Flip side:<p>After spending a lot of time in the process, realizing that prospective employers give an extremely low effort to respond to candidates - no matter how much effort put into a cover letter, resume grooming, or discussion of why the role might be a fit - it&#x27;s disheartening. Auto-declines are the norm. Posting jobs for legal reasons when there&#x27;s already an internal candidate in mind is also undisclosed.<p>Between having to sign up for proprietary job application systems, seemingly advance to the next stage but never getting a call back like a bad one night stand, or taking <i>months</i> to make a decision, the power dynamic is quite unfavorable.<p>I think employers are finally discovering that applicants are, for lack of a better perspective, using the same kind of attitude as they have been receiving for years.<p>Note: I am fond of saying the phrase &quot;Good help is hard to find&quot; because it is, and considering the US has had absolutely appalling wage growth metrics - disgusting even - what motivation is really out there?