Diary of a Recruiter: My Book of Interview Stories

The recruitment diary nobody was supposed to read.

These are real stories. The kind that stays with you long after you close the book.

From the candidate who joined an interview standing beside a danfo bus, to the recruiter who sat through a screen invasion by a shirtless stranger grabbing bread, every story in this book happened.

What makes this different is that I shared everything. Not just the stories I witnessed as a recruiter, but the ones where I was the one in the hot seat. The interviews I walked into underprepared. The moments I lost. The lessons I had to learn the hard way. Both sides of the table, nothing held back.

Titilope Salami is a Talent Acquisition Specialist, Talent Manager and Remote Work Specialist with five years of experience recruiting across industries. She is the HR Storyteller; she has prepped hundreds of candidates, worked with international clients, and sat on both sides of the interview table.

This is not another prep guide. It is the honest, human side of hiring that nobody talks about. Laugh when it is funny. Pause when it gets uncomfortable. Feel everything.