""Job market so bad I'm using Hinge to find work," one job seeker posted on TikTok in December. Sharing a look at her dating app profile, in place of a photo of her best angle, she instead uploaded a snapshot of her résumé. Answering the prompt "a life goal of mine," she wrote "to find work in the creative industries." Since it was posted in December, the video has gained almost a quarter of a million views."
"In a recent update, the TikTok user shared that Hinge has since taken down her profile for breaking their policies. But she is not the only one. Others are also using this unconventional method to get their profiles in front of hiring managers. One claimed to land a six-figure job from a match on Bumble."
""Sometimes I use hinge to match with people in my career field and ask if they're hiring," another posted. "It's called being resourceful, innovative and bold," they wrote in the caption."
Job seekers are turning dating apps into informal job-search platforms by posting résumés and career goals on profiles and messaging matched users in relevant fields. One person uploaded a résumé to Hinge and stated a life goal to find work in the creative industries; her TikTok about the experiment attracted nearly a quarter-million views. The Hinge profile was later removed for violating platform policies. Other users report success using dating apps for recruiting, including claims of landing six-figure roles from Bumble matches and describing the tactic as resourceful and bold.
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