r/recruiting
198k members
r/recruiting is a subreddit with 198k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses recruiting, recruiters, candidates, struggling, and job, and they frequently recommend/review ats, job boards, and scheduling tool.
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
Solution Requests
: "Where would you advertise online to recruit a gift shop manager for a remote tourist town with an apartment included? [Candidate Sourcing]"
8 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "~40% reply rates, but almost no candidates are interested, is this normal?"
8 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Early career recruiter already burnt out — need honest perspectives"
4 posts
Popular Topics in r/recruiting
#1
Recruiting
: "What was your easiest and hardest Recruiting role?"
45 posts
#2
Recruiters
: "Recruiters who work with Recruiting Coordinators: what is your scheduling handoff process?"
27 posts
#3
Candidates
: "Is it common for Candidates to hit on you, flirt as you're trying to scout them?"
22 posts
#4
Struggling
20 posts
#5
Job
10 posts
#6
Worst
9 posts
#7
Struggling With Job Search
9 posts
#8
Interviewing
: "How are independent recruiters or small agencies managing candidate notes, sourcing, scheduling and Interviewing workflows without an ATS?"
9 posts
#9
Ai
: "Anyone else also finding that Ai recruiting tools work great for one use cases but break on edge cases?"
8 posts
#10
Recruiter
: "How do you actually find ai engineers who aren't already being blasted by 30 Recruiters?"
8 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
Scheduling Tool
23 reviews
#1
Calendly
4.5★ from 8 reviews
#2
Goodtime
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#3
Candidate.fyi
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/recruiting
#1
Recruitment Chats
: "I am starting to think the reason companies can’t find employees has less to do with talent shortages"
20 posts
#2
Career Advice 4 Recruiters
: "advice from an old head"
17 posts
#3
ATS, CRM & Other Technology
: "ATS Auto Rejecting?"
16 posts
#4
Candidate Sourcing
: "Hired 3 maintenance techs in 60 days after 18 months of thinking it was a labor shortage."
16 posts
#5
Learning & Professional Development
: "~40% reply rates, but almost no candidates are interested, is this normal?"
7 posts
#6
Candidate Screening
: "I interviewed 15 engineers this month and I'm starting to feel CVs are becoming useless. Am I the only one?"
3 posts
#7
Human-Resources
: "What made you stay in HR?"
3 posts
#8
Client Management
: "Recruiting on “fake” business?"
3 posts
#9
Off Topic
: "My recruiting manager has a new and very interesting way to talk about placements"
2 posts
#10
Industry Trends
: "Lots of inbound linked messages about recruiter openings?"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/recruiting
Yearly
+69k members(53.4%)
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Last updated: June 5, 2026