Let’s Roast.
Jen is based in Victoria, Canada. Paul is based in Toronto, Canada. That’s about 3,500km in distance, as the crow flies.
Needless to say, they’re almost never in the same place at the same time. Something really cool happened last week though—the stars aligned, and they were in the same city. Catch the replay on your favourite podcast app or watch on YouTube or Substack.
The Bigger Picture
How do we design hiring processes that respect candidates as humans, not just as resumes in a pipeline? The answer starts with transparency, reciprocity, and tearing down the power imbalances that turn job searches into psychological warfare.
Audience Questions Covered
Kathi: In a better world, what would the jobseeker’s experience look like if you could have it your way?
Sam: When an HR employee asks about your salary expectations during a job interview, is it a good idea to say how much you currently make? What if they offer you lower than your current wage? General negotiation tips?
Max: What to do if you get lowballed?
Max: How do interviewers measure “cultural fit”?
Max: Should I say the true reason I’m leaving my current job (toxic)?
Max: What if I mess up during an interview?
Mike: Thoughts on digital nomads and remote work?
Sam: Length of typical hiring process?
Sam: Thoughts on letting employees push out their start date or do they need to start immediately?
Did Jen and Paul cover all of the questions submitted by the audience live or in advance? Not even close. Stay tuned for a special session where they tackle the rest from the studio.
Roast the Post is a passion project of Jen Houle and Paul Austin-Menear. The show helps job-seekers and employers get dud job ads out of their lives. We use contributions made on Buy Me a Coffee to help pay for our production costs, and donate anything raised beyond our costs to charity.
