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I don't know anyone who has ever had a positive interaction with a recruiter.

zer00eyz 11y ago
I know plenty of folks (myself included) who have had the exact opposite experience. Outside of large tech focused firms, your typical HR department doesn't have the specialized knowledge to do tech recruiting. Outside resources and hiring "internal" recruiters has become pretty standard in the SF bay area for small to mid sized firms.
colanderman 11y ago
I got my current (awesome) job through a recruiter. I never paid attention to them, except this recruiter: * was direct and forthcoming with the kind of work, the stage and culture of the company; * knew exactly what kind of work I did; * understood the field and could answer my questions. None of the blanket "Oh hi, are you interested in position <has nothing to do with my line of work." crap. One cold call stating directly the kind of work which was actually relevant to me, said exactly what the position was and the relevant details.
calebm 11y ago
Some are annoying, yes, but it annoys me when people are jerks to recruiters. We are blessed to be in an industry where recruiters are common.
- revmoo 11y ago
  Indeed. I've had a number of pleasant experiences with recruiters, meeting me before interviews to drop hints, bringing me coffee, inviting me to vip beer tastings, etc. I feel extremely lucky to be in this line of work and I'm always very nice to the recruiters I meet. The ones that spam my email with irrelevant 2-week contract postings 5000 miles away can fuck right off though.
twunde 11y ago
Depends on the recruiter. I've got one recruiter who's a former engineer that's been great (Noah of ScopusIT). I'd also second the FILD "devops" team for good work, although they have less background. I've also worked with some car salesmen types like Talend, which I've been disappointed by (Talend has been especially bad due to their failure to keep good notes)

I know plenty of folks (myself included) who have had the exact opposite experience. Outside of large tech focused firms, your typical HR department doesn't have the specialized knowledge to do tech recruiting. Outside resources and hiring "internal" recruiters has become pretty standard in the SF bay area for small to mid sized firms.

colanderman 11y ago

I got my current (awesome) job through a recruiter. I never paid attention to them, except this recruiter: * was direct and forthcoming with the kind of work, the stage and culture of the company; * knew exactly what kind of work I did; * understood the field and could answer my questions. None of the blanket "Oh hi, are you interested in position <has nothing to do with my line of work." crap. One cold call stating directly the kind of work which was actually relevant to me, said exactly what the position was and the relevant details.

calebm 11y ago

Some are annoying, yes, but it annoys me when people are jerks to recruiters. We are blessed to be in an industry where recruiters are common.

revmoo 11y ago
Indeed. I've had a number of pleasant experiences with recruiters, meeting me before interviews to drop hints, bringing me coffee, inviting me to vip beer tastings, etc. I feel extremely lucky to be in this line of work and I'm always very nice to the recruiters I meet. The ones that spam my email with irrelevant 2-week contract postings 5000 miles away can fuck right off though.

twunde 11y ago

Depends on the recruiter. I've got one recruiter who's a former engineer that's been great (Noah of ScopusIT). I'd also second the FILD "devops" team for good work, although they have less background. I've also worked with some car salesmen types like Talend, which I've been disappointed by (Talend has been especially bad due to their failure to keep good notes)