Recruiters ignore qualified candidates, leaving them broke
10 posts across 6 communities in the last 30 days; 50% from r/recruitinghell.
“The "i basically use the same resources as everyone else" line. Thats not your problem, its every labor marketplaces problem, and the graveyard is full of people who went hunting for the unique channel. Guys in trades are booked three weeks out from word of mouth, you're not…”
“If they sponsor you most companies want active clearances. I even had an active clearance in the past and still can't get sponsored.”
“i would love to join a trade. but everyone makes it nearly impossible to get into the field. then they have the nerve to complain they can't find people. the entitlement is surreal.”
Several posters express desperation and financial hardship due to a lack of job offers despite being highly qualified. One mentions cashing out their IRA and relying on odd jobs, while another jokes about criminal activity as a solution to their situation. This highlights a systemic problem where recruiters are not fulfilling their role, leading to severe consequences for job seekers.
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“The gift-box economics are the real crime, but OP mean the job listing scam lol. [re: Omaha steaks - scam ?]”
“I bet you the extracurriculars, volunteer programs, etc absolutely didn't help. You finally found a business that needed a warm body with reasonable / moderate intelligence IMMEDIATELY vs the perfect / best fit. You got lucky, finally, no shame in that. To clarify though, you're currently a young college student - so you weren't ever really "unemployed", let alone claiming "3 years of unemployment". Total lie. That person who actually needs a job, who is not a ful”
“Honestly doesn't matter if they're in house or 3rd party, I have spoken to countless ones, they are all equally useless. Gotten plenty of jobs before, never through a recruiter. Got the best job at the best company yet recently and, again, no recruiters. Especially if they sound like they're reading off a script (which so many of them are). On the highly unfortunate chance I'll ever have to speak to one again, I will be hanging up the second I get a slightly off-putting vibe, whi”
“After Trump in power US staffing is dead,and smart ass ppl wanna catch fish when waters are shallow. The business isn’t interesting coz restrictions and low job market.”
“Especially if you're in a protected class. Mobley v. Workday better put Workday out of business.”
“The "i basically use the same resources as everyone else" line. Thats not your problem, its every labor marketplaces problem, and the graveyard is full of people who went hunting for the unique channel. Guys in trades are booked three weeks out from word of mouth, you're not offering them work they cant already get from a number they have saved. Angi burned a fortune on this. Thumbtack too. The supply side kills all of them and its never because the founder didnt hustle enough chan”
“Having “an IQ in the same range as lawyers [and] doctors” doesn't mean much. I've known my share of lawyers and doctors who were dumb as a bag of wet bricks.”
“Hi everyone, I’m actively looking for a new opportunity and would genuinely appreciate any referrals or leads within your organization. I have close to 9 years of experience across Financial Crime, AML, KYC, Fraud Risk, Transaction Monitoring and Regulatory Investigations, with experience at PayPal and Concentrix, along with earlier experience in quality and financial crime operations. I’m CAMS certified and currently exploring opportunities in: 🔹 AML / Financial Crime 🔹 KYC / KYB / CDD / EDD”
“Well, 90 percent of the time, it's so the position goes to a preferred vendor, usually a family or fraternity/sorority member, and very often someone who has to get a job as a condition of probation. Hence, entry-level positions that start out with "a Ph.D would be nice," because the person destined for the role has problems reading their name.”
“If they sponsor you most companies want active clearances. I even had an active clearance in the past and still can't get sponsored.”
“Rampant abuse/neglect of veterans? Predatory recruiting tactics? General morals? I have a family here to take care of? Pre-existing conditions? Seriously, take your pick. Joining the military isn't some noble calling.”
“Yeah and it's not like you're gonna get piss tested for suveillance insurance reasons.”
“"I live in LA though. I can imagine it being harder out in the boonies" "I'm in nyc..." 😂”
“I've been very tempted of going down this path for the past near full year. If someone with a college degree in a "useful" and "in demand" field (Computer Science) will just get treated with the same level of respect as criminals or felons in this miserable pile of fuck job market with how they keep retroactively moving the goalpost on entry-level requirements, then I may as well become a career criminal.”
“It's a crime against humanity to not give society's next generation a hopeful future tbh. At least, more hopeful than the past. submitted by /u/blackHOLEofalife [link] [comments]”
“I must say, despite the terrible hiring landscape, most people in this sub, OP included, are such victims.”
“I wish the recruiters had the same energy as debt collectors. submitted by /u/Specialist-Plum-2837 [link] [comments]”
“well, too bad you only think you have the necessary qualifications. many such cases”
“Very silly post. I'm very pro-immigrant, and I'd give you the authorization myself if I could, but no chance finding white collar work in a profession you know nothing about while essentially being undocumented. There are bookkeeping classes online you can enroll in, but again, the no auth thing would fuck you.”
“i would love to join a trade. but everyone makes it nearly impossible to get into the field. then they have the nerve to complain they can't find people. the entitlement is surreal.”
“Boomers lived life on ezmode. My father got his career - career, not job - when a recruiter shouted at him in the subway to sign up for a city job. With a pension. He had a criminal conviction, too, no problem.”
“Has anyone been hired having a felony within the 7 year period? Im completing the on boarding application, but I got a felony 3 1/2 years ago?? submitted by /u/Professional_Pain447 [link] [comments]”
“Big 4 only hires people with money and connections. It's who you know not what you know.”
“In our area, for dispatch they run a credit check. If your credit is bad (like mine) you cannot be hired. You must have no debt. That’s why I pursued criminal justice, but I didn’t know that’s what was required until I applied for dispatch.”
“Barely even graduated. Couldn’t land an internship in college to save the life of me. No clubs, sports or fraternity. I am only a couple years out of school and now a manager with $130k base (started my career in the low 50s) No CPA. A GPA doesn’t define your future in the field. It may help significantly with landing your first job, but what matters most is your willingness to learn.”
“I'm going to stop you there. Worked as an analyst for 15 years and now can't find anything because anything else is getting hammered by thousands of people pivoting to the field. Everything is in the shitter right now not just cs.”
“That sucks, but there's nothing you can do about it. They were correct. Immigrants who become naturalized citizens are eligible, but citizenship is required. How would you explain this situation to recruiters/interviewers? "[Former employer] began taking on federal contracts, and they needed staff who were eligible for security clearances. Some roles did not need extra staffing, so there were some layoffs." You can follow that up by explaining that you're a permanent resident w”
“3 hits in 5 years and you're still building. That's not someone running out of ability, that's someone who's just tired, and those are very different things. Rant heard, brother.”
“Everything on that list past 3 years is insane. Large companies can't have thousands of VPs, and there are plenty of careers where management is one path but you want skilled workers to stay as skilled workers. The entry level means no experience needed is true though.”
“Something that can help is go to you judge or probation office and get letters of recommendation (if your put effort into changing your path they should be pretty open to it) alot of times now a days with how normalized addictions has become it you can show that you've put time and devotion into changing yourself people will atleast give you a chance. Also having a degree after criminal charges says alot about your character.”
“Let’s be honest here - earning “mid to high” six figures with nothing more than an associates degree, and no impressive experience in any field, just isn’t going to happen. You don’t have a realistic goal here. Bachelors is really the bare minimum level of education for anyone to consider your credentials meaningful and valid. And beyond that, it just doesn’t matter. If you want to run your own business just do a business degree. Literally any degree is better than none, and if you waffle on for”
“Y’know, I’m actually legitimately considering this. I uh, just don’t know how I would do should the slim but non zero percent chance worst case scenario actually happen and I’d need to be physical with a bad person. Well no, I actually know, it probably wouldn’t turn out great.”
“The market is cooked, do what you can to get internship my job don't hire anyone who graduated after 2022 , I think its gross and imo should be illegal”
“the world is corrupt. apply to places that are not run by liars, thieves, and slavers.”
“Maybe military doesn’t want just anyone but…there sure have been a couple of decades of hearing about felons, and gang-bangers being acceptable recruits. The maximum age has just been adjusted again. Not everyone gets hired as a stripper, either.”
“I hate to sound like a pretentious asshole flaunting my degrees, but come on, man. You should know I'm not looking for a part time entry level position. submitted by /u/Here_for_porn_69420 [link] [comments]”
“Yep I’m unemployed and the job market is STELLAR for white collar roles within finance right now. You don’t even have the reading comprehension to comprehend my “keyboards can’t hit back” comment lol. The people at your job probably didn’t have to deal with your nepotism either and probably do their jobs way BETTER than you do.”
“Amazing - the greedy keep getting greedier. Hopefully no one with 2 years is accepting a $0 job”
“H1Bs are the equivalent of a corrupt business leader busting a union shop and replacing striking workers with scab labor. It's nothing more than a way to drive down labor costs and replace Americans with cheap labor. Glad to see you on the side of greedy big business.”
Then don't get a degree and see if you can replicate him.
“Wow who would have known that people born rich generally become rich? Probably nepotism involved in that career acceleration.”
“Right, thats pretty much where Im at. Id even look at government even if its slower growth etc. My side hustle / business has much higher money making potential and can make up the difference.”
“Or Tik Tok, Facebook, Instagram, etc. The real good guys are too busy making money for themselves, they don't have time to maintain social media”
“Agreed on 2022. Been hard for me since. It’s mostly on the interest rates spiking”
“All businesses gotta start somewhere! We need more wins for the little guys.”
“we all been struggling at one point. more when it was the first time your journey man show you a job and goes else where on site or worse they say switch place i'll feed you. for small things like op job they can't really mess it up if they take the time but there is project like the one i saw few minutes ago that is almost all to redo. https://preview.redd.it/c31weevzgthh1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=48d7ebaae1054c3b9695857d4e1f41b6de5e0ffc”
“Nepotism gets you a job right now. All the interns are the kids of big shots.”
“The reason these exist is cause the market is shit and LOTS of experienced people with family/mortgages will TAKE a 100K shit pay job doing all this as its "enough" to keep mortgage/food going, than the real salary which should be 200K+, 1%+ stock ownership or more, unlimited AI budget for coding/etc, and so on. They'll never find someone able to do 1/2 of this for shit pay except the 1000s that will take this type of job if they pass all the interviews/etc. I wouldn't even app”
“Since getting a legit job isn't panning out despite being extremely qualified and doing all the different things we are told to do. Anyone have any connections to a life of crime. Most looking into the Robin Hood side of things stealing from the rich and giving to me the poor. This is obviously a joke but I'm just too tired. It's been a year and I'm about to cash out my IRA since my savings and unemployment have run out and odd jobs don't cover enough. submitted by  ”