[smnscu]

I've interviewed 3k people with Karat as a professional interviewer, and several hundred more as a hiring manager. The very few times I received direct emails from candidates attempting to circumvent the normal process were met with unequivocally negative reactions. First, I find the Internet sleuthing they'd undergo to find my email address a bit creepy – for example, Karat would only show the first name and profile pic for your interviewer. But more importantly, the sheer audacity to go for such a stunt would firmly anchor them in the box of people I'd never want to work with. I'd still be polite and professional to a fault, of course, but I'd never seriously consider them past that point.

[Nextgrid]

> interviewed 3k people with Karat as a professional interviewer

Working for an interview mill is not the same as working for a company.

An interview mill’s objective is to assess whatever criteria their client told them in a somewhat repeatable way.

A company worker’s objective is to find someone who would be a good colleague or addition to the company.

[johnnyanmac]

>circumvent the normal proces

I might agree in good, normal times.

But in bad times where "the normal process" can't even let you have a human look at your resume, it's different. "circumventing" is at worst a simple act of rebellion to annoy people who can change their process. It's a best a chance to actually get the response that isn't even granted with a form rejection these days.