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To me it looks like a wasteland of recruiters. I used to think it was neat when some recruiter would contact me about a job, but now I realize they are just spa
by vlunkr 11y ago
To me it looks like a wasteland of recruiters. I used to think it was neat when some recruiter would contact me about a job, but now I realize they are just spamming everyone with (your framework here) listed in their skills. The over-saturation of recruiters, connections with everyone you even slightly know, and people endorsing you for skills they don't know you have has made it all meaningless.
- gohrt 11y agoIf you were an outsider in need of a job, you'd appreciate the recruiter spam.
- vlunkr 11y agoBut I don't feel like any of it is authentic. Submitting my resume directly to the company would probably accomplish the same thing.
- selllikesybok 11y agoIn some cases, that might even be true.
- nileshtrivedi 11y agoNow only if LinkedIn had made it recruiters' emails an opt-in.
- CaptSpify 11y agoNot really. I've been in that situation, and spammy recruiters are just looking at "Oh, he's got $buzzword in his profile, and $company needs $buzzword!" If $buzzword = bash, that's not really useful. It's used everywhere, and isn't really an exclusive skillset. They don't pay attention to company culture, pay, or even location. Obviously YMMV, but IME, they pretty much just throw everything against the wall, to see what sticks.
- Pxtl 11y agoNot when 90% of them aren't even local.
- stephengillie 11y agoNot when they all for your resume, then turn you down because you only know Chef, not Chef, Puppet and Ansible.