r/Recruitment rules, stats, and what to post
Know the rules before you post. So easy grandma can do it.
- To post
- No minimum in the rules
- To comment
- No minimum in the rules
- Self-promotion
- Banned
- Links
- Banned
- Promo risk
- High
- From the rules, not from removal counts
- Community age
- 17 years
- Since Dec 2008
About r/Recruitment
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/Recruitment: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.Checked from the r/Recruitment rules on Reddit.
r/Recruitment rules
12 rules, in the community's own words.
- 1
Link Approval & Self-Promotion
To maintain a high-quality feed, all external links (including LinkedIn, YouTube, and Glassdoor) are filtered for manual moderator approval. Unauthorized self-promotion of products or services is strictly prohibited. This includes offering free trials, demos, or "free" tools. If you wish to share a resource, or are lookong for feedback on your product or idea for a product, please post in the associated megathread. Breaking this rule will result in an instant and permanent ban.
- 2
Recruitment related discussion only
This community has been built as a forum for discussions related to Talent Acquisition or Recruitment best practice, process, systems, etc. Please do not post content not related to this subject as it will be removed. Repeat offenders will be banned.
- 3
No clan/gaming related recruitment
This sub is for the professional hiring industry. Content related to gaming clans, guilds (Clash of Clans, etc.), or in-game recruitment is off-topic and will be removed immediately. Please try r/clanrecruitment for that type of content.
- 4
No cross posting (accepted in comments)
Directly linking to posts in other subreddits is not allowed as your primary element of your post. Cross-posts will be removed. This is because we cannot effectively moderate content hosted in other subreddits. You are welcome to repost your own content from other subreddits to this subreddit. You can link to other subreddits in comments.
- 5
AI & Automation in MEGATHREAD only
To keep the main feed focused on human strategy, all discussions regarding ChatGPT, LLMs, and AI-driven sourcing must be kept within the pinned Monthly AI Megathread. Individual posts about AI will be redirected.
- 6
Tool Feedback & Market Research in MEGATHREAD only
Are you building a new HR Tech tool? Do you need feedback on your startup or a survey filled out? These belong exclusively in the pinned Monthly Tool & System Improvement Megathread. Standalone "Market Research" posts are considered spam.
- 7
No posting of personal/identifiable information or doxxing
This includes LinkedIn profiles, phone numbers or other contact information (even if it's your own).
- 8
Not a job baord
This sub is not for advertising vacancies. Try other subreddits such as r/hiring
- 9
No Job Seeking or "Hire Me" Posts
This subreddit is for discussing recruitment processes, industry trends, and hiring strategy. It is not a job board. Posts seeking employment, asking for "leads," or offering services as a candidate will be removed. Please use r/jobs, r/hiring, or r/resumes for these requests.
- 10
Follow Reddiquette
https://www.reddit.com/wiki/reddiquette
- 11
Play nice!
No hostile or agressive content towards other users. This will not be tollerated and result in an immediate ban.
- 12
No AI generated content
We use complex AI detection tools to evaluate posts and comments. Due to the high volume of bot accounts on reddit, any potentially AI generated content will be held for review. While we can appreciate that AI can be a helpful tool to format posts and comments, content generated by AI will result in a temporary ban. Repeated use will result in a permanent ban.
What to post in r/Recruitment
What fits the room, and what gets removed.
Works well
- Starting a discussion about a common recruitment bottleneck and asking for community advice on process improvement.
- Posting in the pinned Monthly Tool & System Improvement Megathread to ask for specific feedback on a feature you are developing for an HR tech tool.
- Sharing a high level, anonymized case study about a successful hiring strategy you implemented, focusing on the process rather than the product.
- Asking a broad question about industry trends in talent acquisition, like how different companies are handling remote hiring.
Avoid
- Posting job advertisements or asking for job leads because this is not a job board.
- Sharing any external links without getting manual moderator approval first.
- Submitting content that was generated by artificial intelligence, as this is strictly banned.
- Offering free trials or demos of your product, which counts as unauthorized self-promotion.
- Posting personal contact information or doing any form of doxxing.
Best hours to post in r/Recruitment
No pattern yet. r/Recruitment does not have enough top posts from the last 90 days to name its best hours.
What r/Recruitment Is For
This community is the ideal place to talk about recruitment tips, advice, strategy, process, systems, or tools. It is a forum built for discussing talent acquisition and recruitment best practices. It is open to everyone involved in the hiring process, including candidates, agency recruiters, hiring managers, HR internal recruiters, and even people who develop recruitment systems. If your goal is to actively apply for a job or advertise a vacancy, the description tells you to check out r/hiring.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rules that most impact a founder or marketer are “Link Approval & Self-Promotion”, which strictly prohibits unauthorized self-promotion and requires link approval. Also, “AI & Automation in MEGATHREAD only” and “Tool Feedback & Market Research in MEGATHREAD only” force specific topics into designated megathreads. Finally, “No Job Seeking or “Hire Me” Posts” and “No posting of personal/identifiable information or doxxing” set clear boundaries on personal outreach.
What To Post
As a founder doing respectful marketing, your goal here is to participate in the discussion, not just to sell. You can post about challenges you are facing in recruitment or share high level insights about hiring strategy. If you are developing a tool, you should use the pinned Monthly Tool & System Improvement Megathread to ask for feedback or run a survey. For any general resource sharing, you must follow the rules and post in the associated megathread.
What To Avoid
You must avoid posting content that is not related to talent acquisition or recruitment best practice, as this will be removed. You must also avoid any unauthorized self-promotion of products or services, even if you are offering free trials or demos. Additionally, you cannot directly link to posts from other subreddits as your main content, and you must never post content that is AI generated.
A note from Anthony
I noticed how strict they are about where you put different types of content, like AI discussions and tool feedback. It really forces founders to be thoughtful about where they ask for help. The rules make it clear that this community is about professional discussion, not just a place to shout about your product.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog. Every guide is built from the community's own public rules and data, then checked by Rankhog's grounding audit before it goes live.
Common questions about r/Recruitment
Can I use r/Recruitment to post a job opening?
If you are looking to advertise a job, you should check out r/hiring instead of posting it here.
Is it okay to post about AI tools in the main feed?
All discussions about ChatGPT, LLMs, and AI driven sourcing must be kept inside the pinned Monthly AI Megathread.
Where should I post market research or ask for feedback on my product?
If you are building a new HR Tech tool and need feedback or want to run a survey, you must post that exclusively in the pinned Monthly Tool & System Improvement Megathread.
Subreddits like r/Recruitment
Other rooms for the same crowd.