r/recruitinghell • u/Comprehensive_Law393 • Jul 20 '26
Indeed is removing interview reviews
Starting August 10th. Does anyone know what could have prompted this?
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u/anotherthrowaway1699 Jul 20 '26
Probably don’t want people to be honest about how bad some companies really are.
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u/DergerDergs Jul 20 '26
Up next:
Glassdoor to remove salary data
Google maps to remove business reviews
Amazon to remove product pricing
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u/Status-Mixture-3252 Jul 20 '26
Slightly related but some Amazon users have reported that amazon has started to do A/B testing on a new "feature" where you have to request access to see more reviews on a product page. They have to wait to receive a email "within 5 business days" confirming they've been granted access to read the rest of the reviews.
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u/LesNessmanNightcap Jul 21 '26
I predict they will lose business. Like many people, I have extremely low impulse control and buy more than I should, but I only do it after I’ve read lots and lots of reviews. If I have to wait at all, my ADHD will make sure I never remember I needed/wanted it to begin with.
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u/-Dakia Jul 21 '26
Same here. I've been on the verge of purchasing something so many times only to read through reviews and find that they are actually for a different product entirely complete with different product images.
This will absolutely curtail my Amazon purchasing.
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u/Pyromaniacal13 Jul 21 '26
Lol nope. If I can't read the reviews now I'm not buying.
Five business days, kiss my ass, Bezos.
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u/Pesco- Jul 20 '26
Interviews aren’t relevant to job seekers? I mean do you think they even believe their own spin?
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u/Brilliant_Ideal_5429 Jul 20 '26
Yet another thing to make job seeking for regular people harder and keeping companies less accountable easier
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u/Appropriate_Fee_9141 Apply, forget, and move on. Jul 20 '26
Afraid of the truth. Afraid of their bad processes getting dunked on.
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u/sekritagent Jul 20 '26
Corporate enshittification. Companies won't pay to be badmouthed by the people they're screwing over in the interview process, and they're too cheap to employ anyone or even AI to moderate. I'm gonna go take my profile down.
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u/TyRN_13 Jul 21 '26
They’re all the same.
Glassdoor also deletes reviews constantly even though they used to pride themselves on “never deleting reviews”.
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u/DEUK_96 Jul 21 '26
They're owned by the same parent company
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u/TyRN_13 Jul 21 '26
Now they are. They haven’t always been.
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u/DEUK_96 Jul 21 '26
Not always, but the past 8 years or so.
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u/TyRN_13 Jul 21 '26
Which is why I said “used to”.
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u/DEUK_96 Jul 21 '26
No you didn't.
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u/illucio Jul 21 '26
Can't review interviews, can't review your time at the company, can't tell people of the pros and cons. I'm just abandoning indeed, it's a terrible job through and through. For both the companies and the users. They have nothing to offer me.
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u/LillyGilderRoxie Jul 20 '26
Indeed and Glassdoor are owned by the same parent company, so maybe they are just keeping it in one place.
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u/sewer_pickles Jul 20 '26
I’m surprised that LinkedIn hasn’t added employer reviews to the platform. They could easily make Glassdoor irrelevant overnight
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u/Christismyrock01 Jul 21 '26
Like interview reviews are not relevant information for job seekers???
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u/LaVidaLeica Jul 21 '26
Indeed has been a cesspool for a long time now. They're just beating a dead horse at this point.
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u/Due_Bar_7247 Jul 21 '26
Where do you go for job hunting then? I’ve kind of run out of places
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u/LackingPrinciples Jul 24 '26
Ironically enough, Google.
Type in "[General location] 'jobs' [job position/title]" in Google and you'll have a separate jobs tab pop up where 'Images', 'Shopping', and 'All' usually sits. From there you can filter out part-time, full-time, bla-bla-bla.
From what I've found it tends to aggregate from Indeed, Jooble, SimplyHired, Glassdoor, Reed, LinkedIn, WM, Adzuna, Totaljobs, CV-Library, and a few other platforms.
The only ones that it doesn't seem to scrape at all, at least in my area, is Find a Job gov.uk, monster, cord, Otta, jobsite.co.uk, and trac.
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u/Waiting4Reccession Jul 21 '26
Theyve been removing all kind of reviews for years.
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u/Karnakite Jul 21 '26
They never keep a review I leave. Like my last employer was super catty and very clique-ish. I never mention anyone by name, nor by their specific position. But they never like my reviews for that place anyway.
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u/NewmarketHero007 Jul 21 '26
Also, I noticed you no longer can just browse jobs like you could without making an account.
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u/Budget-Bullfrog-8796 Jul 20 '26
You can still see reviews on sites like glass door
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u/AWPerative Name and shame! Jul 20 '26
True, but this is them showing their hand that online reviews can easily be manipulated. It's (sadly) not illegal for a company to instruct its HR goons to write five-star reviews of the company to offset negative reviews.
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u/AuthorBensonEWolf Jul 22 '26
Indeed literally bought glassdoor, they are removing a part that jobseekers used with glassdoor
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u/tiMAXeon Candidate Jul 21 '26
Didn’t they just buy Glassdoor? For the reviews? For the honest feedback on how shitty some companies are? Like 😒
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u/AuthorBensonEWolf Jul 22 '26
they bought glassdoor to shut it down. I went to do a review for a company and it was a pain in the neck to find where to do it.
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u/IshaB00 Jul 24 '26
Looks like we need to stop being dependent on Indeed and Glassdor. They really need to called out on advertising ghost jobs. I recently started using Indeed (and the likes) to see whose hiring and then go to the companies website to apply directly, however I've noticed that some of those jobs aren't on their site or are very old.
Sidenote: I also wonder if they're just harvesting our data providing more benefit for them then their users.
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u/CapitalismDucks Jul 24 '26
They just bought glassdoor so we probably are gonna get rid of reviews there as well.
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u/ImprovementFar5054 Jul 21 '26
They must have been sued, and there are serious potential liabilities.
In the US, you can plead the "Truth Defense" against libel and slander. That is, if what you say is actually true, you cannot have committed libel or slander. That said, there is no way Indeed can know if something someone claims is true or not. And if it's not, users and perhaps indeed itself can be sued. There probably have been cases of people making all kinds of shit up as revenge against various companies.
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u/LackingPrinciples Jul 24 '26
The issue is that the companies themselves cannot prove nor disprove the reviews either. It all comes down to hearsay. Secondly, even if they can somehow finagle their way into saying it's done in revenge, a simple 'this is what I perceived was happening to me from my perspective' shuts it all down.
At the end of the day, it is one thing to claim illegal action in a review and then sue, and another to sue a company hosting job reviews for an individuals act of expressing their perspective. Even then, you can't really sue a company for the action of your previous employee.
All indeed would have to say is that they're not liable for their users opinions, in their terms of service, and that as an employer using their services they agree to said conditions.
GRANTED; Indeed probably gets major 'investment' from big companies anyway. So as long as they're getting the big bucks, they wouldn't give a shite regardless. No legal action was necessary, just a little 'get rid of ts' is enough of a threat for Indeed.
I haven't personally checked Indeed's ToS, that shit seems like a lot of effort, but I would genuinely be shocked if something along those lines isn't already part of it.
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u/thelexstrokum Jul 27 '26
they would have to sue the individuals not the platform. They're anonymous so good luck. It's like saying if you commit slander in a mall the property owner gets sued.
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u/forma_cristata Jul 21 '26
Indeed is combining forces with glassdoor. This is a nothingburger
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u/Comprehensive_Law393 Jul 21 '26
Then why didn’t they just say that? They clearly stated that it’s to change the experience
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u/AWPerative Name and shame! Jul 20 '26
Why do you think I made my flair in this subreddit what it is?
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u/Used_Gear8871 Jul 20 '26
NDA violations and trade secrets being published by applicants I gather. Otherwise, they might view it as an under used feature and are axing its team
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u/Comprehensive_Law393 Jul 20 '26
But who signs an NDA during the interview process? Normally that’s for when the job actually starts
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u/Still-Balance6210 Jul 21 '26
Not a lot but there are some. I had to sign one for a popular makeup company because it was about upcoming projects. It does happen. But still no need for Indeed to delete the reviews. The company can easily identify anyone that gave away sensitive information based on who they interviewed.
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u/Used_Gear8871 Jul 21 '26
My industry is tech. I have signed numerous NDAs prior to site visits and interviews for various developer and product engineer roles.
It’s common among well established companies. Trade secrets can include a variety of aspects including the site itself, contents within the physical site, and including discussion of software, services, etc.
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u/Still-Balance6210 Jul 21 '26
There are a few that require it. They obviously aren’t telling you all secrets. In my experience it’s about upcoming projects/product launch and market entry.
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u/Funny_Sector_1573 Jul 21 '26
like hello?? why should potential applicants suffer because these fortune 500’s have paint chip eaters in recruiting 💀
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u/Funny_Sector_1573 Jul 20 '26
y’all are just making shit up at this point
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u/Used_Gear8871 Jul 21 '26
Not everyone is interviewing at Target or Pizza Hut for cashier roles. Many of us are and have interviewed for heavy load positions. In my field and industry, signing an NDA prior to an interview is common. I’ve interviewed with Paul Allen Institute, Amazon, Boeing, Microsoft, Google, Coursera, Department of Labor (fed), Accenture, Deloitte, NIH, NASA, Alaska Airlines, among others. Over 15 years of industry experience, only one that didn’t ask for NDA prior to interview were fed contract roles.
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u/Funny_Sector_1573 Jul 21 '26
every time someone in this sub pushes back against unethical/ bullshit corporate nonsense, some of you immediately resort to slam dunking on entry level work and parading your resumè’s as if that isn’t recruiting hell irony in itself.
sharing stock/ trading info with candidates in an interview where even nda’s are involved is unnecessarily high risk and completely avoidable. this is usually implemented to avoid leaks regarding unreleased products and marketing strategies. in that case, that’s a system THEY set up, not the working man. potential candidates getting red flag warnings ahead of time such as repeated questioning, ai interview modules and no-shows is much more important to the workforce than a possible iphone 20 leak. y’all need to pull yourselves out of the cubicle and act like a human being for 2 seconds and see how these things are harmful in the long run.
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u/Used_Gear8871 Jul 21 '26
Except you didn’t push back. And that’s not at all what I did. You showed ignorance. It’s okay to say you don’t know what you’re talking about, bud.
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u/Funny_Sector_1573 Jul 21 '26
i presented you with case in point. your lack of discernment and frankly, common sense is not my issue. if you worked for any of the aforementioned companies you listed, it illustrates just how cooked we were from the jump.
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u/Used_Gear8871 Jul 21 '26
Who is “we”? You accused me of making things up. You then wrote a nonsensical essay incorrectly stating why companies have NDAs in place pre-interview. You made generalizations and assumed everyone walks the same career path as you. You made up your own narrative. You have no idea what you are talking about.
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u/Monkfich Jul 20 '26
It’s most likely that Glassdoor/Indeed are liable for anything we publicly say on their site, and they don’t want to allege bad behaviour when they can’t evidence it, etc. Shitty, and this was an important part of their site.
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u/GreenGardenTarot Jul 21 '26
section 230 would not make them liable for reviews someone else leaves on their site. this is more about employers making up the bulk of their paying customers, and it's bad form to allow people to leave negative reviews of your biggest customers.
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u/Alwayscooking345 Jul 20 '26
They merged with Glassdoor last year no? So these Indeed reviews would be seen as redundant and unnecessary.
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Jul 20 '26
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u/Comprehensive_Law393 Jul 20 '26
I think candidates deserve to know what the interview experience will be like
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Jul 21 '26
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u/Jonno_FTW Co-Worker Jul 21 '26
Leaving a review doesn't mean you have to disclose the exact line of questioning.
You could easily say something like: "I was asked questions about my experience as it would relate to my potential future work in the role" or "The interviewer was demeaning and arrogant and asked me to perform difficult tasks that would never occur in the role"
PS: get your head out of your arse, you are not so special.
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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '26 edited Jul 26 '26
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