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I'd like to not deal with recruiters and middlemen, at all (excluding the HR department of the actual company that is hiring). Just this week, I had a recruite
by akudha 5y ago
I'd like to not deal with recruiters and middlemen, at all (excluding the HR department of the actual company that is hiring).
Just this week, I had a recruiter tell me that they won't tell me the end client, until after the interview happens. They are expecting candidates to interview with them, without telling them who they would be working for (also, pay is shit).
Another recruiter sends a ridiculous legal document that I am supposed to sign (it was a long, scary document, I didn't understand most of it), before even revealing who they are hiring for. Yet another recruiter wanted to edit my resume and lie, before they'd proceed with the process.
Those are just a few examples. In case you are wondering if these are for high level positions, they are not. These are run of the mill, ordinary developer jobs.
I do not want to deal with recruiters, at all, ever. Even a 5 min phone call with these upstanding people is enough to ruin one's day.
So yeah, I'd pay for this "privilege"
- max93 5y agoInteresting. I think many people face the same problem and many people are trying new ways to solve it, but don't know why all failed.
- akudha 5y agoThe only way to solve it is to cut out the middlemen, that is unlikely to happen though. I tried it in a couple of places that I contracted at, but was quickly shot down. From an employer's perspective, it is very convenient for them to outsource everything except the actual interviewing, even if costs them more. They just don't want the hassle of looking through resumes, arranging interviews etc. It is understandable.