16 Screenshots Of Unhinged Recruiters

16 Screenshots Of Unhinged Recruiters Looking for a job can be exhausting, but recruiters are here to help! Well, usually. Most of the time, recruiters can get your foot in the door at a new gig. Other times, they ARE the door…and it’s locked. Here are 16 screenshots from r/linkedinlunatics and r/recruitinghell of recruiters who … Read more

‘They take away these ridiculous margins for doing absolutely nothing besides finding you.’ A Career Coach Shares Important Salary Advice When Using Recruiters To Find A Job

Job hunting is a pain in the neck even on a good day, so it’s best to try to make the process as painless as possible…and every little bit of advice helps! A career coach named Kyyah was nice enough to share a TikTok video where she offered advice about how to try to get … Read more

‘Your current supervisor is going to be your BFF.’ A Remote Worker Shared Advice About How To Trick Recruiters Who Ask for References For Remote Jobs

Providing references to potential employers is always a tricky thing. Which ones do you give them? Will they backfire? It can really be a roll of the dice… And a woman named Kayy posted a TikTok video where she talked about how people (including you!) can trick recruiters with bogus references and padded resumes for … Read more

“Get your friends to be your ‘past supervisors'”: Remote worker shares how to trick recruiters who ask for references

A remote worker and resume guru gives advice on how to trick recruiters with phony references and padded resumes to help people secure work-from-home jobs. In a viral TikTok, Kayy (@thewfhgrl) details just how to handle a potential new job asking to speak to your current supervisor. Her advice? Get a close friend or family … Read more

‘I got excited that I got a rejection email’: Job hunter says applying for jobs is ‘depressing.’ She blames the constant ghosting from recruiters

Many job seekers have been sharing just how difficult it is for them to land a job, like this one TikToker who said that they applied to 300 positions and got only five responses. Others claimed they have applied to the same job multiple times for them to get it, and someone else stated they’ve … Read more

‘This is how low the bar is for recruiters’: Recruiter says candidate thanked him for rejecting him

Job hunting in the current market can be difficult in some fields. From participating in long interview processes only to be rejected, to extreme competition for existing roles, there are currently multiple obstacles between job seekers and employment. One of these obstacles is a lack of communication from hiring managers. Many job hunters have voiced … Read more

‘It’s crossing a line’: Recruiter’s ‘mastermind’ tactics for headhunting a job candidate spark debate

When working in recruitment, there are two types of candidates for jobs. Active candidates, of course, are the people who actively apply for jobs, while passive candidates are the people recruiters headhunt because, while being a good fit for the role in question, they have not applied or shown interest in the job. One recruiter, … Read more

‘Still better than 99% of recruiters who just stop communicating’: Viral TikTok sparks debate about honest feedback after a job interview rejection

A popular TikToker sparked a debate on the social media platform by joking about how it feels when job recruiters give honest feedback to applicants after a rejection. The video, posted by a TikToker known as Cruz (@champagnecruze), garnered over 105,000 views as of Saturday. Cruz has almost 29,000 followers on TikTok. In the video, … Read more

‘Get a better budget or get a cheaper person’: Worker calls out recruiters who first reach out to him but won’t negotiate pay

In a viral TikTok video, a worker shares his gripes with job recruiters who reach out to him—but aren’t willing to negotiate beyond their “lowball” salary offers. User @pbsquamer discusses one of many interactions he’s had with job recruiters who “slid into his DMs” in the hopes of getting him out of his current engineering … Read more