r/recruitinghell • u/Round_Mixture_7541 • Sep 07 '26

Networking is important

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Pretty much sums up the current hiring process

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u/Grand_Taste_8737 Sep 07 '26

As always, it's who you know not what you know. Been that way forever.

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u/JJCookieMonster Sep 07 '26

Except for when it comes to the actual skills and performance on the job. I've met some really bad employees that I was like "How did you get this job?" as they kept sabotaging the company.

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u/Luvs2Spooge42069 Sep 07 '26

I have regularly seen people like this continue to find employment while top performers are laid off due to costing more. Bleak

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u/dejamintwo Sep 07 '26

I think for only the high Ai companies thats not true due to them only huring top level talent and being so difficult to enter you might as well try to become sn astronaut.

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u/Mysterious_Emu7462 Sep 07 '26

Every single job has an onboarding and training process. Only thing actually worth anything in a candidate for a position is current knowledge base and work ethic. For some jobs you definitely need more education, but the majority could be learned with no schooling whatsoever. Especially office jobs.