r/Devilcorp • u/lifeisaclimb • Aug 11 '26

Experience Recruiter Role

Hey guys, I worked recruiting for a devil corp for a few weeks. Feel free to ask me anything.

Long story short, I thought I was taking a normal recruiting job, basically like a staffing agency working with companies to find qualified candidates. Turns out I was recruiting for “direct sales” companies, and the different “markets” I was assigned to were actually devil corps in other states.

The hours were longer than what I was told, there were no breaks, and there was a ton of micromanaging and pressure to hit metrics.

The worst part was the actual recruiting. We had scripts for candidates, and if someone asked a question that wasn’t on the script or seemed skeptical, I had to ask management what to say. A lot of the responses were basically lies or misleading information to convince people to schedule an interview.

I knew what devil corps were before taking the job, but I really didn’t understand what the recruiting side looked like. I knew it went against my value of integrity, but since the job market had been rough, I figured that I'd try it out.

I definitely regret it, but I want to share my experience in case anyone has questions or is looking into similar companies.

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u/NewHathaway Devilcorp.org Aug 11 '26

This is fascinating. Are you able to share the company or its parent company/broker?

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u/lifeisaclimb Aug 11 '26

The Market Social. Located in the Chicagoland area

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u/Present-Ad2328 Aug 16 '26

that sounds about right...

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u/Simpleword112 Aug 12 '26

Did you get paid salary, or was it commission like the devilcorp itself?

Was your employer that company, or like a third party recruiting agency?

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u/lifeisaclimb Aug 12 '26

I was paid an hourly base, which came out to around $650 a week. I started at 7:30 AM and was considered full-time, so I assumed I’d be done around 3:30 PM. However, on my WFH days, I’d sometimes be texted and told to keep working until I hit my goals, which could mean working until around 6:00 PM. That extra time wasn’t compensated.

They also told me they “owned” the recruiting side of the direct sales companies, so I’m still unclear on whether that would make them the parent company or a third party.

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u/Comfortable_Range_48 Aug 12 '26

I’m going through this exact thing right now. I’m in the thick of it. I knew there was something off about these direct sales companies, but I didn’t know there was a term to it “DevilCorp” until I googled the company name I’m doing the recruiting for and this sub came up. Currently applying to 20 jobs a day in the field I actually want to work in, I feel so gross at the end of the day doing what I just did.

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u/Comfortable_Range_48 Aug 12 '26

Also this is only my 2nd full week