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I made a comment similar to this when the honeypot story was first posted here. I took down my LinkedIn account and the number of recruiters contacting me has d

by city41 14y ago

I made a comment similar to this when the honeypot story was first posted here. I took down my LinkedIn account and the number of recruiters contacting me has dropped to just shy of zero. But I still have my StackOverflow account (including a Careers acount), github account and home website. The recruiters that do still contact me are very good. They are tech savvy, very understanding of my interests, skills and projects I've done, and are very much looking to create a relationship with me. Some of these recruiters I talk with on a regular basis. They ping me every few months to see how I'm doing and there's respect flowing in both directions. So what I don't get, is why do "recruiters rely exclusively upon linkedin" (quoted from the honeypot post)? If they're recruiting tech jobs, why aren't they going to where the tech people are? I found LinkedIn a nuisance at best, yet I rather enjoy StackOverflow and github.

protomyth 14y ago
They get paid for bodies and until HR folks get savvy, they pick the place that has the least work involved and most bodies.
- cluda01 14y ago
  Caring about your job isn't solely the domain of engineers.
  - sp332 14y ago
    There are plenty of lazy engineers too.
  - protomyth 14y ago
    Not saying that at all, and really not pleased about your interpretation as I was answering the posts question about why a subset of recruiters only search LinkedIn. The type of recruiter that only searches LinkedIn is probably doing the churn and not doing careful, considerate work. I believe most professions have people who care deeply about the job they do and also have people who learn to churn.
angelbob 14y ago
LinkedIn has many tools for them that you can't see. GitHub and StackOverflow lack these tools. LinkedIn is irritating to you because you're not the customer, you're the product. If you paid for a LinkedIn premium account you'd get a lot of people-search tools that would make it look better. Well, at least better for what recruiters do.

by city41 14y ago

protomyth 14y ago

They get paid for bodies and until HR folks get savvy, they pick the place that has the least work involved and most bodies.

cluda01 14y ago
Caring about your job isn't solely the domain of engineers.
- sp332 14y ago
  There are plenty of lazy engineers too.
- protomyth 14y ago
  Not saying that at all, and really not pleased about your interpretation as I was answering the posts question about why a subset of recruiters only search LinkedIn. The type of recruiter that only searches LinkedIn is probably doing the churn and not doing careful, considerate work. I believe most professions have people who care deeply about the job they do and also have people who learn to churn.

angelbob 14y ago

LinkedIn has many tools for them that you can't see. GitHub and StackOverflow lack these tools. LinkedIn is irritating to you because you're not the customer, you're the product. If you paid for a LinkedIn premium account you'd get a lot of people-search tools that would make it look better. Well, at least better for what recruiters do.