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this. The only recruiters worthwhile are those that are part of the company itself. I've never had anything but frustration working with third party recruiter

• fennecfoxen 5y ago
  Just circling back to see if you got my earlier HN post. Did you miss it? I understand if now isn’t a good time; I’d love to connect. I hope you take my persistence as a compliment!
• folkrav 5y ago
  And I've found my current role with one of them - I actually barely interacted with her and she basically just introduced me to the company. I just don't expect anything from them. I see them as a (rather inconvenient, but it's there) intermediate, that's pretty much it.
• chrismcb 5y ago
  Depends on what you mean by third party recruiters. In my opinion there are two kinds. Those who are trying to find someone for a role. And this that well try to find YOU a job. I've gotten a could of jobs from the second kind. These are the kind that try to foster a relationship. There other type are basically used car salesman