Community Guidelines

Rate My Recruiter exists so job seekers can share firsthand recruiting experiences — ratings, timelines, outcomes, and feedback — in a way that helps the next candidate make informed decisions.

These guidelines apply to reviews, comments, reactions, company submissions, and any other content you contribute. They work together with our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

Content on Rate My Recruiter should reflect your own recruiting or hiring-process experience.

• Recruiter reviews — responsiveness, transparency, professionalism, and whether you would recommend working with them again.
• Hiring timelines — stages you went through, approximate dates, and how long steps took.
• Outcomes — offers, rejections, withdrawals, or cases where communication stopped.
• Constructive context — what went well, what did not, and details that would help another candidate set expectations.

You may reference employers, roles, and public professional profiles when relevant. Stick to information you are comfortable sharing publicly.

• Post only about experiences you personally had or directly participated in.
• Be factual and fair. Strong criticism is allowed; personal attacks are not.
• Use timelines and specifics when they add clarity.
• Respect that recruiters and employers are people — focus on behavior and process, not protected characteristics.
• Report content that appears false, abusive, or intended to harm someone.

The following is not allowed and may be removed. Repeated or serious violations can result in account restrictions.

• Harassment or threats — including slurs, intimidation, or content primarily intended to humiliate an individual.
• Doxxing & private information— personal phone numbers, private email addresses, home addresses, or other non-public contact details (yours or anyone else's).
• Deanonymization attempts — trying to identify or expose who wrote a review or comment.
• False or misleading content — fabricated interactions, coordinated fake reviews, or astroturfing on behalf of a recruiter or employer.
• Spam & manipulation — duplicate posts, promotional content unrelated to a recruiting experience, or attempts to game ratings.
• Confidential information — non-public compensation details you were asked to keep confidential, internal documents, or trade secrets.
• Illegal content — anything that violates applicable law.

If an employer is not yet listed, you may submit it when writing a review. New companies may be reviewed before associated content is published broadly.

• Provide accurate company names and legitimate public references (website or professional page) when asked.
• Do not submit fake employers or impersonate organizations.
• Understand that approval is at our discretion and may take time.

We use a combination of community reports, automated signals, and human review to keep the platform useful and safe. We may remove content, hide content pending review, or restrict accounts that violate these guidelines or our Terms.

• Not every report results in removal — we consider context and these guidelines.
• We do not independently verify every factual claim in user reviews.
• Moderation decisions are made to protect users and the integrity of the platform.
• If your content is removed, you may not repost substantially similar violating content.

Use the report option on reviews and comments when you see something that violates these guidelines. For other concerns, email legal@ratemyrecruiter.dev with:

• The URL of the content in question
• A description of the issue
• Your relationship to the content (e.g., author, subject, concerned user)

We aim to review reports in a reasonable timeframe but cannot guarantee a specific response time.