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<Insert mandatory rant about how we're not all that bad> It's recruiters like this that remind me I'm fighting a losing battle. Interestingly, I would be very
by Peroni 15y ago
<Insert mandatory rant about how we're not all that bad>
It's recruiters like this that remind me I'm fighting a losing battle.
Interestingly, I would be very surprised if 'Steve' and 'Tina' were in fact their real names. They obviously aren't native English speakers. Are recruiters that desperate in the US that they will go to the extent of adopting a more American sounding name simply to increase their chances of picking up business?
If these kinds of emails are the norm then it's no wonder the HN community despises our kind.
- Nate75Sanders 15y agoI've met exactly one recruiter out of literally hundreds that I've interacted with who was worth a crap. I looked him up and found out he had participated in the International Obfuscated C Code Contest. The problem is that there is no barrier to entry to becoming a tech recruiter. Or maybe there is, but that barrier to entry is previously selling cell phones or something -- I'm not sure. I don't talk to 3rd party recruiters basically ever anymore. Briefly skimming your previous comments, it looks like you're a former developer and based in the UK, so those are things that I don't have a lot of experience with in recruiters.
- Peroni 15y agoThe problem is that there is no barrier to entry to becoming a tech recruiter. That's the issue, there is a barrier to entry but it's in the wrong place. The requirement is strong sales skills and a hunger to earn money. I've yet to come across an agency that hires people purely because they are former developers.
- smilliken 15y agoUnfortunately, unsolicited recruiters like this come in swarms. The worst one I've seen so far sent two separate emails and neglected to fill in the template fields in their form letter, e.g. "Hi $name, We have the perfect $desc candidate for you!".