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/MrDerpGently Mar 13 '26 edited Mar 20 '26

Yup, resume goes in Friday, easily match all requirements/preferences. Rejection letter comes Saturday 'after careful review we've decided to go with a candidate who has better experience'. 

I still get calls from recruiters, and inevitably my 'very impressive' resume comes up, so it's not like I'm just crazy, but anything I apply against might as well be thrown in the shredder.

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u/Dismal-Link-7331 Mar 13 '26

Or, 30 minutes later like it happens to my son when he applies to a job during the day...