Ridiculous Recruiter Harasses Applicant For Requesting Interview at 'Noon'

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Emmy Pratt • Writer and Editor
Apr 30, 2023 11:30 AM EDT

There are so many people in the world who are bad at their jobs, including, but not limited to, the people who hire people. Good recruiters are communicative, professional, prompt, and transparent. They introduce applicants to the position in a way that reflects well on the company as a whole. A good recruitment experience can even make difference for an applicant split between competing offers!

On the other hand, some recruiters are just plain incompetent, and others are very obviously scammers. It's relatively easy to tell when a recruiter is scamming you. Typically, they'll use extremely unprofessional language right off the bat. Either that or they will be extremely unspecific about the whole operation. No fantastic job has ever come from a recruiter messaging you on LinkedIn, "Hello. When can you interview." Usually, it's best to ignore these tricksters, but sometimes it is even more fun to mess with them.

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    Font - r/recruitinghell u/spiciestkitten. 23h. i.redd.it Applied for this job 2 months ago, now the recruiter wants a same day or next day interview. Asked me to use Skype to schedule. Should I say noon again? Maybe in all caps?
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    Product - . Boost Mobile LTE + 12:59 PM o Last seen 8m... What is your availability tomorrow? Double tap message to like it time? 11:07 AM Do you have an opening at noon? 11:07 AM 1:26 AM SPECIFY THE EXACT TIME YOU WILL BE AVAILABLE \] Type a message Posted in r/recruitinghell 11:16 AM Noon reddit
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    Font - scorpion-hamfish 22h . That all-caps message is a hard no. Reply 2.7k
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    Rectangle - Sunstorm84. 20h NOON! ... 4794
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  • 05
    Font - Sylvia_murda. 18h NOON/] seems more appropriate. ... 4528 528
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    Font - NinjaGrizzlyBear. 17h Noonish* Also...I'm Indian and all signs of this point to some data mining scheme that was outsourced. I have people doing shit like this to me all the time because they need to book a certain quota of applicants. It's really funny sometimes because I'm in the US and they email me their time and I'm like fuck off and stop emailing me at 2AM. 197
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    Font - IcebergSlimFast • 19h They might as well have typed: I'M EITHER NOT A NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKER, OR I'M A COMPLETE MORON - TAKE YOUR PICK! 4226 ...
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    Font - notmyrealname17 - 19h 1 Award As a recruiter myself I find the lack of professionalism in the entire communication to be atrocious. If the application was 2 months old I'd say something like " I apologize I'm just getting to you now, but if you are still interested in __________ position, the hiring manager is setting up interviews as early as tomorrow. If you have availability tomorrow please let me know what time would fit your schedule and I will relay that to the HM." The short choppy
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    Font - Nighthawk_872_. 12h Most recruiters Ive had to deal with act like they have as little time to deal w you as possible and they are doing you a favor for even offering you an interview. 69
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    Font - redditgirlwz. 23h Unpaid Assessment Taker 3000 It's probably a scam. ... Reply 770
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  • 11
    Font - Shawny McKnight. 21h I do wonder if it's a computer and it can't process "noon" ... 4338
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    Font - ill_villain. 13h I'm leaning to overseas scammer who doesn't fully grasp English. Used to encounter stuff like this a lot especially when I was looking for a job 125 125
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    Rectangle - AHO spiciestkitten OP. 22h 2 Awards Update: sent her the wiki link to noon. The conversation got super wild. She has a generic white woman name and her profile picture was a middle aged white woman. She blocked me, no more fun Reply 2.5k
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    Font - .Boost Mobile LTE + 2:08 PM Active now Today Hello, I'm following up on setting up an interview 10:55 AM Hi there! Its nice having you here, Welcome to the interview session courtesy of What is your availability tomorrow? Double tap message to like it B 10:38 AM Type a message ☺ 11:07 AM Do you have an opening
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    Font - . Boost Mobile LTE ← + 2:08 PM • Active now time? 1:07 AM 11:07 AM Do you have an opening at noon? 11:26 AM SPECIFY THE EXACT TIME YOU WILL BE AVAILABLE \] от в Type a message 11:16 AM Noon 1:56 PM
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    Product - .Boost Mobile LTE + ● 2:08 PM Active now 2:00 PM So are you too big to state the exact time? □ G Noon Noon (or midday) is 12 o'clock in the daytime. It is written a... W https://en.m.wikipedia.org Because i don't seems to understand why you find it difficult to state the exact time you will be available Type a message TOUT IVE C 2:0 M
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    Font - Boost Mobile LTE ← + 2:08 PM • Active now I stated it in email, twice in this message, and provided a link in case you don't understand what moon is 2:01 PM I need you to be specific You cant just say noon Noon start from 12 so how I'm i suppose to know the exact time you'll be here? B We want only serious minded candidate for this nositionl Type a message ☺ *noon
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    Font - . Boost Mobile LTE ← + 2:08 PM Active now We want only serious minded candidate for this position! 2:05 PM So what are you still doing here? I only want to work for employers who communicate well and don't take 2 months to request an interview, and then demand a same day or next day interview You can definitely check next door GOOD ULICK Type a message B ☺ 2:05 PM C
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    Font - .Boost Mobile LTE ← + • Active now 2:09 PM GOOD LUCK 06 PM 2:06 PM I'm trying to figure out if you're a bot, a scammer, or if you're technologically inept YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER AND ALL YOUR GENERATION ARE SCAMMER B 2:07 PM Oh, did I do something to upset you, 2:06 PM Is that your real name? Type a message
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    Font - . Boost Mobile LTE ← + 2:09 PM B Is that your real name? • Active now 2:07 PM GO AND ASK YOUR MOTHER Is that how you run your team? you get upset that people don't understand your poor communication, so you have a tantrum like child? 2:07 PM Recruiting may not be the best field for you, I'm very concerned about your people skills. Type a message ☺
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  • 21
    Font - FiveFingerFrootPunch • 22h Uhh... She either needs anti-virus software or therapy ... 846
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    Human body - Night Owl. 21h Or anti-scammer software. This screams (no pun intended) scammer. 4452 452
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    Font - Nervous_Jellyfish577 • 20h I am genuinely asking and don't understand, what would a scammer be posing as a recruiter for? 107
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  • 24
    Font - Anon3567-2. 20h To obtain your vitals and sometimes to try to get you to provide even more private info, and in some cases scam you to pay for things (application fees, drug testing, whatever they can get) that are all bogus 210
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    Font - WearifulSole. 20h Send the screenshots to the company she's recruiting for. That's ridiculous behavior from a professional lol ... 4228
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    Font - ANOY spiciestkitten OP. 14h The only contact info I could find is the same email that originally reached out to me for an interview. I have a Glassdoor review pending. There's a phone number on their website. My phone number is on my resume already, but I don't particularly want this person having my number. I have doubts about them taking a call from a blocked number. 48↓ ...
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    Font - ¡Guac 14h ● YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER AND ALL YOUR GENERATION ARE SCAMMER Ten thousand percent Indian scam artist confirmed ... 47 ↓
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