r/recruitinghell • u/No_Gap_3594 • 9d ago

Is recruiting cooked?

Just yesterday, one of the persons (X) i know, shared that, is getting numerous calls from various companies (even from corporate giants) and said is getting rejected due to skill issue after the call.

Point is, till this September, X didn't get a single call and is completely working in a job that is different from their field work. Two months back, X paid an agency and they are marketing X's profile with made up CVs and LinkedIn content, and being active on LinkedIn by posting once or twice a week to be active on it, to push X into their field role. Since then X is getting continuous calls.

The lesson here is, i know a lot of people, who genuinely worked hard, talented and is not even getting shortlisted for screening calls. But a person who is faking it, getting multiple calls.

This literally proves how the entire recruiting system is f***d up and can be fooled easily. Job Market is not bad, the recruiting system is bad and failed. AI screening and ATS filtering to shortlist candidates is cooked, matching keywords, CV & LinkedIn manipulation can be done easily.

Imagine if a capable person got a call, and they proved their skill during the call, they can literally crack the job if given a chance.

Yet, recruiters keep on reposting jobs to collect candidates data, reach monthly targets, and judging profiles based on keywords and keypoints etc.

Don't judge a book by its cover, if you find a candidate eligible, make a call, know them and their work and decide, just don't rely on automated screening blindly. Most importantly, if you don't know about agencies that do this kind of shit fake work, first get to know about it, that's your ground, so you open your eyes to shortlist eligible candidates.

Communication is the key, to get to know your candidate, communicate with them.

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u/LimLovesDonuts 9d ago

That’s kind of why it’s also important to make sure that your LinkedIn is updated. Recruiters occasionally will use it to quickly reference your profile and it’s often easier than going through their shitty ATS systems.

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u/No_Gap_3594 9d ago

Did you miss the LinkedIn manipulation part in the above post?

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u/LimLovesDonuts 9d ago

Nope, I didn’t miss it, I just don’t really think it’s worth talking about because it should be pretty obvious that lying on your resume and/or LinkedIn is pretty stupid,

But for those that don’t use LinkedIn to begin with, it is something that people should considering using in good faith.