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I generally loathe recruiters, but I do feel a bit sorry for them. They are up against the real recruiters in this field: other software developers. The patter
by jdludlow 15y ago
I generally loathe recruiters, but I do feel a bit sorry for them. They are up against the real recruiters in this field: other software developers.
The pattern that I've seen over and over is:
* Good developer #1 starts a project.
* Hey, this project is great and there's more work here than one person can handle.
* Asks other good developers to see who is in between projects.
* Gig is filled without a "recruiter" ever knowing about it, because the real recruiter was Dev #1.
- AznHisoka 15y agoI don't feel sorry for them - they chose that profession, and most are starting to feel the futility of their job. What I'd like to see is a recruiter that works backwards: they asks what companies you want to work with, then actively goes out and see if they can form connections to get you an interview in those companies...
- shareme 15y agoit will not happen.. Right now I have an interview with Tumblr in a few weeks, how did I get it if not going through their own recruiter? I asked David Karp if I could turn in a proof of concept Tumblr Android app as part of the application process. Contrast that with FB, which I am still in the Internal Recruiter shuffle..but is a holiday today maybe it will change on Monday.
- sopooneo 15y agoThat does happen. Recruiters that cultivate relationships in both directions are known as "full desk" recruiters.