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I have also got an unsolicited pitch from their recruiter and I have to concur - before I even knew what is the company about and who is behind it my BS detecto

by janoc 6y ago

I have also got an unsolicited pitch from their recruiter and I have to concur - before I even knew what is the company about and who is behind it my BS detector was off the scale almost immediately. All talk about "extremely high hiring standards", perks like "washing your laundry", "free massages", "wear pink on Friday" and similar nonsense, but not a single word about what is the company doing or what would I, should they hire me, be doing apart from gems like "Deploy Palantir at moment's notice". Then I have found the zingers: "Palantir employees are far from anti-social. We have parties pretty often." And the bit on how people there turned down or left Google and Facebook. I mean WTF? Why would you include things like this in a recruiting pitch? The creepiness vibe was off the charts. Then I did a bit of research and it was obvious why. I have told the headhunter in no uncertain terms to take a hike. But I have heard they are paying well - if you can stomach what they are doing.

jacquesm 6y ago
It worked though. Both you and the GP ended up not working there, increasing the ratio of gullible fools that did end up working there. It's the same as the spammers with their Greetings in the name of God. If that turns you off you are not their mark, best to move on. Think of it as an optimization strategy from their part.
- janoc 6y ago
  I wouldn't have been eligible to work for them anyway, given who their customers are and that I would not be able to get a security clearance as a foreign national (yay for headhunters not bothering to do their homework). The rest of your argument is just nonsense, sorry. If that was the case, then why to pay a recruiter to actively reach out to me? It is not like they don't have enough job seeking applicants at their doors, even today. And they certainly did even 10 years ago when the above has happened and all the bad press about the shady stuff Palantir is/was involved in had yet to come out - before Facebook scandals, before Cambridge Analytica (where Palantir was involved), before Trump election (Palantir's founder Thiel is big Trump's donor), etc.
  - jacquesm 6y ago
    Palantir needs true believers. Not potential whistle-blowers.
  - oogali 6y ago
    > If that was the case, then why to pay a recruiter to actively reach out to me? Recruiters are not paid up front, nor for the number of candidates they bring. Recruiters are paid when a candidate accepts the job, so it’s in their interest to throw as many candidates as possible at the client in order to increase their chances of closing one. Why? Because recruiters are not paid a fixed amount per se, but 15-25% of your first year’s salary.
    - randycupertino 6y ago
      Palantir also has internal recruiters who make a base salary.

by janoc 6y ago

jacquesm 6y ago

It worked though. Both you and the GP ended up not working there, increasing the ratio of gullible fools that did end up working there. It's the same as the spammers with their Greetings in the name of God. If that turns you off you are not their mark, best to move on. Think of it as an optimization strategy from their part.

janoc 6y ago
I wouldn't have been eligible to work for them anyway, given who their customers are and that I would not be able to get a security clearance as a foreign national (yay for headhunters not bothering to do their homework). The rest of your argument is just nonsense, sorry. If that was the case, then why to pay a recruiter to actively reach out to me? It is not like they don't have enough job seeking applicants at their doors, even today. And they certainly did even 10 years ago when the above has happened and all the bad press about the shady stuff Palantir is/was involved in had yet to come out - before Facebook scandals, before Cambridge Analytica (where Palantir was involved), before Trump election (Palantir's founder Thiel is big Trump's donor), etc.
- jacquesm 6y ago
  Palantir needs true believers. Not potential whistle-blowers.
- oogali 6y ago
  > If that was the case, then why to pay a recruiter to actively reach out to me? Recruiters are not paid up front, nor for the number of candidates they bring. Recruiters are paid when a candidate accepts the job, so it’s in their interest to throw as many candidates as possible at the client in order to increase their chances of closing one. Why? Because recruiters are not paid a fixed amount per se, but 15-25% of your first year’s salary.
  - randycupertino 6y ago
    Palantir also has internal recruiters who make a base salary.