r/recruiting
200k members
r/recruiting is a subreddit with 200k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses recruiters, candidates, recruiting, hiring, and frustrating, and they frequently recommend/review ats, job boards, and chrome extensions.
Welcome, Recruiting & Talent Acquisition Professionals! Industry discussion space - Recruiters only. No candidates, ads, or research.
**User Flairs are mandatory for all posts**
Popular Themes in r/recruiting
#1
Advice Requests
: "~40% reply rates, but almost no candidates are interested, is this normal?"
15 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Where would you advertise online to recruit a gift shop manager for a remote tourist town with an apartment included? [Candidate Sourcing]"
7 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Struggling with high volume recruitment"
4 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "On-time Payment"
1 post
#5
Opportunities
: "I've noticed an interesting shift in hiring.
Five years ago recruiters complained about not getting enough applicants.
Today many recruiters seem overwhelmed with applications, but still struggle to identify the right candidates.
Has anyone else seen this change? What's driving it?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/recruiting
#1
Recruiters
: "Recruiters who work with Recruiting Coordinators: what is your scheduling handoff process?"
70 posts
#2
Candidates
: "Many of my Candidates keep asking me what I do with their recordings, and I don't really know how to answer them."
41 posts
#3
Recruiting
: "What was your easiest and hardest Recruiting role?"
40 posts
#4
Hiring
: "How are you verifying real skills in Hiring now?"
37 posts
#5
Frustrating
25 posts
#6
Sourcing
: "Is Sourcing burnout getting worse or are recruiters just expected to do more now?"
24 posts
#7
Interviews
: "HR professionals: What's the most time-consuming part of your hiring process right now? 1. Sourcing candidates 2. Screening resumes 3. Skill assessment 4. Interview scheduling 5. Conducting Interviews"
21 posts
#8
Resume
: "HR professionals: What's the most time-consuming part of your hiring process right now? 1. Sourcing candidates 2. Screening Resumes 3. Skill assessment 4. Interview scheduling 5. Conducting interviews"
21 posts
#9
Struggling
20 posts
#10
Worst
19 posts
Products Discussed in r/recruiting
Ats
169 reviews
#1
Greenhouse
4.2★ from 18 reviews
#2
Recruit CRM
4.8★ from 13 reviews
#3
Loxo
4.3★ from 11 reviews
Job Boards
40 reviews
#1
LinkedIn
3.8★ from 9 reviews
#2
Indeed
3.6★ from 5 reviews
#3
Bumeran
4.0★ from 3 reviews
Chrome Extensions
22 reviews
#1
Instant Data Scraper
3.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Apollo
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Clickreach
2.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/recruiting
#1
Career Advice 4 Recruiters
: "advice from an old head"
23 posts
#2
ATS, CRM & Other Technology
: "We use Calendly to schedule phone screens. Today we had three people schedule calls who aren’t anywhere in our ATS and we’re pretty sure they got the link from a candidate."
20 posts
#3
Recruitment Chats
: "I am starting to think the reason companies can’t find employees has less to do with talent shortages"
19 posts
#4
Candidate Sourcing
: "Hired 3 maintenance techs in 60 days after 18 months of thinking it was a labor shortage."
17 posts
#5
Learning & Professional Development
: "~40% reply rates, but almost no candidates are interested, is this normal?"
8 posts
#6
Client Management
: "Are clients becoming more inconsiderate of your efforts?"
7 posts
#7
Candidate Screening
: "I interviewed 15 engineers this month and I'm starting to feel CVs are becoming useless. Am I the only one?"
5 posts
#8
Industry Trends
: "Lots of inbound linked messages about recruiter openings?"
5 posts
#9
Business Development
: "Starting to think AI is making outreach less differentiated, not more"
4 posts
#10
Human-Resources
: "What made you stay in HR?"
4 posts
Member Growth in r/recruiting
Yearly
+70k members(53.5%)
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Last updated: June 11, 2026