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Job seeker purposefully tanks interview after recruiter tries to lowball him: 'I was told this role would pay $Y but sure, I could put in $X amount of effort instead'

Good for him
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Job application requires a polygraph test for $24K per year position where employees work 9 months on and 3 months off: 'They don't even pretend to care about employee well-being'

So ridiculous
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'She called me 'titleless'': Recruiter gushes over applicant for 1st half of job interview, bashes her experience for the 2nd half

She took a tour of the plant where they make the red flags
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'You're an idiot...It's no wonder you did not finish college': Recruiter berates interviewee for not showing up to interview he scheduled incorrectly

Cruel and unusual
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Duplicitous recruiter changes salary from $4-5K to $3K per month before final interview round: 'This is [for] a Senior Engineer position'

They're cheapskates
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Candidate takes a week to consider job offer, recruiter has a biting response: 'Please do not assume you still have an offer from us'

You can't rush a good thing
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Recruiter rejects candidate because they want to make at least £25K per year: 'It's not something I can guarantee at this stage'

aka $31K
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'Why did you send me this resume?': Job recruiter gaslights airline wiring applicant into thinking they're unqualified

Isn't that a recruiter's whole job?
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'I just roll my eyes and mark whatever answers make me look good': Bartending job requires insane logic test in online application

Since when are job apps a puzzle?
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This We'll Defend
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'I'd like to rescind my application': Offensive recruiter loses prospective employee over insulting email

Email etiquette is real
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Interviewer Rejects Candidate After He Guesses The Salary Range Incorrectly

Even after he was okay with the lower salary!
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Job Applicant Withdraws Application After Being Made To Do Free Labor

Good for them
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Shady IT Department Forces Applicants To Quit Their Current Jobs, Immediately Eliminates The Job They Applied For

Job seekers, beware
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Workers Share How They Deal With Lowballing Job Interviewers

There is no surefire way to get a recruiter to be honest with you about the salary range they're hiring within. That's the kind of information they want to keep private, usually for the purpose of lowballing interviewees if they can. Sure, there's the occasional recruiter who wants to give you a salary at the top of the range, but that really only happens when they're incredibly generous, you're literally the most qualified person in the world or both. Those factors rarely come together, so you…
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Foolish Recruiter Offers Candidate $15K Less Than Her Current Position, Freaks Out When She Ghosts Them

How to lose candidates 101
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