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What r/recruitinghell is talking about this week

r/recruitinghell has 1,547,761 members and 95 posts in the last 24 hours, with about 9.5 comments an hour right now. From the Redlisten index, refreshed daily.

1,547,761members
95posts in the last 24 hours, newest 16 min ago
9.5comments an hour right now, newest 6 h ago
4,794points on the top thread this week

Words coming up in r/recruitinghell this week

job46interview28offer14recruiters11recruiter9hiring9i'm8companies6finally6interviews6right5rejection5

Top threads this week

  1. Yes... even worse than the 2007-2008 Great Recession right now

    This has been posted before but we need to keep shouting from the roof tops. Everyone I knew back then could at least find some job. I remember my parents getting laid off and my Dad finding a job...

    4,794 points1,600 comments6 d ago
  2. My guilty pleasure been requesting the companies to delete my data after rejection

    I don't know about you guys, but I've always wished I could respond to the 'no-reply@company.com' emails. Realizing that I can't, my petty revenge to shitty companies recently has been exercising...

    3,671 points204 comments6 d ago
  3. An insane text I received today is

    Long time lurker, first time poster. Some context: I am in the very, very beginning stages of looking for a new role. I am in the legal sphere in a Mid-Atlantic city. I have over 12 years of...

    2,356 points335 comments6 d ago
  4. I'll just leave this here

    Likely an application I submitted while collecting unemployment. No update other than it being viewed. Do I laugh or cry?

    2,271 points38 comments5 d ago
  5. [Satire] How dare the employee say they have their own family to feed.
    2,013 points81 comments4 d ago
  6. Clyde Staffing

    First of all, these people seem like assholes. This comment is such a red flag 🚩 The CEO consistently posts out of touch content on their feed. Second, aren’t they legally required to post...

    1,848 points123 comments6 d ago
  7. After Linkedin AI search it's been all down hill more than ever!!

    Has anyone gotten placed or is it all fake jobs with companies that have 10 followers and 1 employee

    1,841 points244 comments2 d ago
  8. needy jealous recruiter exes

    Okay idk if I’m being harsh and this recruiter was nice and polite but is this common practice?? To keep asking the applicant where they’re going when they turn down an offer (I got random calls...

    1,073 points63 comments5 d ago
  9. Bro, I'm just a recruiter!

    For context, I get non-descript, vague "cold call" messages quite often and a lot of these recruiters will just waste your time chatting. The guy proceeded to block me a day later.

    778 points55 comments5 d ago
  10. Saw this on LinkedIn
    755 points27 comments7 d ago

Newest posts

  1. Help! Do I negotiate or accept the offer?
    1 points0 comments16 min ago
  2. Interview Oct 8. Rejection Nov 11 after I chased them twice.
    1 points0 comments50 min ago
  3. Final round interview - what to expect
    1 points0 comments58 min ago
  4. Proof to keep applying!!
    1 points0 comments1 h ago
  5. Underpaid with No Luck
    1 points3 comments2 h ago
  6. Now I feel like giving up!!!!!
    1 points0 comments2 h ago
  7. Regret over turning down job offer
    1 points0 comments3 h ago
  8. Should I send a final email to a company that ghosted me after a 3-hour on-site?
    1 points0 comments3 h ago
  9. Was given a verbal offer, waited a week for a written, only to be told they offered the job to someone else.
    1 points0 comments3 h ago
  10. trial day offer without job interview
    1 points0 comments3 h ago
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