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That's the beauty of the free market. Farmers are paid to put food in someone's (your?) belly: it is not their job to care on whether that's the best choice for

by whack 3y ago

That's the beauty of the free market. Farmers are paid to put food in someone's (your?) belly: it is not their job to care on whether that's the best choice for you. And yet, they make my life a whole lot better. I've noticed that the most lucrative jobs are seldom "alertable" public postings. And even if they are publicly posted, submitting my resume through a jobs-portal has an extremely low chance of producing an interview. The best ROI for my time has always come from responding to recruiters who message me with a comp range that fits my expectations.

29athrowaway 3y ago
Many times they inflate the compensation range, title, etc. to get attention.
hashtag-til 3y ago
> I've noticed that the most lucrative jobs are seldom "alertable" public postings. I haven't really come across those kind of positions that are secret or not advertised. > The best ROI for my time has always come from responding to recruiters who message me... That's a very romantic view of the real-world experience of random messages on LinkedIn, many times with even the wrong name on them.
- johnnyanmac 3y ago
  >That's a very romantic view of the real-world experience of random messages on LinkedIn, many times with even the wrong name on them. They never said the worst ROI didn't also come from responding to recuiters. I've met great ones that lead me to interesting roles and ones that tried to gaslight me on the same platform. It's a people problem more than a recruiter problem specifically.
- znpy 3y ago
  > many times with even the wrong name on them. "GREAT COMPANY, MARKET LEADER, LOOKING FOR AN EXPERIENCED PHYTON DEVELOPPER" I wish i was joking, but this isn't that far from what i received, multiple times. Yes, the caps lock is part of the message.