r/recruitinghell↗
We'll pay you in experience!
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!
1.5M subscribers4,051 posts / mo in Sep 20263,165 authors / mosince 2016
r/recruitinghell has 1.5M members (+27% over the last 12 months). It gets about 4,051 posts a month from 3,165 people. Top topics: Recruiting Issues & Advice, Interview Ghosting Issues and Job Rejection.
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How r/recruitinghell has grown
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Topics and brands on r/recruitinghell
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Recruiting Issues & Advice6.3%
- Interview Ghosting Issues5.9%
- Job Rejection5.1%
- Job Hunting Struggles4.9%
- Job Interviews3.2%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Hiring.cafe
- Y Combinator
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Economic Resources & Data
- Ghostedd
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