A finance candidate laid off in March and interviewing ever since shared the recruiter's reply that stopped the conversation cold: “We don't deal with such people who got laid off.” The poster, u/rootshoww, wrote that he didn't know how to respond and felt “kinda discouraged” — he has EMIs to pay. Commenters noted the recruiter seemed unable to tell the difference between a layoff and a firing.
True story · recruiter behaviour · Issue —
Laid Off in March. Now HR Won't 'Deal With Such People.'
As told to the Host · Storyteller verified · Finance candidate · via Times Now
View source →Interview (finance role)HR: 'We don't deal with such people who got laid off'
More stories
All stories →A Year of Applying, Two Panels of Four — Then the Rejection Was Automatic
Candidate · via r/recruitinghell
The Recruiter Told Him to Ask for $15,000 More — and the Offer Came In Higher
Candidate · via r/interviews