bait-and-switch on recruitment still sucks https://recruitmentstill.sucks/tags/bait-and-switch/ Recent content in bait-and-switch on recruitment still sucks Hugo en-gb Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Too good for the job, right for a worse one https://recruitmentstill.sucks/stories/too-good-for-the-job/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://recruitmentstill.sucks/stories/too-good-for-the-job/ They rang personally instead of using the scheduler. It was to say he was overqualified — then offer him something smaller in the same call. The marketing internship in a basement https://recruitmentstill.sucks/stories/the-marketing-internship-in-a-basement/ Mon, 27 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://recruitmentstill.sucks/stories/the-marketing-internship-in-a-basement/ No website, no reviews, a basement office, and fifteen other people her age waiting in the lobby. The recruiter who lied to get him in the room https://recruitmentstill.sucks/stories/the-recruiter-who-lied-to-get-him-in-the-room/ Mon, 27 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://recruitmentstill.sucks/stories/the-recruiter-who-lied-to-get-him-in-the-room/ The job was permanent only. The pitch suggested it might not be. The recruiter was betting that showing up would change his mind. We said $30 because that's what we used to pay https://recruitmentstill.sucks/stories/we-said-30-because-thats-what-we-used-to-pay/ Mon, 27 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://recruitmentstill.sucks/stories/we-said-30-because-thats-what-we-used-to-pay/ The posted wage was not a mistake, and not out of date. The interviewer explained, out loud, that it was bait.