r/recruiting
205k members
r/recruiting is a subreddit with 205k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses recruiters, hiring, recruiting, candidates, and struggling, 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
Solution Requests
: "We need a recording tool that works for phone screens not just video calls."
5 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "I am wasting like 10 hours a week on intake-call-to-outreach handoff and its killing me, how do you fix the brief drift?"
1 post
#3
Advice Requests
: "Considering moving from agency to internal TA role, need advice"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/recruiting
#1
Recruiters
: "Is this proof that Paraform have been using Recruiters' data to train AI to replicate them? Will Recruiters be told they aren't needed sometime soon?"
43 posts
#2
Hiring
: "anyone else struggling with tech Hiring right now?"
36 posts
#3
Recruiting
: "When do you move away from big agency Recruiting?"
30 posts
#4
Candidates
: "Has Anyone Else Noticed That the Best Candidates Don’t Always Have the Best Resumes?"
28 posts
#5
Struggling
20 posts
#6
Sourcing
: "Best inexpensive Sourcing tools for interview"
16 posts
#7
Interviews
: "Clients “pausing” roles"
16 posts
#8
Resume
: "Clients “pausing” roles"
16 posts
#9
Job
: "I didn't expect trying to find employees to teach me so much about Job seekers"
13 posts
#10
Hiringprocess
: "Clients “pausing” roles"
13 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
Candidate Sourcing
: "Which location do you find professionals are excited to move to?"
21 posts
#2
Career Advice 4 Recruiters
: "Am I the only one finding resumes harder to evaluate lately?"
16 posts
#3
ATS, CRM & Other Technology
: "First time recruiting in 2+ years and holy F&CK, is Indeed a scam now?"
13 posts
#4
Off Topic
: "Has Anyone Else Noticed That the Best Candidates Don’t Always Have the Best Resumes?"
8 posts
#5
Recruitment Chats
: "I didn't expect trying to find employees to teach me so much about job seekers"
8 posts
#6
Business Development
: "Corporate side here - my personal cell got out there, and I'm getting nonstop agency calls."
7 posts
#7
Candidate Screening
: "We're getting a hundred plus applications per role and our screening team is drowning."
6 posts
#8
Industry Trends
: "The job market feels different this year and I can't fully explain it. Anyone else?"
3 posts
#9
Client Management
: "Clients “pausing” roles"
3 posts
#10
Human-Resources
: "Struggling with quality of hire…"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/recruiting
Yearly
+71k members(53.6%)
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Last updated: July 1, 2026