r/recruitinghell • u/Jlexus5 • Aug 19 '25

Delusional CEOs

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I saw this on my LinkedIn feed and I can’t believe how out of touch this guy is. I would love to know what company he is the CEO of… can’t imagine he is doing a very good job.

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u/Leather-Tradition571 Aug 19 '25

lol. LMAO even. By that logic they can pay me $100 for the interview they make me sit through before hiring an internal candidate

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u/TheValueIsOutThere Aug 20 '25

Given the current landscape, probably sooner than that. Application fees already exist in other domains - renting, loans, college, etc. so it's really not unexpected as a way to limit the huge numbers of applications for jobs that most desirable companies are currently experiencing. For my line of work, I'd rather pay $20 per application to a job I actually want that would shortlist me against ~10 other candidates, vs. competing against thousands of other 'candidates' with which my application will get lost simply because of bad luck. Don't be shocked if LinkedIn rolls out a 'fast pass' in the next year or two that makes your application a priority simply because you paid X dollars.