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Broadcasting your need to any poor soul who stumbles across your post does not sound like the ideal way to get the job you want. It does sound desperate like yo
by Xeoncross 4y ago
Broadcasting your need to any poor soul who stumbles across your post does not sound like the ideal way to get the job you want. It does sound desperate like you have no skills and will take whatever is offered.
I've never even had a recruiter that could find me the job I wanted. It's up to you to find that job and do what it takes to meet those qualifications.
You can find that job through the easily searchable job listings that cover the internet - or through your personal network - but you're your best advocate here.
- jldugger 4y agoWell, there's an idea that recruiters and LinkedIn use OpenToWork as a signal that you might actually respond. But the utility of that is somewhat questionable at times, using logic related to what you say: if a candidate is hoping to speak with a recruiter in 2021, when every tech company is seeing record breaking demand, there's probably something wrong with the candidate. In 2023, where every tech company is only seeing normal demand and normal growth but laying off thousands, that inference is less valid.
- Xeoncross 4y agoMy counter point is that most recruiters have a much smaller fishing pond these days. If you want the best then there is a high chance you'll have to find it yourself as it might be outside the view/contracts of the recruiter you pick. Your ability to search and sell yourself only becomes more valuable in tight markets.
- rTX5CMRXIfFG 4y agoI don’t believe that marking oneself “open to work” in LinkedIn is a better signal of response as opposed to just submitting one’s CV, but I can see how it can rake in recruiter invitations to apply for high-paying jobs if you’re some kind of a celebrity or expert in your field.
- JohnFen 4y ago> I've never even had a recruiter that could find me the job I wanted. I have, a few times. But it's a recruiter that I've been working with for over 20 years, and they know me well, know what my strengths and interests are, etc. Even when they cold-call me asking if I might be interested in a position, they already know that the position will interest me. That said... > you're your best advocate here. Is 100% true. Nobody knows or cares about your needs as much as you do. Even my good recruiter is in it for their own financial interests, not mine, in the end.
- neon_electro 4y agoEmphasis on "a few". I can count the number of recruiters I've found worth keeping in my network in the long-term on one hand.
- JohnFen 4y agoAgreed. I've found exactly one over a very long career, which is why I stick with them.
- elzbardico 4y agoI hate job-seeking or applying. I definitely prefer to be contacted by recruiters.