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To lighten up the mood and make any workplace a little more bearable, inside jokes are bound to emerge and be shared with colleagues. And as with any other job, recruiters also have meme-worthy work-related jokes that might resonate with anyone navigating the job market.

So, to give you an insight into what is considered to be comedy gold among recruiters, we have selected the best memes from the “funnyrecruiter” Instagram account. These memes cover a spectrum, from ridiculing clients to shedding light on their work environments, and many more.

Without further ado, we invite you to delve into the humor of the recruitment industry and let us know which meme stood out the most!

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Michael P (Perthaussieguy)
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have worked 20+ years in retail. I had, and those who also work/have worked in retail, a special retail smile

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To learn more about recruitment and humor surrounding it, Bored Panda reached out to Kenny Fan, who also runs an Instagram page dedicated to recruitment memes.

First of all, Kenny briefly introduced himself: “I worked for an international firm for many years and worked in different offices in different countries. I can say recruitment problems are universal.”

Kenny has been a recruiter for “10 plus years”, therefore, there is no better candidate to tell us more about recruitment humor than him. However, we were curious what inspired Kenny to start his own meme-based Instagram account.

Kenny responded: “I’ve always been a meme guy. I’m the friend who keeps tagging people when he sees a funny meme and always tries to send memes as replies during chats. I work as a recruiter, and one day back in 2017, I randomly started a memes page about recruitment.”Kenny added: “It’s easy for me to make memes about my daily work.”

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Kenny’s memes often resonate with recruiters and job seekers alike. We asked Kenny to share an instance when his content sparked unexpected engagement or a significant reaction from his audience.

Kenny responded: “When Covid happened, a lot of recruiters were out of work, so I posted a few memes about the situation. A lot of people were in the same boat and there were a lot of discussions in my comment sections. It inspired me to help share various recruiting vacancies for those who are still hiring recruiters and the engagement during that time was crazy.”

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's a luxury for many people that have worked in a call centre.

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Memes are sure fun, but we were curious if beyond entertainment, humor in recruitment can have a practical impact, such as altering perceptions or influencing industry practices. Kenny shared: “Let’s be honest, recruitment is a difficult industry, and it’s easy to get depressed when deals aren’t happening. I just want to bring some humor to them when they are feeling down.”

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm a teacher. If I EVER said what I really think, I would be out of a job the same day I started.

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In the end, Kenny shared what he would like for people to take away from his memes.

“The number 1 thing is that they are not alone, a lot of people are going through the same situations at the same time.”Kenny also added: “Believe in what you do, businesses need recruiters.”

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Me not on a zooom call, people=...., me on a zoom call, people=, imma vaccum now

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pants need to be lower and has to be wearing a baseball hat backwards.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is an adorable picture! That little girl just can't believe he's cheating on her! That poor, little shocked face!

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Channo Sagara
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you stop expecting people with 1000 years experience who'd abandon their families and work for free, we'd probably stop lying as well.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's a golden buzzer right there for the company that offer a crappy job. that lose 8-10 employees per week.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've had some recruiters that feel like they're really advocating for me, and even cheering for me. Some have given me pointers on fixing my resume too. I feel bad when I don't get the job offer from a hiring manager though. Like I let them down :(

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Are you supposed to send more than one? verything is digital now. Why would they need multiple?

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Even "Sorry, we are not interested" or "Sorry, we decided to hire somebody else" is way better than no reply at all.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, giving them the pay range before could have saved you both the trouble..

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OoooOh… is that a salary range for the open position in there? So cute!

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