The Anonymous Recruiter

THE ANONYMOUS RECRUITER

Recruitment confessions, told anonymously by… you. Sales fails. Interview chaos. Client madness. And the odd WTF.

Send your story See the WTF moments
The cast: five faceless hosts in grey, green, black, purple and blue hoodies
MON
Ghosted MondaysThey vanished. Then they came back.
FRI
Counter-offer Friday"Can we talk?" Never good.
WEEKLY
Worst Job Spec of the WeekJunior salary. Rockstar. Must love the van.
Season one

Twelve stories. Zero names.

Every story is real and every detail that could give someone away is changed. Watch the latest on Instagram and TikTok, or start with the spin bike one.

  1. #012He got a counter-offer. On a spin bike.Counter-offer Friday
  2. #011The offer letter had an extra zero. She signed it.Confession
  3. #010He left his final interview to move his car.Sent-in story
  4. #009Only one person fit the spec. They'd let him go.Worst Job Spec
  5. #008A rival recruiter pitched her the job. Mid-interview.Rivals
  6. #007My boss fell asleep on the client call. He won it.Bosses
  7. #006His reference was him. Doing a voice.Sent-in story
  8. #005She got our rejection email. During her interview.Clients
  9. #004He ghosted me for 6 weeks. Then turned up for work.Ghosted Mondays
  10. #003My candidate's counter-offer was a parking space.Counter-offer Friday
  11. #002The client interviewed him as a unicorn.Interviews
  12. #001His mum negotiated the offer. On speaker.Sent-in story
Meet the cast

Six recruiters. No faces.

All 360 agency recruiters, all still on the phones. You'll never see them, but you'll know exactly who they are by Friday.

Marcus, black hoodie and sunglasses
Marcus
The host
We'll get to that one.
Millie, lilac hoodie and long wavy grey hair
Millie
The storyteller
And yes, I will do the voices.
Dean, yellow hoodie, feet up, phone in hand
Dean
The Essex sales desk
Lads. I've got a GOOD one.
Theo, sage-green hoodie and beanie
Theo
The chilled one
Never once has "let's talk" been good.
Bev, grey hoodie and short grey bob
Bev
The experienced one
Seen that one before, babe.
Callum, denim-blue hoodie, phone in hand
Callum
The OG director
What's the pipeline looking like?
Too short for an episode

WTF moments

One-liners from the desk that made us put the phone down and stare at the wall. All sent in, all anonymised.

Candidate accepted the offer, then asked if he could start "after Glastonbury". It was February.

CandidateWTF #01

Client brief, word for word: "Someone like me. But cheaper."

ClientWTF #02

Final interview on video. From the bath. Bubbles and everything.

InterviewWTF #03

"We don't really do salary bands. We do vibes."

Hiring managerWTF #04

Candidate tried to negotiate 15% of OUR fee. As a "finder's fee". For finding himself.

CandidateWTF #05

"Can you send five CVs by 3pm? Oh, and the role isn't signed off yet."

ClientWTF #06

He brought his dog to the final. The dog sat in on the panel. Offer letter mentioned the dog.

InterviewWTF #07

Job spec: "Must be a unicorn." Budget: donkey.

Job specWTF #08
Send us your WTF momentOne line is plenty.
The story drop-box

Got a story? Your name stays Sarah.

  • We change every name, company and place. Always.
  • We never quote you word for word.
  • No email needed. Leave one only if you want a heads-up when it airs.

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