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Let's keep the thread generic. But personally, relocation is not a problem.
by earcar 16y ago
Let's keep the thread generic. But personally, relocation is not a problem.
- Peroni 16y agoI'm a Tech recruiter. Not what you are looking for in here no doubt but I'm not the typical bottom feeding type with no soul. I focus primarily on London but the company I work for has offices throughout Europe. If you find yourself struggling, then give me a shout. My email is in my profile. Good luck!
- petervandijck 16y agoAre tech recruiters as reviled as laywers now?
- Peroni 16y agoClose enough! Maybe not with the same level of disdain but I find the general consensus is that we have no idea what we are talking about, we are only interested in squeezing candidates for leads and that we like to pigeon-hole everyone we speak to into a specific role.
- joe_fishfish 16y agoThose things are true for 99% of IT recruiters that I've encountered. What makes you different?
- Peroni 16y agowe have no idea what we are talking about 1st in Software Development from a leading tech institute. A few years practical experience as a developer. An active, ongoing interest in new technology coupled with a semi-impressive github profile. we are only interested in squeezing candidates for leads If you offer me a lead, I'll take it. I don't however, speak to candidates with the intention of simply farming them for market info. I will only ever speak to a candidate if I legitimately think I can help them. Your time is just as valuable as mine and I've no interest in wasting either. we like to pigeon-hole everyone we speak to into a specific role Key-word matching is what bad recruiters do. They also happen to be the same people who can't differentiate between Java & javascript. How am I meant to know what your perfect job is if I have never spoken to you? That's why I don't ring people with the intention of shoe-horning them into a generic job spec that's sitting on my desk.
- allenbrunson 16y agoThe very fact that he is here talking to us tech-types puts him outside the realm of all of the tech recruiters I've ever known. I think that's enough to at the very least give him the benefit of the doubt.
- davej 16y agoOut of interest, what compensation do you usually take on new hires?
- Peroni 16y agoIt varies quite a bit to be fair. It depends on a number of factors including salary level, client size, formal agreements in place, potential for future business, etc. The lowest fee I have charged to date is equivalent to 15% of the candidates salary. I have also worked on roles where my fee has been 35% so as you can imagine, it really is circumstantial.