‘Recruiting Hell’: 25 Painfully Relatable Posts About Job Hunting
The good news is 19 million jobs will open each year at least until 2033. The bad news is, we all know job hunting (and the steps that follow) can be hell on earth.
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If you’re in the job market looking for employment, you’ve probably spent more time than you can count scouring the wanted ads, applying for jobs and running to interviews. It’s a vicious cycle I truly wish on no one. The stress, anxiety and pressure it causes on a person can take quite a toll. In addition to this, the pressures of dealing with the hoops recruiters expect applicants to jump through to land a job, and job hunting soon begins to feel like a living nightmare.
Sadly, this seems to be a common experience but folks have been gathering online to call out the most ridiculous recruitment process experiences they’ve undergone. Found on the Recruiting Hell community that’s home to over 787K members, we’ve shared the most unhinged and relatable instances when infuriating recruiters made applicants’ lives miserable while applying for a job.
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#1 So This Just Happened
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#2 It Be Like That At Work
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#3 Louder For The Ones In The Back
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#4 Not Enough Experience
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#5 Agreed!
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#6 What Is Even The Point?
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#7 When You Don’t Take No For An Answer
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#8 LOL
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#9 Adult Education
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#10 Recruiter Ghosted Me Today So I Look Them Up
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#11 Can Someone Second The Motion For Me?
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#12 Sounds About Right
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#13 Finally, Realistic Requirements, I'm In
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#14 Isn't This Illegal?
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#15 Lately
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#16 "They Care About Their Employees"
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#17 Job Hunting Is Absolutely Terrible
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#18 Rejected On Christmas Night By The Grinch
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#19 This Is Real F**kin Heartbreaking. There Would Be Countless Ppl Like This Guy In The Same Boat
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#20 Seen On Linked-In
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#21 Oldie But Goody
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#22 Data Analysis And Technology Degree Gets You A Job As A Dishwasher
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#23 Creepy Much?
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#24 Then vs. Now
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#25 The Fact That They Saw My Resume Having 11 Years As A Line Cook And Have The Audacity To Ask If I Want To Be A Dishwasher Instead Of The Line Cook Position I Applied For
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