{"id":999881731,"date":"2018-08-14T13:43:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T13:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dice.npgdev.com\/?p=909314214"},"modified":"2018-08-14T13:43:00","modified_gmt":"2018-08-14T13:43:00","slug":"summer-fun-top-recruiter-memes-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dice.npgdev.com\/hiring\/recruitment\/summer-fun-top-recruiter-memes-2018","title":{"rendered":"Top Recruiter Memes of 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

By now, cracking jokes about work has become an age-old tradition. From the water cooler talk about upper management to the sardonic wit of Dilbert<\/em> and Office Space<\/em>, we all love to make fun of the work we do \u2013 and how our offices operate. This is especially true for HR and recruiting pros as we juggle new office policies and facilitate new hire decision-making. When things run smoothly, we get to fly under the radar. But the second something veers off course, fingers get pointed and blame is assigned. The good news is, most of us have a pretty thick skin and just laugh it off. For the days when it all seems like too much, there\u2019s always the internet \u2013 because knowing we\u2019re not alone can make all the difference. For that reason, we give you: our favorite recruiter memes of 2018. <\/p>\n

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Also, check out our favorite recruiter memes of 2019. <\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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Let\u2019s start at the beginning, shall we? There have been many variations of this common meme over the years, but none that so accurately capture the popular perceptions of recruiters<\/a>. A classic example of \u201cit\u2019s funny because it\u2019s true\u201d:
\n\"\" Meanwhile, the truth looks a little more like this<\/a> \u2013 sheer chaos:
\n\"\" Even with every \u201csolution\u201d and \u201ctechnology\u201d at our fingertips, it\u2019s all too easy for tasks to slide by and ambush our desktops. It\u2019ll get cleaned up one of these days\u2026 maybe this Friday afternoon\u2026 maybe sometime next year. Until then, we\u2019ll maintain that the system works. Besides, we\u2019ve got other things to do. Rather than chasing our own tails, we\u2019re chasing our teams\u2019. No, a few random words does not make a job description, despite what the hiring manager says. The struggle is so very real:<\/a>
\n\"\" With all of our time spent communicating, we\u2019d expect some pretty enthusiastic responses. Well, that\u2019s not how things usually go, is it? Despite living in the time of delivery notifications and read receipts, there\u2019s always one or two people who never got the message:<\/a>
\n\"\" At the same moment, while we chase down the purple squirrel unicorn or whoever it is we\u2019re looking for, we find out that there are a few new reqs to fill \u2013 and quickly<\/a>. Not a problem for a typical recruiter, right?
\n\"\" Oh, and did we mention that they\u2019ll need to be diversity hires?<\/a>
\n\"\" Don\u2019t forget those very<\/em> specific skillsets. Like eight years of experience programming in Swift \u2013 a language that\u2019s only been around since 2014:<\/a>
\n\"\" So, we buckle up, begin the search and prepare for the long haul. At this point, our recruiter to-do lists include the usual, everyday tasks \u2013 plus an ongoing battle for legitimate job descriptions, people and deliverables that went missing in action, and an ever-growing list of positions to fill. It\u2019s enough to make a person\u2019s head spin. But of course, there\u2019s no time for that. Before we know it, we\u2019re interviewing and advancing candidates. It\u2019s showtime \u2013 the moment we\u2019ve all been waiting for. Candidates strut their stuff and decisions get made \u2013 we hope:<\/a>
\n\"\" But who to select? The experienced candidate with all the right qualifications? Or the one who seems like the right fit? Looks like we\u2019ve entered the talent portion of our competition<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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Hire for passion. Train for skill. When you have two finalists…how do you choose? The person that can walk right in and not be taught anything? Or the person that just has that special “something” with possible higher potential?#AllInterviewsShouldRequireDancing<\/a>#Recruiting<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/cPbvDJOIZV<\/a> \u2014 Adam Karpiak (@Adam_Karpiak) August 6, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n