'I call companies and tell them I'm following up': Job candidate beats the system by skipping application process and calling HR directly, gets results

This job candidate's new attempt to game the system is either brilliant or a recipe for professional disaster, and people seem to be split on it.

On the one hand, applying for new employment opportunities has never been more challenging than in the current market. Not only are decent jobs harder to come by, but also you're dealing with the artificial intelligence of it all. This, of course, applies to both sides of the job search process. For candidates, they have to tweak their resumes and cover letters with key words in order to get past automated review processes. For recruiters and hiring managers, the process has become even more impersonal, as quality candidates are slipping through the cracks and some are using AI themselves to try to stand out.

So while we have sympathy for the predicament wherein this candidate has found himself, on the other hand, one has to wonder if this rather unethical way of bypassing the traditional job search process will come back to haunt him one day. 

Essentially, in order to combat the difficulties of the job search process, this author decided to start ignoring the fact that he couldn't seem to get an interview anywhere, opting instead to call up various Human Resources departments directly. He would then claim that he was asked to follow up with them to schedule an interview, which wasn't the truth. In fact, it wasn't even an exaggeration of the truth. He simply had not heard back from any of these places.

However, to this man's surprise (and to everyone else's), he managed to find success with this newfound method of applying to jobs. He landed several interviews and was only "caught" on two occasions. When that happened, he simply hung up the phone and moved onto the next opportunity. Keep scrolling below for his full account of his new tips of the trade.