Depending on a person’s experience, where they live, and what they want to do, their job search can last anywhere from a few weeks to several months. (Heck, certain specialists get headhunted even while they’re happily employed.) But according to some estimates, in the United States, on average, it takes around 44 days from your first application to receive an offer.
And the subreddit r/RecruitingHell offers a glimpse into what this period looks like. Filled with strange listings and jokes about endless rounds of interviews, it highlights the frustrations and absurdities that can make you feel hopeless.
#1 Thoughts?
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#2 I’m So Sick Of It
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#3 Found This Post On Linkedin. Ontario Is Absolutely Doing The Right Thing. 💯 🇨🇦
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#4 A Joke
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#5 It Do Be Like That🥴
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#6 Intresting! Any Thoughts?
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#7 Lmaooooo 😩
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#8 From R/Meirl
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#9 I Wish I Could Reply This Every Time I Am Asked This Question
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#10 The Real Reason You’re Not Getting Hired? Economic Policy Has Become Completely Unpredictable
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#11 Application On A Startup Post I Saw From Linkedin. LOL!
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#12 Is This Just A Sneaky Was To Ask How Old I Am?
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#13 Am I Crazy Or Is This Really Unprofessional?
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#14 This Felt Appropriate For This Sub 💀
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#15 No Wonder Why I Never Got An Interview…. I Guess I Don’t Fit Their ‘Type’
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#16 Credit Card On File…. For An Interview?
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#17 Almost 9 In 10 Hr Leaders Say They Avaoid Hiring Recent Grads
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#18 I Beg Your Finest Fucking Pardon
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#19 I See Linkedin Posts Like This Every Day. No One Believes Them Though 😂
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#20 Is This Illegal Or Am I Tripping
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#21 I’ve About Reached My Limit
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#22 Recruiter Gets A Taste Of His Own Medicine And Can’t Handle It
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#23 I Swear Most Job Postings Nowadays Exist Just To Collect Your Data
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#24 Do People Still Even Use Monster.com?
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#25 10 Years Experience And A Masters Degree Required:
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#26 Wtf Is This?
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#27 This Absolutely Sucks
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#28 It Is Unacceptable To Put “See Resume” In Your Work History
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#29 Is This Sus?
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#30 I Would Rather Be Unemployed Than Gain A Job Doing This
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#31 Seen By Hundreds, Hired By None
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#32 Uniquely Awful Job Rejection Letter
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#33 I’ve Never Seen It Spelled Out So Boldly
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#34 Recruiters Don’t Want You To Know This “Preferred First Name” Hack!
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#35 I Took The Front Part Of This Advice And The Latter Part Turned Out True 🗿 (Not Oc)
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#36 A Lot Can Happen Under A Minute. Yes, One Minute
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#37 The AI Auto Reply Completely Broke Down
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#38 This Is What Goes Through My Head Scrolling Through Linkedin
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#39 There Was A Rule To Hiring Folks, That Rule Is Dead It Seems
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#40 Rudest Rejection Ever
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#41 When All Else Fails On Linkedin
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#42 Job Hunting In 2025
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#43 Our Newest Employee Was Mia Then We Found This On His Desk
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#44 Can’t Make This Stuff Up
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#45 Do You Do This?
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#46 The Only Appropriate Answer To This Question
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#47 I’m On The Brink Of Doing This
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#48 I Turned Down A Job Offer And This Is 1 Of The 3 Emails I Received From The Recruiter
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#49 Bruh. I Don’t Even Want The Job Anymore. Fuck You
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#50 I Don’t Deserve This
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#51 What Is Indeed These Days…
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#52 We Are Not Going Crazy…
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#53 Long Live Capitalism…
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#54 Colleges Doesn’t Add Value Anymore…
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#55 How To Politely Say “I Won’t Be Sending Over My Strategy Document Unless You Share The Salary Range”?
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#56 Hr Reps Of R/Recruitinghell, Why Don’t You Tell Us We’re Fired Even Though We So Clearly Are? Why Do You Do Like In The Meme?
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#57 No Country For Old Man
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#58 I Finally Got Hired After 4,000+ Applications
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#59 Told Her I Can’t Interview In Person This Week
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#60 Fired Before First Day With A “Wish You Good Luck” Email
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#61 This Really Confirms What We Suspected All Along
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#62 Tech Hiring Is Scam…
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#63 Is This Top Or Bottom?
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#64 When They Ask For The Difference Between Data Science And Data Analytics
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#65 Thinly Veiled Discrimination Question
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#66 Delusional Ceos
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#67 18 Months Of Unemployment Over!
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#68 My Response To An Email I Received Telling Me That I Didn’t Get A Job That I Interviewed For
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#69 It’s Cool When They Do It, It’s A Problem When I Do It
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#70 This Gym Is Only Hiring 20-28 Year Olds
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#71 Grrrr
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#72 I Didn’t Get A Job Because I Was Profiled As A “Video Gamer”
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#73 Took 3 Hours Of Out My Day, Bothered 3 People For References, And Got 0 Job Offers
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#74 Got Asked To Do A One Way Interview. I Refused
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#75 This Is Unacceptable And I’m Sick Of Pretending It Is
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#76 We’re So Cooked LOL, Godspeed Everyone
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#77 I’m Done
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#78 When Your Boss Follows You And So Does Unemployment
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#79 The Usual
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#80 Employers Are Out Of Their Minds…
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#81 Do You Tell The Truth On Employee Surveys??
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#82 Sick Of The Scum
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#83 Offer Rescinded For Asking Questions
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#84 Name Something Worse Than An Out Of Touch Boomer
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