Recoil and related effects in molecular photoemission

► We present a overview of recoil-related effects for general audience of experimentalists working in the field of photoelectron spectroscopy. ► Photoelectron recoil is shown to alter vibrational structure. ► Photoelectron rotational recoil is shown to induce line shifts and broadenings. ► Interference and scattering of the outgoing photoelectron wave(s) are shown to introduce oscillations of branching ratios in molecular photoelectron spectra.