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The problem is they send an email saying "hey your profile is very much what we're looking for" and then you check it and it has nothing to do with the skills y
by boredemployee 4y ago
The problem is they send an email saying "hey your profile is very much what we're looking for" and then you check it and it has nothing to do with the skills you posted on HN
- eatonphil 4y agoI should clarify. I mostly just ignore/delete emails from recruiters in the first place. The part of "Who wants to be hired" that is worthwhile is when employees of the company (hiring managers or executives) reach out.
- aaaaaaaaata 4y agoThey're selecting for the easiest marks they can convert.
- KMnO4 4y agoI have a snippet that I immediately send to recruitment messages, along the lines of “Thanks for reaching out, which of my skills would align best with your needs?”. I got a response from one saying “your JavaScript skills are impressive, the company is using Java and PHP” despite never having included JavaScript on my profile (although I guess full stack developer is a bit of a giveaway). I have no issue telling these recruiters to f—- off.
- duped 4y agoDon't reply, response rate is one of their KPIs.