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Free coreContradictory Form Validation
Resolve a mandatory pre-application form whose fields can only be satisfied by reading the contradictions as a system.
Read the mechanic ↗Field guide / Spoiler-light
Seven ways to be
misunderstood.
UNHIREABLE is not a quiz with a progress bar. Each application assembles a sequence of interactive recruitment mechanics, each with visible rules, a real solution, and consequences for the candidate report. This guide explains what the puzzles are and what they test without publishing the solutions.
Updated 26 October 2026 · English
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Free coreATS Keyword Calibration
Balance a machine-readable keyword profile against the human panel’s patience without letting either score collapse.
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Free coreCompensation Alignment
Build a compensation package that reaches the advertised number without exceeding an optics budget.
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Free coreTimed Consistency Check
Identify every statement that cannot be true at the same time before a server-side timer expires.
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Free coreExperience Ledger
Assemble a continuous career timeline that satisfies absurd tenure and technology requirements without gaps or overlaps.
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Free coreCulture Inference
Infer a company’s real values from contradictory leaked fragments, then choose statements the panel will accept.
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Nightmare expansionBoardroom Reorg
Seat six executives on four floors while satisfying every boardroom constraint, including the ones that only make sense as a threat.
Read the mechanic ↗What “free” means here
Six of the seven mechanics are part of the free core game. The boardroom org-chart mechanic is exclusive to the optional Corporate Nightmare expansion. The free campaign, base jobs, endings, replays, and daily challenge do not require the expansion.
No solutions, no doorway pages
These pages are original explanations of the game’s mechanics, not generated keyword pages. They do not reveal puzzle solutions and do not claim to teach real recruitment outcomes. For the game itself, start with the free campaign or the daily challenge.