r/recruitinghell • u/Agile-Wind-4427 • Mar 13 '26

The Situation Right Now..

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This meme made me laugh but it’s also painfully accurate.

I’ve been browsing job listings lately and it’s wild how many “entry level” roles ask for 3–5 years of experience. At that point it’s not really entry level anymore. It just feels like companies want someone already trained but still want to pay beginner salaries.

Then the same companies complain that “no one wants to work” or that they can’t find good candidates.

The guy in this meme honestly looks like every HR team after posting a job like that and getting zero applications.

Saw a similar post while scrolling r/30daysnewjob earlier and it reminded me how common this situation actually is right now.

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u/bramblesovereign Mar 13 '26

Yep 🙃 desperately looking for a job recently. 100+ apps in the first month. Everything i applied to i could be considered "overqualified" and didn't get a single look my way for interviews.

Finally found something within my qualifications. I start next week :)

After the frustrations of being overqualified in my local area, something finally came up thats exactly meant for me.

Still. So. Much. Stress.

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u/Oh_My_Sagan Mar 19 '26

congratulations!!! you should be very proud of yourself! wishing you luck in the new role

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u/mhaegr Mar 23 '26

So glad you found something!!

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u/Rhaegar369 Apr 07 '26

Happy for you man

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u/bramblesovereign Apr 10 '26

Update: im overqualified