25 Hilarious LinkedIn Posts From Career Hustlers

LinkedIn is my nightmare social media. It’s full of all the people I knew from high school and college who work for investment banks and want me to congratulate them on their promotion. It feels so phony– like everyone is putting on their work face and pretending they aren’t fun. I get you have to …
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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’

Ever since I was in college, I’ve gotten wild recruiter requests in my LinkedIn DMs. For some reason, the people at Volunteer For America and other low-paying teaching companies think that telling you they pay $15 an hour is a swanky deal for early 20-somethings trying to get their careers started. I don’t have the …
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‘Save the cartoon impressions for parties, not job interviews’: Interviewee torpedos their chance at their dream job by impulsively revealing a hidden talent

Since they’re just a delicate balance of oversharing and humble-bragging, job interviews can require a certain level of finesse that the unemployed workforce is ill-equipped to handle. How is an interviewee supposed to toe the line between sharing the best version of themselves, while also not over-revealing their talents in the workplace? Obviously, you want …
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‘How would you describe the color orange?’: Job seekers reveal the hardest interview questions they have ever been asked

One of the most difficult parts of many jobs is getting them in the first place. Half the time our resumes get lost under a pile of hundreds, and if we’re lucky enough to get an interview there are many different ways that we could potentially mess it up. The questions (and how we answer …
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‘They are not hiring and I don’t know why’: Gen-Z woman with 2 degrees hands out resumes in NYC, gets rejected everywhere

When I first moved to NYC, I did what many people starting out do, and I walked around with printed copies of my resume. I was looking for anything, really. Just something to help get me on my feet while I settled in. It sounds very old-fashioned, but it worked. Especially with service industry work, …
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30+ Unemployment Memes to Doom Scroll While You’re Also Scrolling Through Job Boards

Being unemployed is all fun and games until…it’s not. If you or someone you know has ever been laid off then this listicle will be very relatable. If you’re that unemployed roommate going grocery shopping at 2pm on a Tuesday, then this will be even more relatable. Once those unemployment checks run out, it’s time …
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‘They said it wouldn’t be a problem’: Manager denies employees vacation request after it was approved during job interview

There’s something so scary about your vacation getting ripped out from under you. You spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars to have a couple of nice days away from your troubles at work, and if your vacation time gets retroactively denied, there’s nothing you can do about it. Well, there are things you can …
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‘If you’re not lying, you’re not trying’: Former tech recruiter reveals higher ups would rather hire convincing liars than technologically experienced job applicants

Just because some guy said, «Thou shalt not lie» in a book one time doesn’t mean that you’re going to listen to him. After all, there’s something to be said for stretching the truth, especially when you’re trying a job. Let’s be 100% real for one teeny tiny second…is there anyone alive who has never …
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‘I love it when the script gets flipped’: Savvy job applicant asks interviewers the same questions they asked him

It’s one of the most dreaded parts of job interviews: the classic ‘Do you have any questions for us?’ section. Even the best-prepared applicant can find their mind going blank when they’ve spent the past twenty minutes trying to convince the interviewer that they’re the right person for the role. This means that there is …
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‘I’d like to rescind my application’: Offensive recruiter loses prospective employee over insulting email

In the immortal words of The Smiths, «I was looking for a job and then I found a job, and heaven knows I’m miserable now.» Finding a job is one of life’s most guaranteed miseries. Sending application after application, getting rejected left and right… it can take a toll on the spirit. It can feel …
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