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I understand your frustration with recruiters in general (those pesky bastards!), but do you really think using the word "impressive" is so bad? Sometimes it's

I understand your frustration with recruiters in general (those pesky bastards!), but do you really think using the word "impressive" is so bad? Sometimes it's just the right word for the situation. Sure, they'd probably be better off whipping out the old Thesaurus, but ultimately this seems like a non-issue.

soup10 7y ago
Hey I saw your resume and it looks mediocre but we can probably place you anyway and get decent recruiting fee, want to chat?
- partyboat1586 7y ago
  I'd love to see a video of a recruiter call but with subtitles for the what they are actually saying.
- perl4ever 7y ago
  That would be a great opener if it was credible, as far as I'm concerned. The question is how do you establish the credibility?
endymi0n 7y ago
For me personally, it‘s a huge turn-off now since the first two times, I actually fell for it. It‘s surprising how easy it is getting to people by petting their ego. Seeing through this tactic, it feels pretty dirty and dishonest to me by now.
ardme 7y ago
The issue is that it is doing the opposite of what they want because everyone started doing it.
janee 7y ago
I tend to agree, the opener wasn't the issue for me. When I get these kinds of cold mails the opener doesn't really even register...the problem for me is that recruiters and job postings in general very rarely give any real substance about the work itself, i.e. some clichéd phrase about disruption or exciting something something. I suppose a possible cause could be giving too much info and running the risk of a candidate going direct to the employer
- perl4ever 7y ago
  "running the risk of a candidate going direct to the employer" When I get a solicitation from a third party recruiter without an employer's name, it's almost always trivial to find out who it is because nobody has time to rewrite a job description in their own words.
systematical 7y ago
Recruiters wouldn't be so annoying if they actually took the time to see if I were a fit for the position. Why are you wasting my time about a C# .Net position when that is not listed anywhere on my LinkedIn? Another thing I've noticed recently is recruiters telling me they have some "great positions" for me, but not giving me ANY information. They try to aggressively set up a call. When I press them for details first, they begrudgingly tell me. When I let them know that none of those jobs is a fit they drop all communication. How brutally unprofessional! Real-life example: # Communication starts Recruiter: Hi again! I hope this message finds you well! Your background is an ideal fit for this role! I would love to tell you more about us! Are you open to finding out more about the role? Me: Sure, what can you tell me about this opportunity? Recruiter: Hi! I can tell you everything over the phone if thats ok with you? I am not suppose to share details over the internet :( I am free today at 2pm EST if that would work for you? if so, do you mind sending your resume and best phone number? Me: Do you have a brief job description you can provide? Recruiter: This is all im allowed to share online: "big data web scraping and analytics tech company that helps brands such as Nike, Rolex and Sperry Shoes with online price monitoring, online brand protection and online price enforcement! The company was founded in 2004, they are incredibly stable, and profitable." i can share everything else over the phone if youre still interested Me: where are they located, at least roughly? Recruiter: it is 100% remote. they have a HQ on west coast and East coast. Me: technologies required? Recruiter: Backend development. primarily node Me: okay, i don't have much experience with node Recruiter: ok, they require 2 years or so. not that much? Me: Unfortunately not # Communication ends. What a horrible industry. I'll never go through a recruiter again if I can avoid it. Just garbage. Not even a "okay i'll try and find a better fit for you." They deserve to be treated the way they are.
outworlder 7y ago
> Sometimes it's just the right word for the situation Sometimes. I wouldn't expect that 95% of recruiters would be 'impressed' by my resumé all of a sudden in 2019, unless my name were John Carmack or something. And even then, why the sudden change?
theandrewbailey 7y ago
In this case, "impressive" means that one of your profiles matched at least 0 of the buzzword technologies that I'm looking for.

soup10 7y ago

Hey I saw your resume and it looks mediocre but we can probably place you anyway and get decent recruiting fee, want to chat?

partyboat1586 7y ago
I'd love to see a video of a recruiter call but with subtitles for the what they are actually saying.
perl4ever 7y ago
That would be a great opener if it was credible, as far as I'm concerned. The question is how do you establish the credibility?

endymi0n 7y ago

For me personally, it‘s a huge turn-off now since the first two times, I actually fell for it. It‘s surprising how easy it is getting to people by petting their ego. Seeing through this tactic, it feels pretty dirty and dishonest to me by now.

ardme 7y ago

The issue is that it is doing the opposite of what they want because everyone started doing it.

janee 7y ago

I tend to agree, the opener wasn't the issue for me. When I get these kinds of cold mails the opener doesn't really even register...the problem for me is that recruiters and job postings in general very rarely give any real substance about the work itself, i.e. some clichéd phrase about disruption or exciting something something. I suppose a possible cause could be giving too much info and running the risk of a candidate going direct to the employer

perl4ever 7y ago
"running the risk of a candidate going direct to the employer" When I get a solicitation from a third party recruiter without an employer's name, it's almost always trivial to find out who it is because nobody has time to rewrite a job description in their own words.

systematical 7y ago

Recruiters wouldn't be so annoying if they actually took the time to see if I were a fit for the position. Why are you wasting my time about a C# .Net position when that is not listed anywhere on my LinkedIn? Another thing I've noticed recently is recruiters telling me they have some "great positions" for me, but not giving me ANY information. They try to aggressively set up a call. When I press them for details first, they begrudgingly tell me. When I let them know that none of those jobs is a fit they drop all communication. How brutally unprofessional! Real-life example: # Communication starts Recruiter: Hi again! I hope this message finds you well! Your background is an ideal fit for this role! I would love to tell you more about us! Are you open to finding out more about the role? Me: Sure, what can you tell me about this opportunity? Recruiter: Hi! I can tell you everything over the phone if thats ok with you? I am not suppose to share details over the internet :( I am free today at 2pm EST if that would work for you? if so, do you mind sending your resume and best phone number? Me: Do you have a brief job description you can provide? Recruiter: This is all im allowed to share online: "big data web scraping and analytics tech company that helps brands such as Nike, Rolex and Sperry Shoes with online price monitoring, online brand protection and online price enforcement! The company was founded in 2004, they are incredibly stable, and profitable." i can share everything else over the phone if youre still interested Me: where are they located, at least roughly? Recruiter: it is 100% remote. they have a HQ on west coast and East coast. Me: technologies required? Recruiter: Backend development. primarily node Me: okay, i don't have much experience with node Recruiter: ok, they require 2 years or so. not that much? Me: Unfortunately not # Communication ends. What a horrible industry. I'll never go through a recruiter again if I can avoid it. Just garbage. Not even a "okay i'll try and find a better fit for you." They deserve to be treated the way they are.

outworlder 7y ago

> Sometimes it's just the right word for the situation Sometimes. I wouldn't expect that 95% of recruiters would be 'impressed' by my resumé all of a sudden in 2019, unless my name were John Carmack or something. And even then, why the sudden change?

theandrewbailey 7y ago

In this case, "impressive" means that one of your profiles matched at least 0 of the buzzword technologies that I'm looking for.