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It is taking a while for me. Seemingly lots of jobs out there and I have been interviewing constantly. I've had four final stage interviews and rejected for all
by jordigh 3y ago
It is taking a while for me. Seemingly lots of jobs out there and I have been interviewing constantly. I've had four final stage interviews and rejected for all of them. I have more screeners lined up, and one promising prospect that is taking a long time. I'm told that everyone is at a summit which is what is slowing down the process.
I get a lot of 3rd party recruiters that seem to follow a similar MO: the recruiters are all people with south Asian names, calling from US numbers (I'm in Canada), with a vague job description, they want to hire me hourly, and they are cagey about the company that they are hiring me for. They ask for my CV, my work status, and what "project" I was on. They don't really seem to consider getting hired full time, they only talk about contract work. I have never progressed with them beyond giving them my CV and an authorisation to "represent" me (letting them act as a middle man).
- TMWNN 3y ago>I get a lot of 3rd party recruiters that seem to follow a similar: the recruiters are all people with south Asian names, calling from US numbers (I'm in Canada), with a vague job description, they want to hire me hourly, and they are cagey about the company that they are hiring me for. They ask for my CV, my work status, and what "project" I was on. I've heard of scams where fake recruiters use real peoples' names and résumés to get hired at remote jobs, then substitute in their own Indian or other non-American worker.
- jordigh 3y agoHow would that work? They have to get interviewed by the hiring company. I've never gotten to that stage via these 3rd party recruiters.
- paul7986 3y agoIm glad I answered such messages from such a type of recruiter. I work at amazing place because I did and yet I put them through the ringer to prove to me they were legit. Sorta feel bad some for doing that but protecting myself according then and still now (they did say they wouldn't pay me until 30 days which is how i am pay six years later). As if any recruiter came to me asking for my social ... asking for money ... asking me to buy something... asking anything outside of how I am qualified for XYZ position the conversation would end. So be very cautious and protect yourself from scams, but from what you describe they sound like the type of recruiters who got me where I am after six very happy and stress free years (UX Engineer).
- ajmurmann 3y agoDid you get any insight into how and why these recruiters operate? The parent comment makes it sound liked it's all about contacting, but you got a full-time position. What's up with that?
- paul7986 3y agoThis was an Indian owned recruiter firm with offices in California and in India. I work for an Indian IT firm based in the states (remote since Covid but worked in the office for two years). The Indian recruiting firm were a 2ndary / sub contracted firm by the recruiting firm who had the contract with my employer to find a UX Engineer. It was fishy indeed especially saying I wasn't going to get paid for 30 days yet I forced them to pay me in two weeks for the first check to soothe my worries. Overall if they are contacting you and only asking normal questions and not ones that ring of scam they could be like the Indian firm and they are fishing for the best candidates to send to their client..the primary contractor.