I am always thankful that I have not been on the job market for decades. I have hired lots of people during that time. I would like to think I did not run them through the torture chamber job-seeking seems to be today.<p>I have many friends and acquaintances who tell me what it's like from their perspective. Sure, there are tons of job listings on sites like LinkedIn and others. And yet, for some, the experience seems to be sending hundreds of resumes with little or no feedback and even fewer interviews. Some have resorted to writing short one-page resumes custom-matched to the requirements listed in the job post. In some cases they claim this produces better results. However, we are still talking about what I interpret to be in the 5% response rate.<p>One of my friends got so frustrated after going through a six-interview hiring process in one case and seven interviews in the other --and not being hired-- that he found himself a job in the oil fields in New Mexico manually recording readings every hour while he lives in a trailer in the middle of nowhere. This, after a long career in various technology fields. He fears age discrimination might have a lot to do with it.<p>So, yeah, not sure how human-to-human contact happens if people never get a response after sending hundreds of resumes. When we need to hire, my rule is simple: Everyone gets a response. Everyone. Because, on the other side of that resume is a dad, mother, brother, sister, cousin, etc. How would you like to be treated? How would you like others to treat those you love? Well, then, the answer is simple. If you are using AI or mechanized processes, you are treating people like cattle.