Minsk Residents Are Setting Records For Job Rejection Rates

Even experienced professionals with college degrees are sounding the alarm.

A woman from Minsk shared on the social media platform Threads how quickly she received a response to her resume.

“I’m beyond just being in shock,” she writes. “Do you know how long it took to send me a rejection for a job opening that was a 100% match for my resume? Nine minutes!

I just don’t understand what’s going on. I have a college degree and over 14 years of experience in my field. Nine minutes—that’s practically a record.”

It turns out that other residents of the capital who applied for jobs that perfectly matched their education, field of study, and experience received rejections even faster. The website Charter97.org cites some comments:

— Nine minutes is a long time. My record is two minutes. They reviewed my resume in two minutes. What experts!

— Less than a minute. I checked later—it was impossible to even read my resume in that time, let alone review it or compare it to others. And they still needed time to write a response. How do they manage that?

— It’s just terrifying. This situation is frightening. So many capable professionals are being overlooked because of this approach. And then they’re screaming from every corner that there’s no one to do the work.

— I’ve heard about AI filters, but I’m still somehow hoping they don’t use them here in Minsk.

— But all doors are open to Pakistanis.

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