First impressions are really important during the hiring process, both for the prospective employer and the candidate.
To attract the best talent, companies need to craft quality job adverts. They should be clear about what it is they’re looking for and accurately reflect the role’s typical duties and responsibilities.
However, for better or worse, the competition sometimes doesn’t seem so high. After digging through the subreddits ‘Recruiting Hell‘ and ‘Antiwork,’ we realized that some recruiters are so out of touch with reality, it’s evident even in the job advertisement they write.
Continue scrolling to check out what we’re talking about and don’t miss the conversation we had with talent acquisition consultant and career coach Keirsten Greggs. You’ll find it in-between the pictures.
#1 Saw It Online
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#2 Burn
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#3 Seeking Candidate With 15+ Years Of Social Media Experience
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#4 A Friend Of Mine Was Looking For A Job Yesterday. This Must Be Hella Illegal, Right?
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#5 Employment Gap
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#6 The New York Times Has An 8 Round Interview Process
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#7 Wtf Are They On… This Is For A Call Center Position
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#8 Imagine Asking If Someone’s Ok With Earning 30% Less Than What They Currently Make
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#9 Why Do We Have To Jump Through So Many Hoops Just To Get Our Application Rejected Anyway
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#10 Why Even Ask?
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#11 My First Haiku
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#12 Exactly On Time
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#13 New Requirements Strikes
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#14 U.k. International Candidate Here – This Is What The Recruiter Texted Me After I Told Him I Need The Company To Sponsor My U.k. Skilled Worker Visa…
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#15 An Expensive First Day On The Job
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#16 “I Just Saw You Swallow”
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#17 “We Are Unable To Offer Positions To People With The Name Jeffrey”
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#18 This Is A New Level Of Hell
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#19 Not Sure If This Is A Repost
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#20 Ph.d. Maths Student Rejected For Not Show Not Having 3 Hours Of Calc On Their Transcript
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#21 This But Unironically
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#22 Ayo This Lady Working For UPS Really Tried To Get Free Labor Out Of Me Lol
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#23 Who Needs Pay And Sick Leave? I Can Wear My Jeans To Work!
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#24 “Record A Video Of Yourself”, But Somehow, Even Worse!
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#25 We Don’t Pay You, You Have To Pay Us
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#26 Are You Joking?
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#27 Saw This On A Job Application. Immediately Closed Out
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#28 The F**king Nerve
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#29 Was Applying For A Job On Indeed….any Suggestions..?
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#30 Anyone Have 7 Legs, 4 Arms And Capable Of Doing 10 Things At Once?! Asking For A Friend
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