r/jobsearch rules, stats, and what to post

This is a community for people going through the job hunt. The description says it plainly: it is for job hunting strategies, tips, hacks, and anything related to career and job search. Ranting is welcome too, because the people here know how soul-crushing searching for work can feel. You will find posts and conversations about resumes, cover letters, interview tips, networking, and career advice, and the first rule spells that list out. The description also makes a point of saying this is a place away from ads targeting job seekers, which tells you how the people here feel about being marketed to. The people posting are job seekers sharing experiences, asking for advice, and venting, and the rules make clear this is a discussion space, not a hiring board.

The rule that decides everything for a marketer is “No Self-Promotion or Spam”. It bans promoting personal blogs, businesses, services, or social media accounts, and it tells you to avoid linking to personal websites or affiliate links. Surveys are only allowed if you have contributed something substantial to the community earlier. “No Job Listings or Asking For Jobs” matters just as much, because posts or comments asking for jobs or offering positions get removed, and repeat violations lead to a ban. “Stay on Topic” keeps your post tied to job searching, career advice, interviews, resumes, cover letters, and networking. “No Low Effort Posts” removes generic questions that could be googled, so any post needs real context and detail. “No AI Slop” removes posts where more than eighty percent came from AI, so write it yourself. “Maintain Privacy” means redacting personal details from screenshots. “Keep it Legal and Ethical” rules out anything shady, like resume fraud or interview cheating.

A good post here is a real story or a specific question with your context baked in. If you have been through a job search, describe what you tried, what worked, and what flopped. If you are asking for advice, explain your situation in detail instead of asking a generic question, because vague posts get removed under the low effort rule. Write it yourself in your own voice, since heavy AI writing is treated as slop and removed. If you want to share a resource, describe the idea in your post text rather than linking to your own site. If you include a screenshot, redact every personal detail first. The safest move for a founder is to show up as a person who has hired or been hired, sharing honest experience, and to leave your product out of it entirely.

Do not promote anything, because self-promotion, advertising, and spam are banned outright. Do not link to your personal website or drop affiliate links, since links are only tolerated conditionally. Do not post job listings or ask people to give you a job, and do not offer positions either, because that gets posts removed and repeat violations get you banned. Do not post surveys unless you have already contributed something substantial to the community. Do not ask vague questions like asking for generic job tips with no context, because low effort posts are removed. Do not use AI to write most of your post, since blatant AI slop gets removed. Do not share personal details like full names or contact information, and redact screenshots. Do not discuss anything illegal or unethical, like resume fraud or interview cheating. And stay on topic, because off-topic posts and comments are removed.

The description here does something I rarely see: it advertises the community as a break from ads targeting job seekers. That tells you exactly how welcome a founder with a product will be, which is to say not at all. My honest read is that this is one of those rooms where the only path in is to be genuinely useful as a person, maybe someone who has sat on the hiring side and can share what actually happens behind the table. Anything that smells like a funnel will not just fail, it will confirm the exact thing these people came here to escape.