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 People and Culture professional with over 6 years of experience across the full employee lifecycle, from talent acquisition and onboarding to performance management and employee engagement. She has worked with remote and hybrid teams across Nigeria and internationally, helping organisations build people systems, policies, and programmes that actually work. She is also the founder of Career Bridge, a platform helping early career professionals and university students get career-ready. Diary of a Recruiter is her first book.

This is not another prep guide. It is the honest, human side of hiring that nobody talks about.