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I once responded to a tech recruiters question of if I was a JavaScript programmer with "so like, on a computer?". Conversation ended quickly. I want to keep a

I once responded to a tech recruiters question of if I was a JavaScript programmer with "so like, on a computer?". Conversation ended quickly. I want to keep a list of recruiters who call me, then suggest each of them as possible hires

itmag 15y ago
What, do recruiters just call you out of the blue like that in the US?
- Nate75Sanders 15y ago
  Yes, this is quite common. For a while I was getting contacted almost exclusively through my Dice profile and even with a note that they should email me first, I'd still get called first extremely often.
  - itmag 15y ago
    Isn't it a good thing, though? 'Cause it means you are in demand.
- nicklovescode 15y ago
  Yes
- spamizbad 15y ago
  Yes. They'll even cold-call you at the office.
- pault 15y ago
  I used to get them at the office all the time; if my boss was in the room I would totally milk it. "No, I'm not available for work at the moment... Yes, it is a very rare skillset." Kept him on his toes!
- sanswork 15y ago
  Happens in Australia quite a bit too. We use to get near daily calls at my last office from various recruiters asking to speak to anyone in technology pretending to be clients/partners then try to fish them for information on positions and people in the company who they would then follow up on directly.
- arethuza 15y ago
  It's fairly common in the UK - I get a few calls a month (largely because of big-ticket keywords on my CV that I've not got a huge amount of desire to work with again).
  - rmc 15y ago
    Sounds like that might run afoul of data protection acts. You should read up on your data protection laws and start quoting them to the recruiters who call, and possibly make complaints.
- cstuder 15y ago
  Switzerland too, as soon as you open a Xing-account. I had to explicitly forbid recruiters calling me.
- rmc 15y ago
  Crazy. In the EU there is law against cold calling for marketing purposes.

itmag 15y ago

What, do recruiters just call you out of the blue like that in the US?

Nate75Sanders 15y ago
Yes, this is quite common. For a while I was getting contacted almost exclusively through my Dice profile and even with a note that they should email me first, I'd still get called first extremely often.
- itmag 15y ago
  Isn't it a good thing, though? 'Cause it means you are in demand.
nicklovescode 15y ago
Yes
spamizbad 15y ago
Yes. They'll even cold-call you at the office.
pault 15y ago
I used to get them at the office all the time; if my boss was in the room I would totally milk it. "No, I'm not available for work at the moment... Yes, it is a very rare skillset." Kept him on his toes!
sanswork 15y ago
Happens in Australia quite a bit too. We use to get near daily calls at my last office from various recruiters asking to speak to anyone in technology pretending to be clients/partners then try to fish them for information on positions and people in the company who they would then follow up on directly.
arethuza 15y ago
It's fairly common in the UK - I get a few calls a month (largely because of big-ticket keywords on my CV that I've not got a huge amount of desire to work with again).
- rmc 15y ago
  Sounds like that might run afoul of data protection acts. You should read up on your data protection laws and start quoting them to the recruiters who call, and possibly make complaints.
cstuder 15y ago
Switzerland too, as soon as you open a Xing-account. I had to explicitly forbid recruiters calling me.
rmc 15y ago
Crazy. In the EU there is law against cold calling for marketing purposes.