Jobseekers Drowning in Recruiting Chaos
30 posts across 9 communities in the last 60 days; 27% from r/Accounting.
“I have been applying for internship from more than 2 months and received 0 response from the recruiter. I cant understand whats the problem. Fuck them”
“This attitude is the norm for people who have never been unemployed for very long or self-employed. They have the safety and security of a bi-weekly paycheck and can't imagine other people not being able to do the same or choosing something different and more risky. If you can't…”
“Wow, that was a painful journey! But, it finally happened... You may or may not remember that I posted on here a while ago that I thought I wasted 7 years of my life pursuing a Computer Science degree to get nothing out of it. Well, after more than a year and a half of job…”
Many job seekers are experiencing frustrating and confusing interactions with recruiters and agencies, including unrealistic offers, lack of transparency about roles, and pressure to perform unpaid work. There's a sense of betrayal and exploitation within the recruitment process.
SOURCES (60)
“WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT TOOK A WHOLE YEAR? submitted by /u/VicePresCastro [link] [comments]”
“I got two paid internship proposals in big companies close to me, please tell me what were your experiences in these areas to help me find the best possible submitted by /u/-lost-frog- [link] [comments]”
“You need something. That might be your only option currently unless there is a connection/ someone you know that will land you a job.”
“has anyone applied here and heard back? I did the OA like almost 2 weeks ago and haven't heard back. I think they reposted the job recently as well(Toronto) submitted by /u/Appropriate_Hippo327 [link] [comments]”
“I don't even know what to think right now. Last week, I was approached by a recruiter for a remote position doing marketing for a financial services company in a different state. 6-month contract, with the option to convert. The role paid slightly less than what I've been looking for, but after 13 months of unemployment and living off gig work and side hustles, I was fine taking the pay cut as long as I could bring in a steady income again. During our call, the recruiter indicated that m”
“They tried hiring me in North Carolina with the premise that I'd fly up to New York a couple of times a quarter, but otherwise essentially handle a thousand commercial contracts at a time because I'd be using agents that were trained to do legal work in a supervisory manner. But the reality is there's no way you can manage a thousand contracts at a time successfully. . There's a lot of problems with their business model, the least of which that they're owned by private equity”
“I looked through companies that are applying and what they're looking for and I think I seen 2 or 3 companies looking out of hundreds. It's almost a 2hr drive but I guess I can go and network or something. I haven't gotten an internship yet and I'm trying to get 1 at least before I graduate. I have a couple projects, a full stack capstone project, personal full stack project and a backend one. I admit, I haven't seriously started looking until this year ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) subm”
“I am nearing my senior year and worried about securing an internship. I have only seen posts about the job market being bad, so are internships just as bad? I’ve been applying for summer 2027 positions so I’m new to the process. The postings seem to be open all of September and then they decide? submitted by /u/bananafosters_ [link] [comments]”
“I have no idea what biz you’re in, but can they do an unpaid (for school credit) internship & then you hire them part time (or full time for summer break) in sales? They can’t get you leads during the internship but they can learn the ropes of the biz, shadow other sales reps, etc.”
“How fked am I that I didn't have an internship before graduating? submitted by /u/Lithogiraffe [link] [comments]”
“That’s actually not bad. I thought it was just about hopeless for new grads. How did you land the internship? Is it the same company that plans to hire you?”
“so 4 months out of graduation only took on one internship 3 months experience, I am a little over 100 applications in and have had absolutely no luck lol.”
“I have been applying for internship from more than 2 months and received 0 response from the recruiter. I cant understand whats the problem. Fuck them submitted by /u/No-Grape-6453 [link] [comments]”
“If you got nothing else I'd take it. See if you can turn it into full time at the end of it. If not make good relationship with the devs and HR there they my help you with referrals”
“I could sort of see some of this. Like 5 internships is great, but also, makes me wonder. Were they all 3 month summer internships? Even if they were all half year ones, that's 2.5 YoE if you count it directly. But I know from past internships and having mentored several interns, you aren't "really" a FTE as an intern. Like we give you some problems to solve, but we have 0 expectations. So some excel and I'd probably count those folks as near FTE. But I've also seen som”
“For context I applied for a remote marketing and growth internship with a full time job conversation after 3 months. The first 3 months is unpaid and based on the performance it will be decided for the full time opportunity. It's a B2B, HR consulting company. Remote based company. However there is an incentive based modle but as a B2B company the conversion time Is longer and streched out. What should I ask more to verify to and any advice would be helpful submitted by /u/Ok-Read”
“How would you view internships if you did them for two years and received no FT offers? Would you still consider them a good use of your time? That seems to be the only positive people have to say about them. If might be good to do one just to see if that's really the type of environment you want to be in.”
“Sell you years of experience however you want. Toss your degree years in. It's upto the employer to buy into you and make that choice.”
“How long did it take for a recuiter to reach out? submitted by /u/heyitsmereddit [link] [comments]”
“So wild to say to your face (?), they liked your work so much they're gonna use it for free.”
“She said she quit her year long internship after 4 months?! submitted by /u/Free_Cookie_9722 [link] [comments]”
“And this was for an engineering intern position in the UK. submitted by /u/National_Spot_9157 [link] [comments]”
“Hey everyone, I keep hearing the advice that "networking is everything" when looking for a job, but to be honest, I'm confused about what that actually looks like in practice. As a fresher starting out, my immediate assumption was: Do I just add random people on LinkedIn and ask them for a job/referral? After thinking about it, that feels transactional and ineffective. But beyond that, I don't really know what networking actually is or how to do it properly. Could someone break”
“How did it work out for everyone? Were there a usual amount of offers this year? submitted by /u/WinterImaginary8043 [link] [comments]”
“Exactly. Half these "entry-level" listings read like they're hiring a CEO but paying intern wages.”
“Internships are an archaic practice that's more tradition now than practical. Back in the day alumni would champion internships as a way of giving back to their colleges. In theory it would give students exposure to a profession/corporation and give a potential employer first dibs on any promising candidates. This is no longer the case. As workflows become more complex and regulations require client information and data to be protected, it is not worthwhile or even palatable to get an intern”
“I regret all my free internships /apprenticeships including the ones that were not paid but "reimbursed." It is expensive to be an intern and it has lost its original purpose, which was to win a position in that company. In this economy no one cab afford to be an intern”
“How has it been out there, most people getting the return offers they hope for? I find out tomorrow and the nerves are starting to get to me. Best of luck for all the others that haven't heard yet! submitted by /u/WinterImaginary8043 [link] [comments]”
“I think it's a scam. Chaotic "onboarding", You work for free and then get let go.”
“I was going through my old resume and had GAOtek listed because I just needed something on it at the time after my graduation in 2021. Looking back, what a strange experience. It was an unpaid internship, the team communicated through some sketchy website, and I honestly don't think I did any work. Did anyone actually do real work there, or was your experience similar? submitted by /u/Peperoncino_PPJ [link] [comments]”
“.... That is fair.... Though instead of "best", the better term might be "least worst"”
“Finished my degree a couple months before my 30th birthday. No internship I ever saw listed was unpaid and I would stay away from any that are in this field. That said, internships are important and ease your ability to get a full-time offer, especially if you want to go the public accounting route. Go to the accounting fair events at your school, talk to the local recruiters when they come on campus for other events, ask the staff who work these events for a coffee chat. They are more than happ”
“I am sure they mean well, but... there are a lot of pit falls. First, The most they can cover is $5k; which wasn't communicated to me. My dumb ass went through Maryland's ETPL approved list, thinking the employment agency could cover anything approved. Turns out. Not only does the list need to be approved by Maryland, the government. It also needs to be approved by the agency itself. Yet another pit fall, turns out; they don't have industry partners to get their clients employed... W”
“Hang on. If they don't count internships as experience then what the fuck are internships for?”
“So agency recruiter here, consulting companies are not getting rich off the backs of engagements at faang companies. It’s mostly a break even on the contingent side of the business since we have “the privilege” of working with them. In our advertisements we show we work with FAANG company here to generate opportunities at other companies. If this role was direct placement she was pissed about not getting a big commission check. If contingent she was pissed that she’s not going to hit her fulfill”
“Has anyone heard of any 2026 summer associates getting no offered or cold offered? submitted by /u/Fabulous-Sky7666 [link] [comments]”
“Hello all, I graduated with a Digital Marketing degree this May and unfortunately was not able to get any internship experience. I've been trying to gain as much experience as possible, and with a new interest for PPC, I decided to study for the Google Ads Search certification and passed the quiz earlier today. However, I think actively working is going to teach me a whole lot more than doing the certification, especially with trial and error. Now I'm just thinking about my next steps on”
“It's not about you. It's the system to make people accept worse contracts and to worsen your negotiation position. Stupid greed.”
“This attitude is the norm for people who have never been unemployed for very long or self-employed. They have the safety and security of a bi-weekly paycheck and can't imagine other people not being able to do the same or choosing something different and more risky. If you can't get employed almost right out of the gate something is wrong with you or what you're doing. There's some merit to this of course. But they'll never admit that you can exhaust all the options, do every”
“People also got to know that volunteering and unpaid internships don’t seem to count for much either.. these companies want to see PAID pay experience explicitly it seems.”
“Are you at least telling them how this no pay, free internship will give them so much experience and boost their resume?”
“shoutout to you ! most of us are slowing letting go of those dreams... but seeing posts like this is encouraging 🔥”