Hiring news and confessions
What hiring managers and recruiters say about how hiring really works, and the latest reporting on ghost jobs, fake postings and job scams.
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- Atturra’s Worst Hiring Processr/recruitinghell, 2026-10-23. Report
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- Did I ruin my chances of getting a job because of my availability?r/recruitinghell, 2026-10-22. Report
- Emonics Experiencer/recruitinghell, 2026-10-22. Report
- Bots, manr/recruitinghell, 2026-10-22. Report
- Senior frontend dev, 7 months in, 3 final rounds, zero offers. Need a reality check (Canada)r/recruitinghell, 2026-10-22. Report
- Loom Video self interviewr/recruitinghell, 2026-10-22. Report
- How ?r/recruitinghell, 2026-10-22. Report
- Role are disappearing ?r/recruitinghell, 2026-10-22. Report
In the news
- Travel agency operators booked for cheating six people in job scamThe Times of India, 2026-10-22
- Ghost jobs have become so common, spotting them is now ‘an essential skill’LinkedIn, 2026-10-22
- Police Probe 80 Lakh Rupee Education Commission Job Scam Targeting 43 AspirantsThe420.in, 2026-10-22
- The first year of Cleveland’s pay transparency lawSignal Cleveland, 2026-10-22
- Coloradans are losing millions to job scams. Here's how to avoid them.The Coloradoan, 2026-10-21
- Aussie job scam hits ThaisBangkok Post, 2026-10-21
- EFCC Grills Businesswoman Over Alleged N8.2m Job Scam In EnuguTVC News, 2026-10-20
- St. Thomas Police Probe Online Employment Scam94.1 St.ThomasToday.ca, 2026-10-20
- How to Spot a Job Scam | Nydia Knows6abc Philadelphia, 2026-10-20
- Couple arrested over Rs. 8.24 million foreign job scamAda Derana, 2026-10-20
- Kampar woman loses over RM129,000 in online job scamMalay Mail, 2026-10-20
- Couple remanded over Rs. 8.24 million foreign employment scamDaily Mirror - Sri Lanka, 2026-10-20
- Woman loses over RM100,000 to job scamThe Star, 2026-10-20
- Gov't targets pay transparency in job ads, everyday abuses in reform pushKorea JoongAng Daily, 2026-10-20
- Ghost jobs have become so common, spotting them is now ‘an essential skill’Fast Company, 2026-10-19
- Think Before You Fly: Sri Lanka Overseas Job Scam WarningNewsfirst, 2026-10-19
- Job Scam Alert: BBB Warns Against Suspicious Employment OffersWTRF, 2026-10-18
- Beware of ‘task scam' job offersNBC10 Philadelphia, 2026-10-16
- Looking for a side hustle? Watch out for the online ‘task scam'NBC10 Philadelphia, 2026-10-16
- Rajasthan Police Nabs Man In Rs 22 Lakh Job ScamRediff, 2026-10-16
- WFH Fraud: How Man Fooled UK Govt With Mind-Boggling Five-Job Scam Using Makeup, Laptops & LiesNews18, 2026-10-14
- Three held over online job scamDhaka Tribune, 2026-10-14
- SAPS warns public against R15, 000 job scamRising Sun Newspapers, 2026-10-14
- 7-Eleven SG warns of job scam involving fake offer lettersMarketing-Interactive, 2026-10-14
- ‘Dubai Sudda’ gets five-year suspended jail term over foreign job scamDaily Mirror - Sri Lanka, 2026-10-14
- This Major Red Flag Could Mean That the Role You’re Applying for Is a ‘Ghost Job’Entrepreneur, 2026-10-13
- Pay Transparency Reminder: Are Your Job Postings Current?The National Law Review, 2026-10-13
- Benaulim Woman Allegedly Cheated Of ₹1.68 Lakh In Online Task ScamOherald, 2026-10-13
- This Major Red Flag Could Mean That the Role You’re Applying for Is a ‘Ghost Job’Yahoo, 2026-10-13
- ED eyes Rs 7.10 crore cash trail between KPSC job scam accused, banker friendThe Indian Express, 2026-10-13
- Excise Job Scam: Goa Police Launch Out of State Hunt for Ajit ShankhwalkarPrudent Media, 2026-10-12
- ‘The usual red flags weren’t there’: How AI-linked job scam offering twice the usual salary almost fooledThe Times of India, 2026-10-12
- CM: Properties of accused to be seized in recent job scamThe Navhind Times, 2026-10-11
- I almost fell for an AI job scam because the usual red flags weren't there. Here's how I caught it.AOL.com, 2026-10-11
- Police to probe SP’s links to job scam accusedThe Times of India, 2026-10-10
- Public warned of viral police job scamThe Citizen, 2026-10-10
- Budgam police arrest three more in fake job scamRising Kashmir, 2026-10-10
- 2 FIRs against Taleigao man in job scam caseThe Times of India, 2026-10-10
- Cloned website, fake appointment letter: a job scam in BRAC School’s nameRumor Scanner, 2026-10-09
- Goa Job Scam: Man Detained After Claiming Excise Post With Fake LetterRediff, 2026-10-09
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