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How to post in r/careerguidance
What this community allows, what its most upvoted posts have in common, and what gets removed. Checked against the community's sidebar.
Can I promote my app or project in r/careerguidance?
Not as a rule. No self-promotion here. Take part as a member instead, or pick another community.
Does r/careerguidance allow AI-written posts?
There's no explicit ban we could find, but readers spot generic AI writing quickly. Rewrite any draft in your own voice.
What format do posts in r/careerguidance need?
Posts: the title is one specific career question.
What do the top posts in r/careerguidance look like?
Top posts of the year: 100% have a text body; median body 253 words, 100% first person; titles ~20 words, 100% questions, 56% with a number; common openers: 'Is …?'; top comments ~44 words.
What do readers of r/careerguidance reward?
Replies that answer the asker's exact situation from experience.
The rules we found
Sidebar: titles must be a specific, career-related question; no advertising; no self posts with links.
What gets posts removed or ignored
- advertising
- links in posts
- vague titles
Draft a post for r/careerguidance that follows these rules, scored before you post it.
Sign up, it's freeRules change. Read the community's own Rules tab before posting; this page is a summary, not the rules.