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I've never had ANY good experiences with ANY recruiters in my career so far. Ditto with most HR of ANY company I've worked for. That being said, being miffed be

by kelvin0 10y ago

I've never had ANY good experiences with ANY recruiters in my career so far. Ditto with most HR of ANY company I've worked for. That being said, being miffed because the recruiter didn't research him thoroughly (because he is such a special 'snowflake'?) seems like a bit of a stretch. But then again, who I am to talk? I've never had such offers from ABC Company's subsidiuaries.

scient 10y ago
Have you ever considered that the issue could be you, not HR/recruiters? Not trying to insult here in any way. People at times are super oblivious to small stuff that causes huge issues.
- kelvin0 10y ago
  Actually, I just remembered I did have 1 recruiter do a fantastic job which landed my my first job in Video games. And yes you are correct in pointing out I could be the problem, however in my case the only interaction I've ever had with recruiters was very courteous but they always seem to be "shooting from the hip" and simply contacting me in a haphazard way without any real or concrete offers other than to expand their contact portfolios? Never any follow through or any contact after the first initial email. As stated before, I did my best to help them help me. I just simply ain't no rockstar/ninja/10x dev enough for them I guess. As for HR, their incompetence seems more due to the fact that: 1) There seems to be a turnaround rate in HR departments, which if harvested could power a small city 2) The head of HR is usually not given the power to enact proper recruitment efforts (see #1) 3) The level of disorganization is at best amateurish. This is not a personal statement against any HR employees, which seem like great people who are stuck in sinking ship.
ocdtrekkie 10y ago
I got my current job via an EXCELLENT recruiter from an agency. I had been of the view based on my experience that I should have a one page resume. Rather than just setting it aside, the recruiter actually specifically asked me to submit another resume with more. I did, and it was what they were looking for, so I got interviewed and got hired. During the same time, I was working with a couple of headhunters to find a place for me, some good, some bad. One got me an interview pretty easily, for a job I didn't really fit too well with, but that was cultural really. But that guy was really helpful, and really on task. I had another one though that was super unhelpful because he wanted to talk on the phone before hooking me up with any given job posting, and would only be willing to talk to me during work hours... when I was at work. You WILL have hit and miss experiences with recruiting, but there's good ones out there.
- kelvin0 10y ago
  Any references you care to give out?
  - ocdtrekkie 10y ago
    Everyone I worked with was Chicago local, but James Forberg at Infinity Consulting Solutions was a good contact for someone looking for a technical job here in the city. He wasn't ultimately how I got the job I did, but he was probably the most active recruitment contact I had when I was looking for a job, and he got me the only other interview I did last year. The great thing about these recruiting companies, is that since the employer pays them for referring you, they do a lot of the job search work for you, and it costs you nothing as a job seeker. This is a life saver if you're currently employed while searching.

by kelvin0 10y ago

scient 10y ago

Have you ever considered that the issue could be you, not HR/recruiters? Not trying to insult here in any way. People at times are super oblivious to small stuff that causes huge issues.

kelvin0 10y ago
Actually, I just remembered I did have 1 recruiter do a fantastic job which landed my my first job in Video games. And yes you are correct in pointing out I could be the problem, however in my case the only interaction I've ever had with recruiters was very courteous but they always seem to be "shooting from the hip" and simply contacting me in a haphazard way without any real or concrete offers other than to expand their contact portfolios? Never any follow through or any contact after the first initial email. As stated before, I did my best to help them help me. I just simply ain't no rockstar/ninja/10x dev enough for them I guess. As for HR, their incompetence seems more due to the fact that: 1) There seems to be a turnaround rate in HR departments, which if harvested could power a small city 2) The head of HR is usually not given the power to enact proper recruitment efforts (see #1) 3) The level of disorganization is at best amateurish. This is not a personal statement against any HR employees, which seem like great people who are stuck in sinking ship.

ocdtrekkie 10y ago

I got my current job via an EXCELLENT recruiter from an agency. I had been of the view based on my experience that I should have a one page resume. Rather than just setting it aside, the recruiter actually specifically asked me to submit another resume with more. I did, and it was what they were looking for, so I got interviewed and got hired. During the same time, I was working with a couple of headhunters to find a place for me, some good, some bad. One got me an interview pretty easily, for a job I didn't really fit too well with, but that was cultural really. But that guy was really helpful, and really on task. I had another one though that was super unhelpful because he wanted to talk on the phone before hooking me up with any given job posting, and would only be willing to talk to me during work hours... when I was at work. You WILL have hit and miss experiences with recruiting, but there's good ones out there.

kelvin0 10y ago
Any references you care to give out?
- ocdtrekkie 10y ago
  Everyone I worked with was Chicago local, but James Forberg at Infinity Consulting Solutions was a good contact for someone looking for a technical job here in the city. He wasn't ultimately how I got the job I did, but he was probably the most active recruitment contact I had when I was looking for a job, and he got me the only other interview I did last year. The great thing about these recruiting companies, is that since the employer pays them for referring you, they do a lot of the job search work for you, and it costs you nothing as a job seeker. This is a life saver if you're currently employed while searching.