r/recruiting

215k members
r/recruiting is a subreddit with 215k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses recruiting, struggling, recruiters, job, and candidates, 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
: "How to break in"
2 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Looking for the best freelance platforms for recruiters / ways to earn independently"
1 post
#3
Pain & Anger
: "I'm recruiting for a specialized senior engineering role. Most of the strongest people aren't actively applying, and I've exhausted my standard searches. I'm just seeing the same profiles repeatedly, and manually trying to get them into our candidate pool is incredibly tedious.."
1 post

Popular Topics in r/recruiting

#1

Recruiting

: "Longevity in Recruiting?"
31 posts
#2

Struggling

20 posts
#3

Recruiters

: "Outside/freelance Recruiters: how do you build your pipeline?"
10 posts
#4

Job

9 posts
#5

Candidates

9 posts
#6

Struggling With Job Search

9 posts
#7

Worst

8 posts
#8

Hard Time

7 posts
#9

Annoying

7 posts
#10

Hate

7 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
#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
: "Longevity in recruiting?"
6 posts
#2
ATS, CRM & Other Technology
: "What fresh AI hell is this?"
3 posts
#3
Recruitment Chats
: "I'm recruiting for a specialized senior engineering role. Most of the strongest people aren't actively applying, and I've exhausted my standard searches. I'm just seeing the same profiles repeatedly, and manually trying to get them into our candidate pool is incredibly tedious.."
3 posts
#4
Business Development
: "in the lowest cold calling funk of all time - unhinged suggestions accepted"
2 posts
#5
Marketing
: "28M with Math Masters degree salary progression"
1 post
#6
Client Management
: "In a tough situation with a new client."
1 post
#7
Human-Resources
: "How niche is too niche?"
1 post
#8
Off Topic
: "Influx of candidates who do not meet residency requirements??"
1 post

Member Growth in r/recruiting

Yearly
+71k members(49.2%)

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Last updated: September 1, 2026