.

Analysts read this as a wider pivot in visa strategies. They expect companies such as Amazon, Cognizant, and Microsoft to favor L-1 transfers to avoid about 100,000 dollars per H-1B applicant, reducing fresh H-1B demand and speeding a move to L-1 routes for US roles.

TATA Consulting Services CEO K. Krithivasan says no new H-1B hiring soon, with a shift to growing local staff in the US and other markets. TCS will renew some existing H-1Bs, but aims to boost local participation, citing AI projects that need closer client work and broader skills.

Analysts expect others may copy this move. Companies may favor L-1 transfers to cut about 100,000 dollars per H-1B hire, reducing new H-1B demand.

Younger folks, seriously, don’t fall into the trap of doing two people’s jobs because the company refuses to hire enough staff. Work at your normal pace, take your breaks, and use your time off. If they keep cutting people, they’ll eventually realize they have no one left to fire.

With all the layoffs, why is there hiring happening? I’m not even talking about hiring cheaper folks abroad, but right here. How do layoffs and hiring at the same time make even a lick of sense? Inquiring minds want to know.

Optum layoffs OCTOBER16....Any tea?

https://x.com/realmattforney/status/1976861104736223445?s=46

India of course, where else.

Meanwhile in US, we continue to shed. That’s what happens when you don’t like coming back to office. Still empty offices, folks pretending to be “working” from home.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/analytics-india-magazine_bengaluru-is-now-home-to-chevron-indias-activity-7382290414483128320

I work in the tech industry and saw a job posted at Pure Storage, California, back in May. It wasn't exactly what I was looking and I was in final interview somewhere else so I handed it off to a friend. He is very experienced, but over 40 white male. They called him for a quick phone interview and said they would set up a second interview. That never happened. Months went by then he got an email wanting an interview as soon as possible. Kind of like "months went by, really?" on their end.

So I did some digging and called up a friend of mine that now works in HR at Pure Storage corporate. She said FTEs didn't seem to be a focus of Pure Storage now and they were looking for temps, contractors, etc.

Question - is that true? Doesn't that mean the company is in bad shape? Any company that would pass on experienced FTEs for leftovers sounds like a company without $$ and about to crash or purposely being hung out to dry. Any insights? Thanks!

I've witnessed hundreds of families being tear down as their jobs being replaced by H1B and OPT visas.
This should stop and Ford should stop hiring H1B, H4, OPTand other phony visas out there.

"Paramount Skydance has recruited Jay Askinasi, most recently Roku’s top advertising exec, as chief revenue officer.

Askinasi will start at Paramount Nov. 3, dual-reporting to CEO David Ellison and president Jeff Shell. According to the company, the CRO position is a newly created role “designed to lead the company’s monetization strategy and strengthen its long-term positioning as a next-generation media company” and to push toward a unified advertising platform. John Halley remains in his role as president of Paramount Advertising, reporting to Askinasi."

Oct 9th 2025 - Variety

Back in early 2010’s my starting offer out of university was just over $100k followed by several big raises and I see online our website saying starting offer is 100 to 125k. Considering the amount of inflation since I was hired new hires are getting sc--wed!

The Director/Manager's daughter got hired on making 65K+ as a Business Analyst with a Bachelors Degree in Fashion and no prior health care experience. When normal people don't get looked at unless you have at least 1+ of health care experience. But if you have the right last name and NO experience you can just be handed a job. NO need to work for it.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/for-first-time-job-hunters-a-college-degree-isn-t-unlocking-the-opportunities-it-once-did-data-shows/ar-AA1NNst0?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=68e41bf87907428eb142c90c4cc00ddf&ei=24

Sure doesn’t seem like it.

More cousins and wives? Recruited

• Safety Specialist
• Safety Specialist - Maintenance
• Safety specialist - maintenance (ABU)
• Safety Specialist - TAR
• Safety specialist - TAR (ABU)
• Safety Specialist - Tech Project
• Safety Specialist - Tech Project (ABU)
• OE/ HSE reporting specialist
• OE/HSE Reporting Specialist (EMC)
• Workforce Safety Lead
• Hazard Communication Lead
• Hazard Communication Specialist
• HSE Digital Implementation Specialist
• OE Reporting Lead
• OE/ HSE reporting specialist
• OE/HSE Reporting Specialist (EMC)

Safety Specialist - Bengaluru, India (R000065549)

About the position:
The Safety Specialist is responsible for providing technical support and analysis of Control of Work (CoW) activities supporting enterprise-wide activities including the development and implementation of safe work practices and standards. The Safety Specialist reports to the Workforce Safey Team Lead in the Chevron Engine in Bengaluru, India.

Key responsibilities:
• Support efforts to prevent incidents with a focus on eliminating significant incidents and fatalities through providing guidance on implementation and delivery of the CoW process, standards and procedures

• Position supports delivery of work including workforce safety focus area projects and pilots across the Enterprise

• Support incident investigation process and provide analysis of root cause analysis and trends

• Support for electronic Control of Work (eCoW) digital tool including development of enhancements and data analysis

Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety, engineering, or related field or equivalent work experience
Comprehensive Safety Knowledge: Demonstrates technical understanding and ability to apply health & safety standards and regulations pertaining to industrial workplace settings
Knowledge of oil & gas industry safety procedures, policies, & regulatory requirements
Experience with Safety Audits and Inspections: Proven experience conducting audits, field inspections, and providing interpretations of regulatory regulations, and industry standards / guidance is preferred

Experience in development and communicating safety procedures and conducting training for this material is preferred

Ability to Interpret laws/regulations or policies/best practices, develop compliance guidelines, and provide practical solutions for field implementation is preferred

Experience in compliance, and stakeholder engagement is preferred

Leadership, communication, strategic thinking, and program/project management skills are preferred
Chevron ENGINE supports global operations, supporting business requirements across the world. Accordingly, the work hours for employees will be aligned to support business requirements. The standard work week will be Monday to Friday. Working hours are 8:00am to 5:00pm or 1.30pm to 10.30pm.

No Past Experience of Chevron’s refineries, chemical plants, and LNG facilities required!
• El Segundo Refinery – El Segundo, California
• Richmond Refinery – Richmond, California
• Pascagoula Refinery – Pascagoula, Mississippi
• Salt Lake Refinery – Salt Lake City, Utah
• Cedar Bayou Plant – Baytown, Texas
• Sweeny Complex – Old Ocean, Texas
• Port Arthur Plant – Port Arthur, Texas
• Lake Charles Plant – Lake Charles, Louisiana
• Orange Plant – Orange, Texas
• Borger Plant – Borger, Texas
• Conroe Plant – Conroe, Texas
• Kingwood Plant – Kingwood, Texas
• Singapore Plant – Singapore
• Qatar Plant – Mesaieed, Qatar
• Saudi Arabia Plant – Jubail, Saudi Arabia
• Shanghai Plant – Shanghai, China
• Istanbul Plant – Istanbul, Turkey
• Subang Jaya Plant – Selangor, Malaysia
• Dubai Office – Dubai Airport Free Zone
• Gorgon LNG – Barrow Island, Western Australia
• Wheatstone LNG – Ashburton North, Western Australia
• Angola LNG – Soyo, Angola
• Nigeria LNG (stakeholder) – Bonny Island, Nigeria
• Kitimat LNG (planned) – British Columbia, Canada
• Tangguh LNG (stakeholder) – Papua Barat, Indonesia

Yeah All Feeling Safe!

I’m tired of executives saying we need H1B, how come SpaceX has zero H1B? Exxon/Amazon are more innovative than SpaceX?

PIP or no PIP, thanks to one of the posts here on Remote hiring, applied for a couple of roles and got immediate callbacks with the hiring manager! Yes salary is less but will do what it takes to get out of the 8 hour solitary confinement - all the best to all! Count your eggs and make choices that align with your values, desires and well being.

Look at that, unbelievable!!
https://www.jobs.now/jobs/165070041-principal-engineer-software-development-distinguished-engineer-software-development-ref-inkota-n

Another set
https://guestworkervisas.com/gwv/jobs_direct.php
type in Verizon

US layoffs fell in September, but hiring plans dropped to their lowest level in 16 years, according to new data. At the same time, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway agreed to acquire Occidental Petroleum’s OxyChem unit in a $9.7 billion deal, Tesla reported record Q3 EV deliveries, and OpenAI became the world’s most valuable private company with a $500 billion valuation.