Subreddit rules check
r/human_resources
Can you promote here?
Promotion is allowed only with moderator permission (or inside designated threads). A short, honest modmail before posting costs two minutes and functions as a safe-conduct pass; skipping it is the most common avoidable removal.
From the rules · Research/survey and recruiting requests are common but moderators often expect relevance or prior approval—message the mods before soliciting participants or promoting a product.
Links
The rules clearly allow links. A plain-text mention still often outperforms a URL from a young account.
What this community rewards
Dominant post formats: question, story, data
Headline: short, descriptive question or situation (e.g., “My manager…”, “[CA]…”, “How do I…?”). Use first person for personal experiences/questions; concise third-person for guides. Typical post length: short-to-medium (a few paragraphs). Tone: professional, pragmatic, conversational. Upvoted: honest case posts, clear questions, actionable HR advice, relevant surveys/research. Avoid overt advertising or low-effort sales pitches.
Arriving in the local format matters: cross-posting the same text everywhere reads as tourist instantly. The wider method is in the Reddit playbook.
Classified mechanically from the community's published rules and recent top posts, last checked August 2026. Rules change and moderators have the final say: verify at r/human_resources's rules page before posting anything that matters.
Thread Otter checks this before every send
These profiles power the product: promo-banned communities never receive a promotional draft, drafts arrive in the local format, and a fact-check gate plus human pacing protect the account doing the talking.