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r/recruitinghell is a subreddit with 1.1M members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is massive in size, and has crazy activity.
Did a recruiter make you send them a resume and still fill out all the same information on their website? Did a candidate send a cover letter that just says "PLEASE LET ME WORK HERE"? Tell us those stories!
Popular Themes in r/recruitinghell
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Perpetual nightmare"
37 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Found a job after 3 months of job hunting! Here's my sankey chart"
6 posts
#3
News
: "Microsoft lobbied to import foreign workers and then laid of thousands of Americans"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/recruitinghell
#1
Job
: "Currently hiring for an entry level position and realizing I would have not been able to get the same Job 5 years ago"
35 posts
#2
Interview
: "Confirmed Interview...turns out they're not hiring"
17 posts
#3
Recruiter
: "Recruiter: "Tell me about this gap in your resume.""
11 posts
#4
Job Search
: "Does the Job Search make anyone else feel genuinely incompetent and useless?"
10 posts
#5
Resume
: "This Resume got me multiple interview calls."
10 posts
#6
Rejection
: "3 interviews this week - 3 Rejections. Feel lost."
9 posts
#7
Offer
: "I got an Offer !!!"
8 posts
#8
Hiring
: "I am done with Hiring process of hsbc."
8 posts
#9
Job Hunting
: "Average CS Job Hunting experience in 2025"
7 posts
#10
Application
: "Companies aren’t even reviewing Applications anymore"
7 posts
Member Growth in r/recruitinghell
Yearly
+435k members(65.1%)
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