r/recruiting
223k members
r/recruiting is a subreddit with 223k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses recruiting, struggling, frustration, job, and candidates, and they frequently recommend/review ats, job boards, and chrome extensions.
Welcome, Recruiting & Talent Acquisition Professionals! Industry discussion space - Recruiters only.
Popular Themes in r/recruiting
#1
Advice Requests
: "Looking for advice, done with recruiting"
6 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Recruiting on Wall Street has been pretty wild so far (in a bad way)"
2 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "New small healthcare staffing agency stuck on EOR and MSP access, travelers ready but no way in yet. What worked for you?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/recruiting
#1
Recruiting
27 posts
#2
Struggling
14 posts
#3
Frustration
13 posts
#4
Job
9 posts
#5
Candidates
9 posts
#6
Struggling With Job Search
9 posts
#7
Worst
8 posts
#8
Recruiters
7 posts
#9
Candidate
6 posts
#10
Hate
5 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
TA- Q&A
: "How do you handle recruiting when you realize your company is a horrible place to work?"
26 posts
#2
Agency - Industry Discussion
: "Recruiting on Wall Street has been pretty wild so far (in a bad way)"
22 posts
#3
Agency -Q&A
: "Bank compliance people or fintech compliance people? I keep losing finalists either way"
20 posts
#4
TA- Industry Discussion
: "Influx of TA Roles in the Past Month"
18 posts
#5
Freelance Rec- Industry Discussion
: "Candidate submission is the most underrated part of the job"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/recruiting
Yearly
+65k members(41.0%)
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Last updated: November 5, 2026