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Has anyone here pivoted from software engineer to software engineering recruiter? Curious or yours (or anyones for that matter) thoughts on this topic. It's a

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• draw_down 6y ago
  Those are very different skill sets, I'd be surprised if that happened often. Not to mention the difference in pay...
• xyzelement 6y ago
  Closest I have come is managing a lot of recruiting (but still from the engineering side) and I know a few very senior folks who started their own headhunting firms - it's an obvious move given their vast network. I don't know for sure but I suspect most recruiters make a LOT less than the roles they are recruiting for, since generally the skills to make a good recruiter are easier available than those that make an engineer. If you want to broaden your career while getting more into dealing with humans rather than code, the obvious progressions are engineering management and perhaps product management.
  • MakeUsersWant 6y ago
    The ability to hire good junior engineers is one of the things that set a good senior engineer apart. So you might want to practise being an interviewer, even if you don't go into recruiting.
  • pbrb 6y ago
    I personally know an engineer who started his own recruiting firm and is making much, much more money than he did as an IC engineer. He also has built a business that he can sell one day.
    • hnrodey 6y ago
      Pretty much what I was thinking on why this would be a worthwhile opportunity to investigate.